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Publish Not your original work? Add source Meet Jae'lynn Chaney, a 25-year-old travel blogger, body positivity advocate, and content creator out on a mission to help society unlearn harmful biases. She believes that all bodies can be travel bodies and that everyone deserves to travel comfortably. By covering anything from her wanderlust moments to the hurdles she encounters on the way, Jae has captured the internet's heart. With over 108,000 followers on TikTok, Jae recently went viral with her 'Plus-Size Travel Struggles' series where she lists the things "plus-size travelers hate" and highlights the issues in an industry still hostile to all bodies, sizes, and shapes. In the videos, which amassed more than 16 million views on the platform, the TikToker evaluates her experiences and sheds light on how airlines, hotels, and other businesses consistently fail to accommodate larger-bodied globetrotters. Below, we gathered some illuminating examples Jae shared with her audience, from towels that don't fit to tray tables that wouldn't come down. So continue scrolling, upvote as you go, and be sure to share your own stories in the comments below, we'd love to hear all about them.
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We have to be honest though, there must be a point at which we temper our support by also saying that it is in no way healthy and should not be celebrated for the people that fall outside there being actual medical reasoning behind the obesity. Yes, it’s a grey area, a very broad one, and it’s complicated, but we shouldn’t just throw blind support and celebration behind people without acknowledging hard truths when necessary. 276 276points reply Sandra Bollox Sandra Bollox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Most people are just fat. No excuses. 80% of their medical problems would go away if they lost weight. (From me, an overweight person.) yes thyroid and fluid edema etc. but MOST people are not fat for those reasons. To back you up, fat and the way we treat others should not go together. Everyone should be treated with respect. 144 144points reply Load More Replies... Awen Awen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago But respect for yourself is included in that, and if you don't respect yourself, why expect others to? 5 5points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago @Sandra, upvoting b/c 1. obesity does cause health issues, particularly over time, and if someone's obesity dates to childhood; 2. you are correct about treating all people with respect. and 3. There are indeed excuses. I'm an MD. The bad luck, DNA, and psychological trauma involved in some cases of chronic obesity are... scary. No, I'm not overweight. In fact, my doc's upset I lost 10 pounds due to not eating b/c I'm the weird one (I eat much less when upset). But I've seen obesity hit people b/c they weren't taught better from childhood; due to genetics; due to lack of mobility after an accident, b/c again, they weren't taught about diet shifts; brain tumors; GI disease.... It's not 80%. More like 70% in my experience. I have two grossly obese godkids and their parents are sure they kids'll be fine. It makes me nuts, but the parents are teaching the kids to eat according to the parents' neuroses. That's gonna be difficult for the kids to overcome. 3 3points reply Lizz Lor Lizz Lor Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Your weight is actually largely genetic. (From me, a formerly morbidly obese person who is now mid-sized). For many obese people no amount of healthy diet & exercise will make them a healthy weight ....sure they could disorder eating and excessive exercising their way to a lower weight but that isn't healthy or sustainable. 1 1point reply Lou Cam Lou Cam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Mid size is probably more "normal" for most females. If you take ancient statues and art into consideration then mid sized seems to have been not only the norm but the ideal. It's only in the 20th century when food became more abundant that the more unattainable goal of being stick thin became the fashion. The only way I became fashionably thin was through a decade long eating disorder that nearly killed me. My natural weight is above the current fashion but much less than obese. Even then I have to eat a lot less than I'd like to so I appeciate the struggle. Lots of people struggle but giving up entirely is not healthy and is a form of self harm. Being so overweight that you need oxygen is a serious health issue and is life limiting. I hope the women in he article seeks help for her addiction before its too late. 12 12points reply Asswipe Asswipe Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Not true. Genetics play part in it but in world wide perspective only in the richest parts of the world obesity is a major health issue. We intake too many calories, we gain weight and this is where individual factors count, some gain weight more easily but it's not a reason to morbid obesity. The reason why it's hard to lose weight once you gain a lot is that it leads to metabolical disorders. It might be become virtually impossible once it leads to type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome and other health promlems. Some people might not be able to reach recommended body fat index no matter what they do but we're not talking about that. 5 5points reply Wim Cossement Wim Cossement Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 days ago No it's not. It might play a small part but that's it. Start counting your calories and how much you excercise. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-genetics-and-weight/#:~:text=ANSWER%3A%20Genetics%20play%20a%20role,may%20work%20best%20for%20you. -1 -1point reply Sandra Bollox Sandra Bollox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. It definitely depends on the person per Harvard health. In most people that isn't true, but in some and it sounds like your case, it can have huge implications. Good for you! I've just prioritized other things in my life but I know I should exercise more and even more importantly, I should eat better. -4 -4points reply alias D. alias D. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago Well said Indeed we cannot cater to every shape and form of humanity just because one man has 12 foot long legs does not mean we should cater to them everywhere in the world same thing applies to other people with less extreme examples I’m not saying that we should shame them for it I’m just confused on how they think that this could be warranted as. 30 30points reply digitalin digitalin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago Being able to talk openly does not mean we expect the world to change for us. I'm tall. Counters are often uncomfortably short and it's hard to find pants long enough. Do all housing standards need to change for me? Of course not? Am I still allowed to complain and point it out? Of course. Do I lose my right to comment if it's something perceived as self-inflicted? 12 12points reply Miria Isah Miria Isah Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Agree. 8 8points reply Jack S Jack S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago 12 foot long legs? That guy is short but very agile. 7 7points reply Autumn Autumn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Honestly, I agree with you. It is a coping mechanism for some people, and I get that, but being obese could cause health issues, and that's not something to be positive about. 15 15points reply Izzy Jeanette Izzy Jeanette Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago well said 9 9points reply Adrienne Doyle Adrienne Doyle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago So true, I recently experienced the issue with the tray table not coming down, but I got diagnosed with an ovarian cyst that was causing my abdomen to swell like that. Once I get that removed, my abdomen will go back down to what it was. 7 7points reply iseefractals iseefractals Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago That's the problem with body positivity though. It's become increasingly difficult to acknowledge the cause and consequences of obesity without having a whole bunch of people chocking it up to "YOU"RE SHAMING ME" No one should feel bad about themselves because they don't look like a model or movie star who has access to a nutritionist, trainer, and most likely steroids. But there's a far cry between being ok with having an extra 20-30 pounds, and pretending that there isn't any cause for concern, or that you have no responsibility for being 100+ pounds overweight. If you're aware of all the health risks associated with being morbidly obese and you don't care, that's up to you, it's no one else business. But don't try to pretend those issues aren't there, don't try to normalize it in a way that puts others at risk. 4 4points reply Tunk Tunk Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago May I remind some people that they are overlooking that certain medications can and do make people obese and is a known side effect. 1 1point reply Claire Elise Claire Elise Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. A lot of Americans are fat because they work minimum wage jobs and are so tired after they clock out that they don't have the energy to plan a home-exercise routine let alone follow one. A lot of Americans don't live in neighborhoods where it's safe to go take a walk. A lot of Americans don't have access to healthy food. Don't blame people for circumstances they can't control. -11 -11points reply Bubs623 Bubs623 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Fat people don't worry about your health - because it's none of their dang business. Stop worrying about their health. That's a cop out excuse. The stereotypes, misconceptions and overall lack of empathy fat people endure is just plain wrong. If a man is 7 feet tall, yes he will have problems. But the percentage of the population who are extra tall is minuscule compared the large percent of society who are overweight. It's not going to change and denying them normal access to activities - such as travel- is also wrong. In what way does travel / transportation systems accommodating fat people affect you? Are you going to be personally affected in a hugely negative way by accommodations for fat people? -16 -16points reply XenoMurph XenoMurph Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago There's a difference between "normal access" and having to make unreasonable changes to structures and facilities. 