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Holy shit there's a lot of angry fat American people in the comments.
No-one is mocking them being fat. We're mocking America for having such a shit culture and food regulation that lots of people end up with this problem.
It's not funny to mock a specific hungry kid, but you can make jokes about famine.
You shouldn't trigger someone's personal traumas of rape, but comedians can joke about sexual assault.
I think blurring their faces would've made this less a joke and more shaming. So idk what the issue is.
As a fat person, 300lb+ lbs, i think its fine to call us out and make fun of us. Mostly we either dont give a shit and will do what we want, or might just be on the verge of change and 1 more person calling us out could jumpdrive our selfrespct enough in order to make a difference.
I appreciate that. Personally, the photo kicks my sense of empathy into overdrive instead.
I don't see two targets of ridicule. I see two cases of metabolic syndrome,with type II and heart attacks waiting to destroy their bodies, and over 6000 calories of raw sugar in tow on wheels, because they're too weak to carry their snack around. And they likely got there from self-medicating with food for what's likely trauma, depression, and/or other mental illness. They need a rescue party.
what's a big gulp
An obscenely large soda from 7-eleven. The cups in the image aren't Big Gulps technically, but they are very large drink containers, and OP is using the term Big Gulp loosely
A very large enclosed cup to hold liquids.
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At least they are outside.
wow these replies are landmines so i will just be confused about how you even get a picture from that angle. the place doesn't look urban or like it would have any high-rises, and the USA (assuming this is it) also doesn't really do tall parking garages. and it very much looks like the photo was taken from outside.
Taken from the driver's seat of a new pickup truck?
Google maps big zoom mode
Holy shit this comment section is a train wreck.
Train wrecks? Those things America has a lot of nowadays that all safety regulation is being deleted as we speak?
Uh, I hear ya, buddy.
Big Gulps, huh? Alright!
Well, see ya later!
Do you still have gallon of soda? I remember seeing soda by the gallon in the 80s. Now, the biggest bottle I see in Canada is 2L.
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