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Originally Posted by SebC
'Fat' is a noun, the thing one has.
'Fat' is an also adjective, the thing one is.
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Of course. My point is that for many overweight/obese people the term "fat" becomes the very definition of who they are. They look in the mirror and they don't see a human...they see fat. When people call them "fat" it only further reinforces this particular feeling. What is really sad is that when many overweight people lose weight they still see themselves as that "fat" person.