Abnormal Development

More of the fat people are sexually unattractive and no one wants to have any kind of relationship with them crap. Of course, if other adults don't want to have sex with you, who does that leave? Kids, who can't defend themselves and can't run away from the fat adults in their lives, naturally. Give me a break. The man's fat didn't make him a deviant who preyed on children. If that were true, what about all those deviant child molesters who aren't physically fat? Just one more stereotype to pile on top of all the other fat stereotypes that aren't always true.

it's all right to be crazy, just don't let it drive ya nuts!

Yeah, because nothing says "conformity" like sexual predation.

What an absurd tale they're weaving here. And I can't even figure out WHY they feel the need to incorporate his size into the story they're trying to cobble together. Fat people can't do things for any reason besides "they're fat"?

Oh, this just makes me so angry... A fat person can't do ANYTHING, good OR bad, without it being mentioned that they're fat! And if they've done a bad thing, it's *because* they're fat! Ridiculous!

Well as a fat guy this doesn't surprise me, despite the seriousness of such an accusation it's frequently one of the first to be levelled at any man who doesn't fit in or is otherwise considered a little odd. As a child I remember well the exhortations of parents on housing estates to steer clear of the chubby and somewhat reclusive fellow who has the audacity to live alone, dress unconventionally or be different in some other respect.

Whilst discussions of fat and sexuality have until now (rightly) focused on the appalling treatment of fat women, it's important to realise that as social attitudes against obesity harden, fat men too are increasingly being portrayed as objects of pity, people that no 'normal' (read skinny) woman would want anything to do with. And of course it therefore naturally follows(!) that such a guy must therefore be sexually frustrated and as such driven to extremes to fulfil his desires. WTF.

BTW as far as developing normal sexual desires goes, I still occasionally read something that forces me to remind myself that being attracted to big people (and no, I don't mean in a creepy, Dimensions feeder-esque manner) is perfectly 'legitimate' and was happening long before newspaper columnists and social commentators began accusing all 'fat admirers' of being slimy sexual inadequates who trawl late-night chat rooms preying on the insecure and vulnerable fat women who just might be 'grateful' of our attention...

I'd just like to point out that if all fat guys were sick, child-assaulting perverts who couldn't get laid by adult women, then most of us (fat people) wouldn't exist.

Klaudt's bulk does not excuse his actions, but helps explain his reaction to improper things he saw on the Internet, the defense lawyer said.

Huh? So is this going to be the defense for fat people who commit crimes now?

"I'm not responsible for killing my husband. The fat made me do it!"

Sheesh.

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"They say that time changes things but you actually have to change them yourself." ~Andy Warhol

I really don't even have words for this one. The defense attorney is just trying to get the guy off easier, but it's a bizarre way to do it. It makes no sense - how does raping children make you "fit in"? That's crazy talk. And naturally linking fat to criminal behavior is just horrible.

Zero isn't a size, it's a warning sign. - Carson Kressley

This boggles the mind-the guy is married! Obviously at least one adult person found him attractive, and wanted to have a sexual relationship with him, we would presume, if he got married. Marriage provided him all the appropriate avenues he needed to develop a sexual life that didn't break the law or damage the lives of others.