29 29points reply v v Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) This one's for Bubs...Let's take one example which the thread above calls out many times, air travel. Let's say all airlines make all of the accommodations hinted at above. How many such accommodations are they going to have to make on each aircraft? Very likely more than one but we don't know. So, they make these accommodations and lose seating for 4-6 people to accommodate one person (and that's not even taking into account larger bathrooms). Since it's an accommodation for only a certain group of people it seems only fair that that group would carry the burden of offsetting the cost but the airlines would be lambasted if they tried this because it isn't "fair" to that particular group so they'd spread the cost of the lost seating to all the other passengers. So yeah, there would be negative impacts to others. 14 14points reply Leesquee Leesquee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. I guess my response to y'all would be: JFC, look at how much texting you did for something you don't, in fact, struggle with. Why do you care enough to spend so much effort being condescending, hateful, and showing your inability to empathize IN PUBLIC? Because being 'brutally honest' is WAY more about the brutality than the honesty with you entitled freaks. -34 -34points reply Captante Captante Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Spammer. 13 13points reply Simone Wagner Simone Wagner Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Coming from an obese person, the world doesn't owe you anything just because you eat yourself into obesity. 219 219points reply The Problem With Censorship Is ******* The Problem With Censorship Is ******* Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago THIS. 50 50points reply Load More Replies... Piggy Tee Piggy Tee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago It must have been difficult to share that, thank you 11 11points reply Alexandra Davis Alexandra Davis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago You should write a list about traveling when being in a wheelchair! It's harder than this list and we can't do a single thing to be none disabled yet 99% of obese people can make steps to losing weight. Yes I know some people are obese because of medical reasons but the vast majority of obese people can lose weight by eating less/ eating better/ moving more. People can choose to be whatever size they want, but if they are overweight because of a none medical issue then I'm sorry I have little sympathy if they struggle with the above- when they have a way to stop it being an issue. 110 110points reply karen snyder karen snyder Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Thank you for commenting, I came looking for someone else recognizing that accommodations while traveling are way worse for folx with disabilities. They can't or won't accommodate for persons in wheelchairs, people who are blind or even people who are over a certain height. To accommodate the morbidly obese, before fixing other discrimination, would be a slap in the face. I wonder if this woman has ever been asked to ride in the cattle car of a train, because that's how many train networks handle a paid passenger in a wheelchair. 38 38points reply Load More Replies... karen snyder karen snyder Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago For "Impetus." (Comment below) Actually, many European trains still keep a boxcar on for animals and oversize cargo, like bicycles. I've been in many trains that consider that to be adequate for a passenger that can't get out of their wheelchair. This happened in 2002 in Czech Republic, 2012 in rural England, 2016 in Poland, 2018 from Hungry to Croatia. I'm guessing your experience with the world is small and limited to well trafficked areas. But, saying this isn't 1880 just makes you look inexperienced, not knowledgeable. 5 5points reply Sam Sam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Wtf, cattle cars? Not where I live, it’s not ideal certainly. You have to make a reservation instead of just boarding like the rest, for some lines. There are services to help you on and off. They have a portable ramp, and someone waits for you to help you on and again off at your destination. Definitely sucks if things get delayed. But all newer trains have special ramps that the lower to the platform so you can just wheel on, anytime. So sorry you have to deal with this. 4 4points reply Impetus Impetus Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Since when do passenger trains pull cattle cars? It's not 1880. -2 -2points reply digitalin digitalin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago That sounds like an excellent idea for an article. It would be very informative and eye-opening. I'd love to read it. 11 11points reply Fat Harry Fat Harry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 days ago Spot on. I'm not disabled, but I spent two months on crutches with a broken ankle and it was the inconvenience that was far more annoying than the pain. People who don't just get better, as I did, have my complete sympathy. My problem was trivial compared to what some people face every day through no fault of their own, and to see people trying to equate obesity with disability is infuriating. Obesity is (usually) self inflicted. 2 2points reply Load More Comments POST Frank S Frank S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) I’ll say it…I’m all for body positivity, and I am fully aware that there are, at times, legitimate health issues (mental and/or physical) that cause obesity. We have to be honest though, there must be a point at which we temper our support by also saying that it is in no way healthy and should not be celebrated for the people that fall outside there being actual medical reasoning behind the obesity. Yes, it’s a grey area, a very broad one, and it’s complicated, but we shouldn’t just throw blind support and celebration behind people without acknowledging hard truths when necessary. 276 276points reply Sandra Bollox Sandra Bollox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Most people are just fat. No excuses. 80% of their medical problems would go away if they lost weight. (From me, an overweight person.) yes thyroid and fluid edema etc. but MOST people are not fat for those reasons. To back you up, fat and the way we treat others should not go together. Everyone should be treated with respect. 144 144points reply Load More Replies... Awen Awen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago But respect for yourself is included in that, and if you don't respect yourself, why expect others to? 5 5points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago @Sandra, upvoting b/c 1. obesity does cause health issues, particularly over time, and if someone's obesity dates to childhood; 2. you are correct about treating all people with respect. and 3. There are indeed excuses. I'm an MD. The bad luck, DNA, and psychological trauma involved in some cases of chronic obesity are... scary. No, I'm not overweight. In fact, my doc's upset I lost 10 pounds due to not eating b/c I'm the weird one (I eat much less when upset). But I've seen obesity hit people b/c they weren't taught better from childhood; due to genetics; due to lack of mobility after an accident, b/c again, they weren't taught about diet shifts; brain tumors; GI disease.... It's not 80%. More like 70% in my experience. I have two grossly obese godkids and their parents are sure they kids'll be fine. It makes me nuts, but the parents are teaching the kids to eat according to the parents' neuroses. That's gonna be difficult for the kids to overcome. 3 3points reply Lizz Lor Lizz Lor Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Your weight is actually largely genetic. (From me, a formerly morbidly obese person who is now mid-sized). For many obese people no amount of healthy diet & exercise will make them a healthy weight ....sure they could disorder eating and excessive exercising their way to a lower weight but that isn't healthy or sustainable. 1 1point reply Lou Cam Lou Cam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Mid size is probably more "normal" for most females. If you take ancient statues and art into consideration then mid sized seems to have been not only the norm but the ideal. It's only in the 20th century when food became more abundant that the more unattainable goal of being stick thin became the fashion. The only way I became fashionably thin was through a decade long eating disorder that nearly killed me. My natural weight is above the current fashion but much less than obese. Even then I have to eat a lot less than I'd like to so I appeciate the struggle. Lots of people struggle but giving up entirely is not healthy and is a form of self harm. Being so overweight that you need oxygen is a serious health issue and is life limiting. I hope the women in he article seeks help for her addiction before its too late. 12 12points reply Asswipe Asswipe Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Not true. Genetics play part in it but in world wide perspective only in the richest parts of the world obesity is a major health issue. We intake too many calories, we gain weight and this is where individual factors count, some gain weight more easily but it's not a reason to morbid obesity. The reason why it's hard to lose weight once you gain a lot is that it leads to metabolical disorders. It might be become virtually impossible once it leads to type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome and other health promlems. Some people might not be able to reach recommended body fat index no matter what they do but we're not talking about that. 5 5points reply Wim Cossement Wim Cossement Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 days ago No it's not. It might play a small part but that's it. Start counting your calories and how much you excercise. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-genetics-and-weight/#:~:text=ANSWER%3A%20Genetics%20play%20a%20role,may%20work%20best%20for%20you. -1 -1point reply Sandra Bollox Sandra Bollox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. It definitely depends on the person per Harvard health. In most people that isn't true, but in some and it sounds like your case, it can have huge implications. Good for you! I've just prioritized other things in my life but I know I should exercise more and even more importantly, I should eat better. -4 -4points reply alias D. alias D. