These parents don't understand that it's their job to be a parent. Sometimes that means you can't protect your child from everything. So yes, if little Johnny gets called fat, then his feeling might get hurt. But parents lose sight of what's important. Sparing little Johnny's feelings now may mean in the long-run he continues poor eating and exercise habits, turns into a deathfat, and dies at 35. "Short term pain for long term gain." What we teach our children now will affect them for the rest of their lives. So teaching that fat is OK will have very negative consequences both now and down the road. But I wouldn't leave it to fats to put their own feelings aside and do some actual parenting. Lazy fucks