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Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

#292: AITA Diet and Body Edition Part 2 - with Vinny Welsby

Mar 5, 2024
Best buddy Vinny and host discuss 'Am I The Asshole' posts on Reddit about weight and diet issues. They analyze cognitive dissonance, anti-fat attitudes, and self-esteem influences. Topics include inclusive seating choices, pressuring spouses to conform, societal biases in relationships, and taboo conversations on body acceptance.
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  • Body image conflicts can arise from seating arrangements and weight concerns, leading to judgments and conflicts around acceptance.
  • Imposing societal body standards on a partner reflects control issues and deep-seated biases around weight and attractiveness.

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Summary of Scenario 1: Embarrassing the Friend's Boyfriend

An individual hosts a dinner to celebrate moving into a new house and asks a friend's morbidly O-word boyfriend, Dale, to sit on a sturdier chair due to concerns about the old chairs holding his weight. The friend's girlfriend, Katie, gets upset, accusing the host of fat phobia and embarrassing Dale, leading to an uncomfortable situation where Katie and Dale leave early.

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