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago Well said Indeed we cannot cater to every shape and form of humanity just because one man has 12 foot long legs does not mean we should cater to them everywhere in the world same thing applies to other people with less extreme examples I’m not saying that we should shame them for it I’m just confused on how they think that this could be warranted as. 30 30points reply digitalin digitalin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago Being able to talk openly does not mean we expect the world to change for us. I'm tall. Counters are often uncomfortably short and it's hard to find pants long enough. Do all housing standards need to change for me? Of course not? Am I still allowed to complain and point it out? Of course. Do I lose my right to comment if it's something perceived as self-inflicted? 12 12points reply Miria Isah Miria Isah Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Agree. 8 8points reply Jack S Jack S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago 12 foot long legs? That guy is short but very agile. 7 7points reply Autumn Autumn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Honestly, I agree with you. It is a coping mechanism for some people, and I get that, but being obese could cause health issues, and that's not something to be positive about. 15 15points reply Izzy Jeanette Izzy Jeanette Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago well said 9 9points reply Adrienne Doyle Adrienne Doyle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago So true, I recently experienced the issue with the tray table not coming down, but I got diagnosed with an ovarian cyst that was causing my abdomen to swell like that. Once I get that removed, my abdomen will go back down to what it was. 7 7points reply iseefractals iseefractals Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago That's the problem with body positivity though. It's become increasingly difficult to acknowledge the cause and consequences of obesity without having a whole bunch of people chocking it up to "YOU"RE SHAMING ME" No one should feel bad about themselves because they don't look like a model or movie star who has access to a nutritionist, trainer, and most likely steroids. But there's a far cry between being ok with having an extra 20-30 pounds, and pretending that there isn't any cause for concern, or that you have no responsibility for being 100+ pounds overweight. If you're aware of all the health risks associated with being morbidly obese and you don't care, that's up to you, it's no one else business. But don't try to pretend those issues aren't there, don't try to normalize it in a way that puts others at risk. 4 4points reply Tunk Tunk Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago May I remind some people that they are overlooking that certain medications can and do make people obese and is a known side effect. 1 1point reply Claire Elise Claire Elise Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. A lot of Americans are fat because they work minimum wage jobs and are so tired after they clock out that they don't have the energy to plan a home-exercise routine let alone follow one. A lot of Americans don't live in neighborhoods where it's safe to go take a walk. A lot of Americans don't have access to healthy food. Don't blame people for circumstances they can't control. -11 -11points reply Bubs623 Bubs623 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Fat people don't worry about your health - because it's none of their dang business. Stop worrying about their health. That's a cop out excuse. The stereotypes, misconceptions and overall lack of empathy fat people endure is just plain wrong. If a man is 7 feet tall, yes he will have problems. But the percentage of the population who are extra tall is minuscule compared the large percent of society who are overweight. It's not going to change and denying them normal access to activities - such as travel- is also wrong. In what way does travel / transportation systems accommodating fat people affect you? Are you going to be personally affected in a hugely negative way by accommodations for fat people? -16 -16points reply XenoMurph XenoMurph Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago There's a difference between "normal access" and having to make unreasonable changes to structures and facilities. 29 29points reply v v Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) This one's for Bubs...Let's take one example which the thread above calls out many times, air travel. Let's say all airlines make all of the accommodations hinted at above. How many such accommodations are they going to have to make on each aircraft? Very likely more than one but we don't know. So, they make these accommodations and lose seating for 4-6 people to accommodate one person (and that's not even taking into account larger bathrooms). Since it's an accommodation for only a certain group of people it seems only fair that that group would carry the burden of offsetting the cost but the airlines would be lambasted if they tried this because it isn't "fair" to that particular group so they'd spread the cost of the lost seating to all the other passengers. So yeah, there would be negative impacts to others. 14 14points reply Leesquee Leesquee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. I guess my response to y'all would be: JFC, look at how much texting you did for something you don't, in fact, struggle with. Why do you care enough to spend so much effort being condescending, hateful, and showing your inability to empathize IN PUBLIC? Because being 'brutally honest' is WAY more about the brutality than the honesty with you entitled freaks. -34 -34points reply Captante Captante Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Spammer. 13 13points reply Simone Wagner Simone Wagner Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Coming from an obese person, the world doesn't owe you anything just because you eat yourself into obesity. 219 219points reply The Problem With Censorship Is ******* The Problem With Censorship Is ******* Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago THIS. 50 50points reply Load More Replies... Piggy Tee Piggy Tee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago It must have been difficult to share that, thank you 11 11points reply Alexandra Davis Alexandra Davis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago You should write a list about traveling when being in a wheelchair! It's harder than this list and we can't do a single thing to be none disabled yet 99% of obese people can make steps to losing weight. Yes I know some people are obese because of medical reasons but the vast majority of obese people can lose weight by eating less/ eating better/ moving more. People can choose to be whatever size they want, but if they are overweight because of a none medical issue then I'm sorry I have little sympathy if they struggle with the above- when they have a way to stop it being an issue. 110 110points reply karen snyder karen snyder Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Thank you for commenting, I came looking for someone else recognizing that accommodations while traveling are way worse for folx with disabilities. They can't or won't accommodate for persons in wheelchairs, people who are blind or even people who are over a certain height. To accommodate the morbidly obese, before fixing other discrimination, would be a slap in the face. I wonder if this woman has ever been asked to ride in the cattle car of a train, because that's how many train networks handle a paid passenger in a wheelchair. 38 38points reply Load More Replies... karen snyder karen snyder Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago For "Impetus." (Comment below) Actually, many European trains still keep a boxcar on for animals and oversize cargo, like bicycles. I've been in many trains that consider that to be adequate for a passenger that can't get out of their wheelchair. This happened in 2002 in Czech Republic, 2012 in rural England, 2016 in Poland, 2018 from Hungry to Croatia. I'm guessing your experience with the world is small and limited to well trafficked areas. But, saying this isn't 1880 just makes you look inexperienced, not knowledgeable. 5 5points reply Sam Sam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Wtf, cattle cars? Not where I live, it’s not ideal certainly. You have to make a reservation instead of just boarding like the rest, for some lines. There are services to help you on and off. They have a portable ramp, and someone waits for you to help you on and again off at your destination. Definitely sucks if things get delayed. But all newer trains have special ramps that the lower to the platform so you can just wheel on, anytime. So sorry you have to deal with this. 4 4points reply Impetus Impetus Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Since when do passenger trains pull cattle cars? It's not 1880. -2 -2points reply digitalin digitalin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago That sounds like an excellent idea for an article. It would be very informative and eye-opening. I'd love to read it. 11 11points reply Fat Harry Fat Harry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 days ago Spot on. I'm not disabled, but I spent two months on crutches with a broken ankle and it was the inconvenience that was far more annoying than the pain. People who don't just get better, as I did, have my complete sympathy. My problem was trivial compared to what some people face every day through no fault of their own, and to see people trying to equate obesity with disability is infuriating. Obesity is (usually) self inflicted. 2 2points reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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22 “ Plus-Size Travel Struggles” Skinny People Don’ t Have To Worry About When Traveling
Ieva Gailiūtė andViktorija Ošikaitė
Publish Not your original work? Add source Meet Jae'lynn Chaney, a 25-year-old travel blogger, body positivity advocate, and content creator out on a mission to help society unlearn harmful biases. She believes that all bodies can be travel bodies and that everyone deserves to travel comfortably. By covering anything from her wanderlust moments to the hurdles she encounters on the way, Jae has captured the internet's heart. With over 108,000 followers on TikTok, Jae recently went viral with her 'Plus-Size Travel Struggles' series where she lists the things "plus-size travelers hate" and highlights the issues in an industry still hostile to all bodies, sizes, and shapes. In the videos, which amassed more than 16 million views on the platform, the TikToker evaluates her experiences and sheds light on how airlines, hotels, and other businesses consistently fail to accommodate larger-bodied globetrotters. Below, we gathered some illuminating examples Jae shared with her audience, from towels that don't fit to tray tables that wouldn't come down. So continue scrolling, upvote as you go, and be sure to share your own stories in the comments below, we'd love to hear all about them.
