I was going to make the same comment.  The fierce way in which we fat shame indicates a collective panic,  Right, the obesity epidemic is everywhere, taxing our health care system, our transportation system, and threatening our general, collective sanity.  fear of our human shadow;  Right again, I sure as hell don't want to be fat, and it begins to be worrisome when nearly everyone around me is - is there something in the water or what?!  it's a strategy of war to say we must fix this issue urgently, before it gets us all,  Still right, we absolutely need a war on obesity, because we seem to be losing a lot of battles here...  and the only way to make sure we're safe from it is to destroy everything that represents it.  And finally, right as well, although I think I'm interpreting this last part differently than the poster - she's trying to make it about them physically, and although they are repulsive, it's actually their attitudes that must be destroyed. Once they understand and accept the realities of CICO, portion control, and willpower, the physical issues will take care of themselves.