Thinking about joining /v/fatpeoplehate I always kind of thought you guys were kind of arseholes and should live and let live. Then I bought a bottle of Dr Pepper where I live in the UK. It tasted really nasty so I looked at the ingredients. They had added aspartame, that disgusting artificial shit that fat people guzzle to feel better about themselves whilst simultaneously poisoning themselves with methanol and phenylalanine. This is supposed to be the full sugar version, not diet. So I looked into it and the Coca Cola Company (who manufacture Dr P. in the UK) had this to say: As a company, we have always listened and responded to the needs of our consumers and we know that obesity is a growing concern for them and their families. Obesity is a complex public health challenge, influenced by many different factors, but we understand the role that diet, including our products, can have on health and wellbeing. All calories count and we are firmly committed to playing our part in helping to address the challenge of obesity. We believe choice and information are fundamental for consumers to make the right decisions for them and their families so we have taken a number of steps to make this easier. Coca-Cola GB was one of the first companies to sign up to the Government’s Responsibility Deal, and in 2012 we made commitments to: • Reduce the average calories per litre of our sparkling drinks by 5% by the end of 2014 • Reduce the calories in some of our leading soft drinks by at least 30% • Increase the money we spend on marketing our zero calorie colas by 25% We’ve achieved all of these commitments: • We reduced the average calories per litre in our sparkling drinks by 5.3% • We reduced the calorie and sugar content of Sprite, Dr Pepper, Fanta Fruit Twist and glaceau vitaminwater by more than 30% • We increased our marketing investment in our zero calorie colas by 52% So basically, because an increasing number of disgusting fat fucks are costing the NHS millions of pounds with their laziness, everyone else has to drink nauseating, artificially sweetened, fizzy piss-water whether they want to or not. I don't drink a lot of this type of sugary drink, because I'm healthy and I want to stay that way. I really used to love a bottle of Dr Pepper as a treat every now and again, but now because of the whale epidemic I can't. I'm so angry about this, I can't even begin to tell you. Does anybody have any other compelling reasons why I should join this sub? List them in the comments, I will consider them carefully and make my decision after 24 hours.