Body positivity advocate Jae lynn Chaney recently went viral for sharing things plus-size travelers hate that highlight how the travel industry is still hostile to bodies of all sizes
Image credits: jaebaeofficialYou can watch Jae s Things Plus-Size Travelers Hate series which amassed over 16 million views right below
@jaebaeofficial These are some of the struggles that plus size travelers face. Travel is possible for everyBODY, but it definitely comes with challenges and should be more accessible!! What travel challenges have you faced? #plussizetravel #plussizetravelblogger #flyingwhilefat #travellingwhilefat #travelingwhilefat #traveltok #plussize #plussizeedition #fyp ♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys - Kevin MacLeod & Kevin The MonkeyHere are some of the obstacles Jae faces when traveling
This post may include affiliate links. #1 Turnstiles and worrying you'll get stuck. jaebaeofficial , Karen Foto Report 57points POST Noah Noah Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago I'm sure even skinny people are scared of these. At least I am... 119 119points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 People staring all the time. jaebaeofficial , Keira Burton Report 55points POST Courtney Christelle Courtney Christelle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago People need to remember that manners are free. I once met a cyclops and didn't make a thing about it. 69 69points reply View More Replies... View more comments Jae's incredible personality and powerful statements may have racked up millions of views, but they also deeply resonate with people struggling in a society obsessed with seemingly perfect looks and unrealistic beauty standards. This just goes to show just how absurd and flawed the travel industry is by failing "to realize that the average woman is no longer a size 14," as Jae said in an interview with BuzzFeed. "They are now a size 18 and beyond. Yet as we've gotten bigger, things like airplane seats, clothing, and everything else has gotten smaller or stayed the exact same." To gain more insight into the struggles larger-bodied travelers face on their journeys, we reached out to animator, illustrator, and body positivity activist Stacy Bias aiming to amplify marginalized voices. "From running the Flying While Fat Facebook group for the last several years, I've witnessed thousands of concerns and I've learned that there are some experiences that are shared across the size spectrum," she told Bored Panda. #3 Not being able to find clothes your size anywhere. jaebaeofficial , William Matt Report 53points POST Well-Dressed Wolf Well-Dressed Wolf Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago As I mentioned on the "towels" post - using double or triple the material to create clothing that would "fit" an obese person costs double or triple the materials-cost to the company making it. Either companies are going to have to charge more for larger clothing sizes, as they literally use way more material to make them, or the cost of everyone's clothing, including normal-sized ones, are going to have to go up in order to cover the costs of manufacturing clothing sized for obese people. 106 106points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 Chairs with armrests. jaebaeofficial , Christopher Woo Report 53points POST Taibhse Sealgair Taibhse Sealgair Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) Let's be explicitly clear: @jaebaeofficial you are not the victim here. 96 96points reply View More Replies... View more comments Being the creator of the research-led Flying While Fat documentary animation, she helps travelers make their voices heard by allowing them to share their experiences. And she was more than happy to chat about the infuriating, annoying, and stressful challenges plus-size people face. According to Bias, anticipatory anxiety is a huge factor that affects folks' emotional well-being when flying - or even considering it. "What individuals anxiously anticipate does vary, but common themes are 'not fitting' and/or being re-seated or asked to deplane, needing to ask for a seatbelt extender and fearing potential humiliation at the hands of a potentially insensitive flight crew, or not having an extender available, rendering them unsafe." Bias continued that needing to use the airline toilet can also cause dread: "Being afraid of not fitting through the narrow doors or having insufficient space to adequately engage in hygiene practices once inside." Moreover, fellow passengers seems to also be a source of anxiety as travelers may fear bumping or disrupting them "when traversing the aisles, or being seated next to someone who is hostile." #5 Getting ridiculous comments about being a fat traveler. jaebaeofficial Report 47points POST Lisa Owen Lisa Owen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago It's not a ridiculous comment when said obese person is literally spilling over into half of my seat . 315 315points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 Always wondering if you're going to "fit" (airplane seats, public transportation, etc). jaebaeofficial , SuperJet International Report 41points POST Susan S Susan S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) Who thought this would be a good topic?? Non-obese people will be afraid of down votes, while obese people are ether in denial (I'm not fat, I'm just thick), or don't want to come out admitting they don't like having to buy 2 airline seat tickets for their un-accommodated booties? In case I get downvoted to death, it was fun while it lasted (leaving snarky comments). Btw, my profile pic was from before Covid. From the pandemic comfort foods, menopause, my rheumatoid arthritis, and my lower back now needing multi-level vertabrae fusion, I gained 30 lbs, but am looking to get more active once I am allowed to after my fusion surgery. So, I am not sure if I would classify myself as in denial or plus sized yet 191 191points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 Tiny airplane bathrooms. jaebaeofficial , Kārlis Dambrāns Report 41points POST Miria Isah Miria Isah Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago I feel like half of these complaints completely overlook the fact that there is limited space on a plane to begin with. 242 242points reply View More Replies... View more comments "For some at the smaller end of the size spectrum (within fat activism, the relevant categories are 'small fats' or 'medium fats'), these fears sometimes or even often prove unfounded," Bias continued. "For those at the higher end of the size spectrum ('large', 'super' or 'infini' fats), those anxieties are more often realized and are accompanied by physical barriers to access and safety as well." The fear of "not fitting" causes a great deal of stress for plus-size people, as they often feel pressured to make decisions that would ensure a smooth experience. But sadly, they don't come without a cost, whether it be financial, social, or wellness-related. "Some are forced to purchase two seats or to navigate uncertainty in using inconsistently applied Customer of Size policies. And some, in fact, 25% of my research participants, intentionally dehydrate themselves before getting on planes to avoid having to use the restroom and/or stand up and disrupt seatmates or other passengers in the aisle, and both dehydration and lack of movement are risk factors in developing DVT [deep vein thrombosis]," Bias explained. #8 Worrying you're going to break the toilet. jaebaeofficial , Eric Lumsden Report 34points POST Alison Rafter Sorensen Alison Rafter Sorensen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago The amount of fat-shaming comments on this are staggeringly disappointing. I foolishly thought humans on BP were better than this. 109 109points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 Worrying about asking for a seatbelt extender. jaebaeofficial Report 23points POST C L C L Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Buy your own and take it with you! 136 136points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10 When the tray table can't come down. jaebaeofficial Report 14points POST Jo Cooper Jo Cooper Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This used to bother me, the little fold down desks on the uni seats too. Then I lost weight… 81 81points reply View More Replies... View more comments The idea that larger-bodied people should be granted the same respect and opportunities as anyone else isn't new. But the overwhelming response to Jae's video series makes you wonder why this important conversation is so rarely touched upon. When we asked Bias to share her opinion on the matter, she told us this topic pops its head up once every now and then with a new person going viral with their experiences. But unfortunately, "the cultural conversation around whose suffering is legitimate and what space people are entitled to when that space is highly commodified is once again held on the backs of fat people with no meaningful change at the end." "It tends to bring on haranguing abuse from one side and supportive comments from the other, but on balance, there's been no measurable movement in creating safer and more equitable travel for passengers of all sizes and abilities," the activist added. #11 Bunk beds. jaebaeofficial , Taber Andrew Bain Report 7points POST Susan S Susan