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Overweight people are not all overweight because “they obviously don’t eat only when they’re hungry”. There are lots and lots of reasons for obesity.
Ignorance + Stereotypes= a hateful society.
I am apalled at the amount of hate filled diatribes aimed at poeple who are “obese”.  I know that there is always some group of people that [...]

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“Well, if you’re fat- it’s simply a case of putting to many calories in one end and not doing enough work to burn them off!”
“So, you’re saying that fat people are fat because they’re lazy sods who sit around eating all day?”
“Well…. need I say anything?”
She’s referring to me, apparently since I am overweight I [...]

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I had been perusing various psychology blogs and websites when I came across this article. Previous to this I had been viewing images from Christmas In Purgatory: A Photographic Essay On Mental Retardation. Those images had been disturbing, and very sad, and I could only bear to look at maybe a dozen of them. To me they [...]

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I must simply say this- if you have ever considered voting for the BNP, please reconsider. A popular political party that contains a high standing member that spews such hate filled ignorance is truly a frightening thing. While the party is known for it’s ridiculous policies on immigration, this transcends anything I have ever seen or [...]

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Once again the issue of teenage pregnancy has been greeted with ignorance and blame.
 I say this everytime. I will keep saying it until I am blue in the face. Teenage pregnancy is NOT caused by young girls being stupid, selfish, desperate for a baby, looking for the government to give them an easy ride, etc. [...]

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