The right to obesity

Kate Harding spent most of her life in the fight against her excess weight. No diets helped her, and now she is fighting against all diets in the world and for the rights of people who have excess weight and suffering from obesity. And there are two -thirds of the population in America. Their rights are defended by the Fatosphere Blog created by Kate ("Tolstosphere"), the Council to combat the discrimination of Tolstoy and many other organizations.

Says activist of movement Monica Vanderberg:

- It all starts with the fact that a fat child hates himself. When I was a teenager, I did not go for a run, because I was afraid of ridicule. I would be a much happier person without this fear and hostility towards myself.

Monica can be understood: she wants her to be accepted as she is. Recently, the FOX television company began a program that helps fat people find a couple, that is, doing a useful thing. And what do the activists themselves do? Yes, they are engaged in the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, but more often they fight for their rights in rather controversial areas. It is known that when hiring for work, preference is more often given to dry -handed. Discrimination? Yes. But employers know, according to statistics, people more often suffer from heart disease and diabetes more often.

Another activist Rachel Richardson considers this opinion to be wrong:

- My friends and relatives know well that I have excellent health. Yes, with a growth of 1 meter 60 I weigh more than 80 kilograms. But I have normal pressure, normal blood cholesterol. I do not have diabetes, although we have several people in our family.

Richel Richardson can be glad, but she is an exception. And most people with excess weight confirm the rule and get sick more often than others. For the treatment of ailments caused by obesity, 100 billion dollars a year is spent.

United Airlines intends to resort to discrimination - to enter a double fee from passengers who, due to their thickness, are forced to take two places. This is a punishment for excess weight, activists say. But if a dried passenger wants to not sit in flight, but will lie and take two places for this, then he will pay for two. The Supreme Court of Canada rejected this logic. He considered an illegal attempt to introduce a double fee from people who, due to the large weight in flight, occupy two places. The court considered that citizens have an integral right to be fat. So the struggle for the recognition of this right, among the main human rights, will certainly continue.