S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Are bunk beds in the list because plus sized people are complaining about not being able to use the top bunk?? 80 80points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 Restaurants that don’t have seating options for plus-size people. jaebaeofficial , Hotel du Vin & Bistro Report 6points POST Well-Dressed Wolf Well-Dressed Wolf Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Downvote me into oblivion, but I will die on this hill: most of the time, obesity isn't a disability in the same way that cerebral palsy is. Or being paralyzed, needing a wheelchair due to spinal/brain damage, only having one leg (or none), birth defects, having had a stroke or injury that results in brain damage, being blind, etc. Many of my family members are morbidly obese, and none were born that way. All of them became obese due to over-eating. While it's not always their FAULT that they became addicted to food, it's their responsibility to lose weight. It is not the world's responsibility to make everything accommodating for obese people. I've struggled with drug addiction, so I KNOW what addiction is like and how hard it is to change and get healthy. But saying it's a "disability" that you can't help or change is absolutely untrue. (Final disclaimer: yes, there are medical conditions that cause obesity without massive caloric intake. Most obese people are not obese due to that.) 423 423points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 Getting stuck with two twin mattresses instead of a king. jaebaeofficial , Kim Report 2points POST Well-Dressed Wolf Well-Dressed Wolf Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) Book a queen/king room at the time of booking. If the hotel tries to force you into a room with two twin mattresses instead, demand the room you paid for (king/queen bed). You paid for the king/queen bed, you should GET the king/queen bed! 94 94points reply View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective When asked about what kind of change is needed in the travel industry to make it more supportive of bodies of all sizes, Bias said, "I think the FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] needs to mandate an increase in minimum seat width and pitch and require that airplane safety testing and cabin design include a realistic distribution of body sizes, ages, and abilities." #14 Towels that don't fit. jaebaeofficial Report 0points POST RadiatorAnkleSpider RadiatorAnkleSpider Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Two words: Bath sheets 77 77points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 Boat ladders, pool ladders, all ladders. jaebaeofficial , Wonderlane Report -1point POST Serial pacifist Serial pacifist Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) Really, why do they do this, it’s not like they run out of metal or something. 24 24points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 Having little to no room to move. jaebaeofficial Report -8points POST Midnightoil Midnightoil Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago You don't have room to move even if you are skinny scrawny! 149 149points reply View More Replies... View more comments But it's important to note that people can also seek change. "The FAA is currently accepting public comment on setting minimum seat widths and I would highly encourage people to voice their opinions." Bias knows the FAA is not interested in the comfort of people in larger bodies, but they must pay attention to concerns regarding safety. "If a body does not have sufficient space or leverage to rise quickly, if a body has insufficient space to adopt a brace for impact position, if a body has insufficient space to overstep a neighbor or travel an aisle that may not be cleared of debris, then the plane is not safe for anyone," she said. "Current airplane configurations present a risk to wellness for all passengers and this must be rectified." #17 Very limited poolside seating/lounging options for plus-size people. jaebaeofficial Report -13points POST Alexandra Davis Alexandra Davis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Try 'can't even get into the pool because it has no wheelchair hoist' that's the case for like 95% of hotel pools, even ones with accessible rooms! Least obese people can sit on the floor/ still access the pool! 73 73points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 Getting pat down because you're fat. jaebaeofficial , Oregon Department of Transportation Report -22points POST Ivanh Ivanh Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) It just happens to lots of people being overweight has nothing to do with it. I'm skinny and every flight I get pulled aside by airport security for additional screening, apparently I must look dodgy 95 95points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 Narrow aisles and bulkhead seats. jaebaeofficial , Matthew Hurst Report -24points POST laka puka laka puka Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago It's a plane they ain't gonna make em wider because you are fat. 145 145points reply View More Replies... View more comments To anyone struggling with travel anxiety and fearing the industry will fail to cater to their needs, Bias offered some words of encouragement. "Find community. Ask questions. And don't put yourself in harm's way to avoid inconveniencing others." "Understand that capitalism is the driving force in creating the medians upon which built space is constructed, and that very fat, very tall, very short, and disabled bodies are excluded from the processes of determining those medians. Bodies have always been and will always be diverse, and for a diversity of reasons. You are worth accommodation," Bias concluded. #20 Chub rub jaebaeofficial , Su Casa Panamá Report -28points POST Deborah B Deborah B Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Try a product like Megababe Thigh Rescue. There are also anti-chaffing fabric thigh bands. How do I know? /used to be obese. Practically speaking, it's hard work, and psychologically there's constant body disphoria. 39 39points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 Souvenir shops that don't have your size. jaebaeofficial , Grand Canyon National Park Report -47points POST Ariadna Ariadna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) as a former fat woman who struggle this A LOT. Since childhood with awful comments an rejection let me tell you: its your life, that’s no way to live, we both know you want to feel better, i was not happy, ir hurts every day. I learned at the hard way hurting my self worried of what others see. They are not important, probably never see them again, you need to do it for you, not for others opinions. I know how hard it is, even coming from my mom who don’t even want to sit next to me on an airplane because she was ashamed of me. It’s not normal been so beautiful and young and need to use oxygen, if you need to talk I’m here, trust me you are not alone. I’m 35 now and I don’t care if anyone sees my cellulitis, scars, stretch marks, I love them because now I’m feeling better, that’s the only think that matter, the way I look to myself, no by others. 73 73points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22 Not being able to find accessible path and hiking trails. jaebaeofficial Report -58points POST Susan S Susan S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago You have to bring your heavy oxygen machine with you, and you're wearing open toe sandels. Why would you want to hike? 231 231points reply View More Replies... View more commentsBut in the end the content creator says the experience makes it totally worth it
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We have to be honest though, there must be a point at which we temper our support by also saying that it is in no way healthy and should not be celebrated for the people that fall outside there being actual medical reasoning behind the obesity. Yes, it’s a grey area, a very broad one, and it’s complicated, but we shouldn’t just throw blind support and celebration behind people without acknowledging hard truths when necessary. 276 276points reply Sandra Bollox Sandra Bollox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Most people are just fat. No excuses. 80% of their medical problems would go away if they lost weight. (From me, an overweight person.) yes thyroid and fluid edema etc. but MOST people are not fat for those reasons. To back you up, fat and the way we treat others should not go together. Everyone should be treated with respect. 144 144points reply Load More Replies... Awen Awen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago But respect for yourself is included in that, and if you don't respect yourself, why expect others to? 5 5points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago @Sandra, upvoting b/c 1. obesity does cause health issues, particularly over time, and if someone's obesity dates to childhood; 2. you are correct about treating all people with respect. and 3. There are indeed excuses. I'm an MD. The bad luck, DNA, and psychological trauma involved in some cases of chronic obesity are... scary. No, I'm not overweight. In fact, my doc's upset I lost 10 pounds due to not eating b/c I'm the weird one (I eat much less when upset). But I've seen obesity hit people b/c they weren't taught better from childhood; due to genetics; due to lack of mobility after an accident, b/c again, they weren't taught about diet shifts; brain tumors; GI disease.... It's not 80%. More like 70% in my experience. I have two grossly obese godkids and their parents are sure they kids'll be fine. It makes me nuts, but the parents are teaching the kids to eat according to the parents' neuroses. That's gonna be difficult for the kids to overcome. 