Nobody considers this beautiful, not even themselves.  That's why they constantly seek validation from the people around them.  Most of the time it is other fat women cheering them on, because to admit that someone else is fat and has a problem is to admit that you have the same problem.  They always call posts like this "brave" because they are projecting the fact that they actually hate themselves and think that they are ugly and worthless.  They believe that it's society's fault that they think this way, rather than accepting that it's no one else's fault but their own.  They like to talk about how confident they are, whilst simultaneously admitting that they find it difficult to love themselves in their fat bodies.  In reality people are obsessed with making themselves feel good, and that is where this mentality of fat acceptance comes from - they are trying to make themselves feel better.  Basically instead of doing that by the normal means of actually bettering themselves, they are settling for less because they are lazy, and demand everyone else settle for less too so that they can justify and feel good about their decision to not be a better person. Multiculturalism has nothing to do with this mentality, and it is definitely more of a communist way of thinking.  That everyone should be the same with the same things and not strive to be competitive or better.  This all springs from the idea of keeping feelings safe, regardless of reality.  Rewarding all behaviour, rather than just the best behaviour.  Giving out participation prizes just for showing up so people can feel good about themselves.  Basically, they just want to eliminate competition because they can't compete, and can't be bothered to get better in order TO compete. You're right that it is a disassociation from reality that is causing this kind of thing to run rampant.  These people can't deal with reality, and are addicted to sympathy from others.  They will even go so far as to ignore common sense or advice from people who know better by taking the moral high ground and playing the victim through their imaginary oppression olympics.    Truth is, it's just an absolute lack of self-awareness, logic and common sense, mixed in with laziness, self-pity and attention seeking behaviour that is being reinforced by others in the same boat.  They don't want to better themselves and they don't want anyone else to either, because that means that they have to feel bad for being left behind with their shitty life choices.  That's why there is no sense in trying to help these people.  They don't want to be helped, they just want to feel good about their mediocre lives.  Best thing you can do is ignore them.  Most fun thing to do is call them out on their bullshit XD