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Fat is an Ethical Issue
Dear Editor: In her article on ‘The Ethics of Fat Shaming’ (Issue 144), Charlotte Curran tries to prove that judging people’s fatness is immoral. We live in a time when we overconsume, producing tons of poor quality food in ways that are harmful to the planet. Therefore, everyone should be conscious about the amount and quality of food they eat, and contribute to more sustainable living by controlling how and what they eat. And though fatness can stem from health issues, it is also undeniable that there are many people who are indeed ‘lazy’, or ‘don’t have self-control’ with eating. A good example are children who don’t think about their diet.
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