3 3points reply Lizz Lor Lizz Lor Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Your weight is actually largely genetic. (From me, a formerly morbidly obese person who is now mid-sized). For many obese people no amount of healthy diet & exercise will make them a healthy weight ....sure they could disorder eating and excessive exercising their way to a lower weight but that isn't healthy or sustainable. 1 1point reply Lou Cam Lou Cam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Mid size is probably more "normal" for most females. If you take ancient statues and art into consideration then mid sized seems to have been not only the norm but the ideal. It's only in the 20th century when food became more abundant that the more unattainable goal of being stick thin became the fashion. The only way I became fashionably thin was through a decade long eating disorder that nearly killed me. My natural weight is above the current fashion but much less than obese. Even then I have to eat a lot less than I'd like to so I appeciate the struggle. Lots of people struggle but giving up entirely is not healthy and is a form of self harm. Being so overweight that you need oxygen is a serious health issue and is life limiting. I hope the women in he article seeks help for her addiction before its too late. 12 12points reply Asswipe Asswipe Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Not true. Genetics play part in it but in world wide perspective only in the richest parts of the world obesity is a major health issue. We intake too many calories, we gain weight and this is where individual factors count, some gain weight more easily but it's not a reason to morbid obesity. The reason why it's hard to lose weight once you gain a lot is that it leads to metabolical disorders. It might be become virtually impossible once it leads to type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome and other health promlems. Some people might not be able to reach recommended body fat index no matter what they do but we're not talking about that. 5 5points reply Wim Cossement Wim Cossement Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 days ago No it's not. It might play a small part but that's it. Start counting your calories and how much you excercise. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-genetics-and-weight/#:~:text=ANSWER%3A%20Genetics%20play%20a%20role,may%20work%20best%20for%20you. -1 -1point reply Sandra Bollox Sandra Bollox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. It definitely depends on the person per Harvard health. In most people that isn't true, but in some and it sounds like your case, it can have huge implications. Good for you! I've just prioritized other things in my life but I know I should exercise more and even more importantly, I should eat better. -4 -4points reply alias D. alias D. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago Well said Indeed we cannot cater to every shape and form of humanity just because one man has 12 foot long legs does not mean we should cater to them everywhere in the world same thing applies to other people with less extreme examples I’m not saying that we should shame them for it I’m just confused on how they think that this could be warranted as. 30 30points reply digitalin digitalin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago Being able to talk openly does not mean we expect the world to change for us. I'm tall. Counters are often uncomfortably short and it's hard to find pants long enough. Do all housing standards need to change for me? Of course not? Am I still allowed to complain and point it out? Of course. Do I lose my right to comment if it's something perceived as self-inflicted? 12 12points reply Miria Isah Miria Isah Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Agree. 8 8points reply Jack S Jack S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago 12 foot long legs? That guy is short but very agile. 7 7points reply Autumn Autumn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Honestly, I agree with you. It is a coping mechanism for some people, and I get that, but being obese could cause health issues, and that's not something to be positive about. 15 15points reply Izzy Jeanette Izzy Jeanette Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago well said 9 9points reply Adrienne Doyle Adrienne Doyle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago So true, I recently experienced the issue with the tray table not coming down, but I got diagnosed with an ovarian cyst that was causing my abdomen to swell like that. Once I get that removed, my abdomen will go back down to what it was. 7 7points reply iseefractals iseefractals Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago That's the problem with body positivity though. It's become increasingly difficult to acknowledge the cause and consequences of obesity without having a whole bunch of people chocking it up to "YOU"RE SHAMING ME" No one should feel bad about themselves because they don't look like a model or movie star who has access to a nutritionist, trainer, and most likely steroids. But there's a far cry between being ok with having an extra 20-30 pounds, and pretending that there isn't any cause for concern, or that you have no responsibility for being 100+ pounds overweight. If you're aware of all the health risks associated with being morbidly obese and you don't care, that's up to you, it's no one else business. But don't try to pretend those issues aren't there, don't try to normalize it in a way that puts others at risk. 4 4points reply Tunk Tunk Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago May I remind some people that they are overlooking that certain medications can and do make people obese and is a known side effect. 1 1point reply Claire Elise Claire Elise Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. A lot of Americans are fat because they work minimum wage jobs and are so tired after they clock out that they don't have the energy to plan a home-exercise routine let alone follow one. A lot of Americans don't live in neighborhoods where it's safe to go take a walk. A lot of Americans don't have access to healthy food. Don't blame people for circumstances they can't control. -11 -11points reply Bubs623 Bubs623 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Fat people don't worry about your health - because it's none of their dang business. Stop worrying about their health. That's a cop out excuse. The stereotypes, misconceptions and overall lack of empathy fat people endure is just plain wrong. If a man is 7 feet tall, yes he will have problems. But the percentage of the population who are extra tall is minuscule compared the large percent of society who are overweight. It's not going to change and denying them normal access to activities - such as travel- is also wrong. In what way does travel / transportation systems accommodating fat people affect you? Are you going to be personally affected in a hugely negative way by accommodations for fat people? -16 -16points reply XenoMurph XenoMurph Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago There's a difference between "normal access" and having to make unreasonable changes to structures and facilities. 29 29points reply v v Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) This one's for Bubs...Let's take one example which the thread above calls out many times, air travel. Let's say all airlines make all of the accommodations hinted at above. How many such accommodations are they going to have to make on each aircraft? Very likely more than one but we don't know. So, they make these accommodations and lose seating for 4-6 people to accommodate one person (and that's not even taking into account larger bathrooms). Since it's an accommodation for only a certain group of people it seems only fair that that group would carry the burden of offsetting the cost but the airlines would be lambasted if they tried this because it isn't "fair" to that particular group so they'd spread the cost of the lost seating to all the other passengers. So yeah, there would be negative impacts to others. 14 14points reply Leesquee Leesquee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. I guess my response to y'all would be: JFC, look at how much texting you did for something you don't, in fact, struggle with. Why do you care enough to spend so much effort being condescending, hateful, and showing your inability to empathize IN PUBLIC? Because being 'brutally honest' is WAY more about the brutality than the honesty with you entitled freaks. -34 -34points reply Captante Captante Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Spammer. 13 13points reply Simone Wagner Simone Wagner Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Coming from an obese person, the world doesn't owe you anything just because you eat yourself into obesity. 