Showerthought: Cats Greetings my dear, beloved shitizens. I know what you're thinking; what the fuck do cats have to do with fatpeoplehate? Well, it is not the tragic events such as a fat person sitting or rolling onto a cat causing a truly horrific death (fear not, dear reader, that link has no images of dead kittens, but the photo they DO include is arguably worse). Nor is it the infuriating scene of a cat overfed so much that it dies from obesity-induced heart failure when efforts to slim it down into a cruelty-free size came too late (Again, no dead cat photos, just a bit of heartbreak and renewed hatred for animal abusers.) No. Today, my friends, I had a shower thought regarding a parasite called Toxoplasma Gondii. For those of you who are unaware, Toxo is a rather fascinating parasite to which the life of cats are integral, and it is through them they infect animals nearby (including humans) which cause some interesting alterations in the brain. An excerpt from this article explains: The most interesting thing about Toxo is what it does to an infected animal's mind. Infected mice become more adventurous and less fearful of cats — in fact, they even seem to become drawn to cats. This sinister effect increases the rodent's likelihood of being eaten and providing a chance for Toxo to enter the cat and reproduce. Spooky stuff. While it isn't covered in the article and still requires study, some people suggest that people with cats who are infected by toxo will become more drawn and attached to their and other cats, possibly explaining the crazy cat lady phenomenon. Well, while I was in the shower today mulling over the article, I began to wonder if surrounding yourself with fats (both the entities that were once human, and the adipose around your gunt) have the same phenomenon. This is where the cats and fats have common ground for the basis of this post; a cat carrying toxo will infect those around it, brainwashing them into loving that cat even more. A fat carrying too much weight will infect those around it with HAES and body positivity garbage, brainwashing them into believing that fat is okay. The more cats you have, the more you want! The fatter you are, the more you can pile on in short periods of time, as those numerous fat cells generate like Australian bunnies in the early 1900s.  Now let me take a paws pause to assure you shitizens that, parasite or not, cats are awesome and I have no issue with them, and this post isn't to put down cat lovers, but simply to draw a unique parallel.  This showerthought has since evolved into questions about how fat affects the brain. Not just their own brains, as we all know that obesity causes landwhales to have lower IQs, damaged hormone functions, and even affect the brains of their young.  But what about the people existing around these fatties? Do they infect the surrounding population in some ways, just as toxo infects creatures around the cats and not just the cats themselves? Already we are watching our world become increasingly sensitive, requiring safe spaces and censoring speech in the name of, ironically, free speech, to protect the feeble emotions of fatties and other assorted snowflakes. We are witnessing a coercion to "accept" fatness, and think of it as acceptable, even beautiful, by force. We see more businesses, companies, and foundations increasingly silenced and manipulated by fat people into appeasing their ever-increasing appetite for instant gratification and entitlement. We are seeing more and more people, even those who are not fat, having sympathy for fat people and believing that they are indeed oppressed, victims of a society that is dominated by.... well, by themselves actually. We are paying more in taxes for their medical care. Our children are lacking in the freedom to learn and acknowledge the difference between healthy and unhealthy habits because fee-fees in the classroom. People everywhere are more accepting of shaming healthy, fit people who take effort to care for themselves, their bodies, and the bodies of their children or pets or dependants, because of "thin privilege."  Pregnant mothers who eat well and remain active to ensure their body remains healthy for the sake of their growing infant are attacked and harassed online for being good parents, because of jealous hams who thrive on the belief that their post pregnancy 300lb weight gain is just innocent baby weight. My dearest shitfolk, our society has been infected, and I see no cure in sight. I fear that all we can do is wait it out and hope that our small population of toxofat-resistant shitselves are strong enough to not succumb to the infection and wait for the rest of them to die out. What should we do with the world when it is left to us? Aside clean up the twinkie factories, of course. Personally I think we should get rid of daylight savings and genetically engineer onions that don't make me cry like a little bitch. Edit: eyebleach to warm your hearts 1 2 3 4