Overweight 'should be protected'

I'm not actually advocating "superheroism" or evangelical beating of the anti fat drum. I just don't think we should collectivly sweep the whole thing under the rug for fear of upsetting people who are slowly killing themselves through a lifestyle choice.
Take any number of illegal substances and there are a mass of folk who will shout and scream about how bad it is for you/them/society/you kids etc etc. Put on a mass of lard and everyone suddenly has to be a model of empathy/sympathy/understanding.
Tell it how it is.

So my take on all this is simple: Call a fatty a fatty, it's only telling them the truth and it might just save their life.

come on man.

being fat is one of the only 'lifestyle choices' that is immediately noticable (as mentioned).
basically, you are saying it is okay to give someone shit, based on their appearance, and i say that is wrong.

anyway - i am going for a pint, a smoke and a pizza, to soothe my fat ginger arse. :)