219 219points reply The Problem With Censorship Is ******* The Problem With Censorship Is ******* Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago THIS. 50 50points reply Load More Replies... Piggy Tee Piggy Tee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago It must have been difficult to share that, thank you 11 11points reply Alexandra Davis Alexandra Davis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago You should write a list about traveling when being in a wheelchair! It's harder than this list and we can't do a single thing to be none disabled yet 99% of obese people can make steps to losing weight. Yes I know some people are obese because of medical reasons but the vast majority of obese people can lose weight by eating less/ eating better/ moving more. People can choose to be whatever size they want, but if they are overweight because of a none medical issue then I'm sorry I have little sympathy if they struggle with the above- when they have a way to stop it being an issue. 110 110points reply karen snyder karen snyder Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Thank you for commenting, I came looking for someone else recognizing that accommodations while traveling are way worse for folx with disabilities. They can't or won't accommodate for persons in wheelchairs, people who are blind or even people who are over a certain height. To accommodate the morbidly obese, before fixing other discrimination, would be a slap in the face. I wonder if this woman has ever been asked to ride in the cattle car of a train, because that's how many train networks handle a paid passenger in a wheelchair. 38 38points reply Load More Replies... karen snyder karen snyder Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago For "Impetus." (Comment below) Actually, many European trains still keep a boxcar on for animals and oversize cargo, like bicycles. I've been in many trains that consider that to be adequate for a passenger that can't get out of their wheelchair. This happened in 2002 in Czech Republic, 2012 in rural England, 2016 in Poland, 2018 from Hungry to Croatia. I'm guessing your experience with the world is small and limited to well trafficked areas. But, saying this isn't 1880 just makes you look inexperienced, not knowledgeable. 5 5points reply Sam Sam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Wtf, cattle cars? Not where I live, it’s not ideal certainly. You have to make a reservation instead of just boarding like the rest, for some lines. There are services to help you on and off. They have a portable ramp, and someone waits for you to help you on and again off at your destination. Definitely sucks if things get delayed. But all newer trains have special ramps that the lower to the platform so you can just wheel on, anytime. So sorry you have to deal with this. 4 4points reply Impetus Impetus Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Since when do passenger trains pull cattle cars? It's not 1880. -2 -2points reply digitalin digitalin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago That sounds like an excellent idea for an article. It would be very informative and eye-opening. I'd love to read it. 11 11points reply Fat Harry Fat Harry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 days ago Spot on. I'm not disabled, but I spent two months on crutches with a broken ankle and it was the inconvenience that was far more annoying than the pain. People who don't just get better, as I did, have my complete sympathy. My problem was trivial compared to what some people face every day through no fault of their own, and to see people trying to equate obesity with disability is infuriating. Obesity is (usually) self inflicted. 2 2points reply Load More Comments POST Frank S Frank S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) I’ll say it…I’m all for body positivity, and I am fully aware that there are, at times, legitimate health issues (mental and/or physical) that cause obesity. We have to be honest though, there must be a point at which we temper our support by also saying that it is in no way healthy and should not be celebrated for the people that fall outside there being actual medical reasoning behind the obesity. Yes, it’s a grey area, a very broad one, and it’s complicated, but we shouldn’t just throw blind support and celebration behind people without acknowledging hard truths when necessary. 276 276points reply Sandra Bollox Sandra Bollox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Most people are just fat. No excuses. 80% of their medical problems would go away if they lost weight. (From me, an overweight person.) yes thyroid and fluid edema etc. but MOST people are not fat for those reasons. To back you up, fat and the way we treat others should not go together. Everyone should be treated with respect. 144 144points reply Load More Replies... Awen Awen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago But respect for yourself is included in that, and if you don't respect yourself, why expect others to? 5 5points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago @Sandra, upvoting b/c 1. obesity does cause health issues, particularly over time, and if someone's obesity dates to childhood; 2. you are correct about treating all people with respect. and 3. There are indeed excuses. I'm an MD. The bad luck, DNA, and psychological trauma involved in some cases of chronic obesity are... scary. No, I'm not overweight. In fact, my doc's upset I lost 10 pounds due to not eating b/c I'm the weird one (I eat much less when upset). But I've seen obesity hit people b/c they weren't taught better from childhood; due to genetics; due to lack of mobility after an accident, b/c again, they weren't taught about diet shifts; brain tumors; GI disease.... It's not 80%. More like 70% in my experience. I have two grossly obese godkids and their parents are sure they kids'll be fine. It makes me nuts, but the parents are teaching the kids to eat according to the parents' neuroses. That's gonna be difficult for the kids to overcome. 3 3points reply Lizz Lor Lizz Lor Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Your weight is actually largely genetic. (From me, a formerly morbidly obese person who is now mid-sized). For many obese people no amount of healthy diet & exercise will make them a healthy weight ....sure they could disorder eating and excessive exercising their way to a lower weight but that isn't healthy or sustainable. 1 1point reply Lou Cam Lou Cam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Mid size is probably more "normal" for most females. If you take ancient statues and art into consideration then mid sized seems to have been not only the norm but the ideal. It's only in the 20th century when food became more abundant that the more unattainable goal of being stick thin became the fashion. The only way I became fashionably thin was through a decade long eating disorder that nearly killed me. My natural weight is above the current fashion but much less than obese. Even then I have to eat a lot less than I'd like to so I appeciate the struggle. Lots of people struggle but giving up entirely is not healthy and is a form of self harm. Being so overweight that you need oxygen is a serious health issue and is life limiting. I hope the women in he article seeks help for her addiction before its too late. 12 12points reply Asswipe Asswipe Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Not true. Genetics play part in it but in world wide perspective only in the richest parts of the world obesity is a major health issue. We intake too many calories, we gain weight and this is where individual factors count, some gain weight more easily but it's not a reason to morbid obesity. The reason why it's hard to lose weight once you gain a lot is that it leads to metabolical disorders. It might be become virtually impossible once it leads to type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome and other health promlems. Some people might not be able to reach recommended body fat index no matter what they do but we're not talking about that. 5 5points reply Wim Cossement Wim Cossement Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 days ago No it's not. It might play a small part but that's it. Start counting your calories and how much you excercise. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-genetics-and-weight/#:~:text=ANSWER%3A%20Genetics%20play%20a%20role,may%20work%20best%20for%20you. -1 -1point reply Sandra Bollox Sandra Bollox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. It definitely depends on the person per Harvard health. In most people that isn't true, but in some and it sounds like your case, it can have huge implications. Good for you! I've just prioritized other things in my life but I know I should exercise more and even more importantly, I should eat better. -4 -4points reply alias D. alias D. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago Well said Indeed we cannot cater to every shape and form of humanity just because one man has 12 foot long legs does not mean we should cater to them everywhere in the world same thing applies to other people with less extreme examples I’m not saying that we should shame them for it I’m just confused on how they think that this could be warranted as. 30 30points reply digitalin digitalin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago Being able to talk openly does not mean we expect the world to change for us. I'm tall. Counters are often uncomfortably short and it's hard to find pants long enough. Do all housing standards need to change for me? Of course not? Am I still allowed to complain and point it out? Of course. Do I lose my right to comment if it's something perceived as self-inflicted? 