You guys will defend a skinny fat to the death.  I wouldn't say that, that might be true of some, but then I see plenty of the fitness crowd on here who feel skinny fats are on probation. As you've rightly said, there is a diversity of views on here. There are people who hate all fats, and those who hate those who only hate the obese. If you don't like a particular conversation, just stay out of it. This sub knows it is extreme, and expresses views that are unacceptable in polite society, just accept it for what it is, don't hope it can perfectly match your views. What I see that tends to happen is those who are fixated on BMI talk to each other in a thread, and those that aren't stay out of it. I've seen plenty of conversations here agree that it is an easy metric for assessing a population , not an individual. That and the classic observation that 99% of those who feel the need to rubbish BMI on the internet are fats.