12 12points reply Miria Isah Miria Isah Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Agree. 8 8points reply Jack S Jack S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago 12 foot long legs? That guy is short but very agile. 7 7points reply Autumn Autumn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Honestly, I agree with you. It is a coping mechanism for some people, and I get that, but being obese could cause health issues, and that's not something to be positive about. 15 15points reply Izzy Jeanette Izzy Jeanette Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago well said 9 9points reply Adrienne Doyle Adrienne Doyle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago So true, I recently experienced the issue with the tray table not coming down, but I got diagnosed with an ovarian cyst that was causing my abdomen to swell like that. Once I get that removed, my abdomen will go back down to what it was. 7 7points reply iseefractals iseefractals Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago That's the problem with body positivity though. It's become increasingly difficult to acknowledge the cause and consequences of obesity without having a whole bunch of people chocking it up to "YOU"RE SHAMING ME" No one should feel bad about themselves because they don't look like a model or movie star who has access to a nutritionist, trainer, and most likely steroids. But there's a far cry between being ok with having an extra 20-30 pounds, and pretending that there isn't any cause for concern, or that you have no responsibility for being 100+ pounds overweight. If you're aware of all the health risks associated with being morbidly obese and you don't care, that's up to you, it's no one else business. But don't try to pretend those issues aren't there, don't try to normalize it in a way that puts others at risk. 4 4points reply Tunk Tunk Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago May I remind some people that they are overlooking that certain medications can and do make people obese and is a known side effect. 1 1point reply Claire Elise Claire Elise Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. A lot of Americans are fat because they work minimum wage jobs and are so tired after they clock out that they don't have the energy to plan a home-exercise routine let alone follow one. A lot of Americans don't live in neighborhoods where it's safe to go take a walk. A lot of Americans don't have access to healthy food. Don't blame people for circumstances they can't control. -11 -11points reply Bubs623 Bubs623 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Fat people don't worry about your health - because it's none of their dang business. Stop worrying about their health. That's a cop out excuse. The stereotypes, misconceptions and overall lack of empathy fat people endure is just plain wrong. If a man is 7 feet tall, yes he will have problems. But the percentage of the population who are extra tall is minuscule compared the large percent of society who are overweight. It's not going to change and denying them normal access to activities - such as travel- is also wrong. In what way does travel / transportation systems accommodating fat people affect you? Are you going to be personally affected in a hugely negative way by accommodations for fat people? -16 -16points reply XenoMurph XenoMurph Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago There's a difference between "normal access" and having to make unreasonable changes to structures and facilities. 29 29points reply v v Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) This one's for Bubs...Let's take one example which the thread above calls out many times, air travel. Let's say all airlines make all of the accommodations hinted at above. How many such accommodations are they going to have to make on each aircraft? Very likely more than one but we don't know. So, they make these accommodations and lose seating for 4-6 people to accommodate one person (and that's not even taking into account larger bathrooms). Since it's an accommodation for only a certain group of people it seems only fair that that group would carry the burden of offsetting the cost but the airlines would be lambasted if they tried this because it isn't "fair" to that particular group so they'd spread the cost of the lost seating to all the other passengers. So yeah, there would be negative impacts to others. 14 14points reply Leesquee Leesquee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. I guess my response to y'all would be: JFC, look at how much texting you did for something you don't, in fact, struggle with. Why do you care enough to spend so much effort being condescending, hateful, and showing your inability to empathize IN PUBLIC? Because being 'brutally honest' is WAY more about the brutality than the honesty with you entitled freaks. -34 -34points reply Captante Captante Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Spammer. 13 13points reply Simone Wagner Simone Wagner Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Coming from an obese person, the world doesn't owe you anything just because you eat yourself into obesity. 219 219points reply The Problem With Censorship Is ******* The Problem With Censorship Is ******* Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago THIS. 50 50points reply Load More Replies... Piggy Tee Piggy Tee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago It must have been difficult to share that, thank you 11 11points reply Alexandra Davis Alexandra Davis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago You should write a list about traveling when being in a wheelchair! It's harder than this list and we can't do a single thing to be none disabled yet 99% of obese people can make steps to losing weight. Yes I know some people are obese because of medical reasons but the vast majority of obese people can lose weight by eating less/ eating better/ moving more. People can choose to be whatever size they want, but if they are overweight because of a none medical issue then I'm sorry I have little sympathy if they struggle with the above- when they have a way to stop it being an issue. 110 110points reply karen snyder karen snyder Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Thank you for commenting, I came looking for someone else recognizing that accommodations while traveling are way worse for folx with disabilities. They can't or won't accommodate for persons in wheelchairs, people who are blind or even people who are over a certain height. To accommodate the morbidly obese, before fixing other discrimination, would be a slap in the face. I wonder if this woman has ever been asked to ride in the cattle car of a train, because that's how many train networks handle a paid passenger in a wheelchair. 38 38points reply Load More Replies... karen snyder karen snyder Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago For "Impetus." (Comment below) Actually, many European trains still keep a boxcar on for animals and oversize cargo, like bicycles. I've been in many trains that consider that to be adequate for a passenger that can't get out of their wheelchair. This happened in 2002 in Czech Republic, 2012 in rural England, 2016 in Poland, 2018 from Hungry to Croatia. I'm guessing your experience with the world is small and limited to well trafficked areas. But, saying this isn't 1880 just makes you look inexperienced, not knowledgeable. 5 5points reply Sam Sam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Wtf, cattle cars? Not where I live, it’s not ideal certainly. You have to make a reservation instead of just boarding like the rest, for some lines. There are services to help you on and off. They have a portable ramp, and someone waits for you to help you on and again off at your destination. Definitely sucks if things get delayed. But all newer trains have special ramps that the lower to the platform so you can just wheel on, anytime. So sorry you have to deal with this. 4 4points reply Impetus Impetus Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Since when do passenger trains pull cattle cars? It's not 1880. -2 -2points reply digitalin digitalin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 week ago That sounds like an excellent idea for an article. It would be very informative and eye-opening. I'd love to read it. 11 11points reply Fat Harry Fat Harry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 days ago Spot on. I'm not disabled, but I spent two months on crutches with a broken ankle and it was the inconvenience that was far more annoying than the pain. People who don't just get better, as I did, have my complete sympathy. My problem was trivial compared to what some people face every day through no fault of their own, and to see people trying to equate obesity with disability is infuriating. Obesity is (usually) self inflicted. 2 2points reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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