We should shame fat people.

The majority of my argument will capitalize on the wording used by my opponent. "We should shame fat people" and "When I say "shame fat people" what I mean by that is the same way we would shame or frown upon drug users". These two statements combined would say "We should shame fat people in the same way we would shame or frown upon drug users". "We should shame fat people in the same way we would shame or frown upon drug users". This^ is the statement I will be attacking. To begin, the two terms of most consequence are "should" and "shame/frown upon". This clarification is important as it sets up the system my opponent supports. To say that we, society, "should" do anything is to at the very least imply that the action in question would benefit said society. The action in question is "shame/frown upon" and the subject of the action is "fat people". My argument will be that the action proposed by my opponent would not in fact benefit society and "should" not be done. The claim that the health of any given citizen should be of paramount importance to them and that it affects the people around them, especially those who depend on them, is not a matter of argument. A healthy citizen is one who can generally contribute more to their society and is less likely to suffer a disease or some physical complication that will endanger their life and make life more difficult for those who depend on that citizen. To state that health is important to society is therefor clear and a generally accepted notion for good reason. I believe that my opponent and I both agree on this key point. Where we differ in opinion is in the reaction society should have to any such citizen that endangers their own life and therefor inconveniences or endangers the lives of those around said citizen. My opponent suggests that the reaction most beneficial to society, what society "should do", is to "shame/frown upon" those citizens who endanger their health. I believe that out of the many possible social reactions, this is of the least likely to produce a better, more stable and healthy society. To begin my counterargument, I would like to remind the viewers of this debate that obesity, like addiction, is often not the fault of the victim. It is often the case that a child is made obese by their parents or guardians and they never develop the habits necessary to a live healthy life. Sugar addiction is rampant across our society and is usually started at a young age. Eating disorders are diseases that are often not entirely the fault of the victim. Even if the obesity of a citizen it is the fault of that citizen, it is likely due to bad habits and a slew of poor early influences, and even if it is NOT due to that, the proper reaction must not be to simply make them feel worse. Depression amongst the overweight is very common and if it is the goal of society to improve the overall health of the society, then "shaming" a victim is the least likely way to achieve that. Shaming will lead to further depression, and many victims of depression eat as a coping method, further increasing the problem and doing nothing to stop the problem in the first place. In my opinion, the best path to a more healthy society is to view obesity as a condition that should be avoided if possible ,through the introduction of good habits at an early age, and treated (medically speaking) with compassion and respect. That being said, it is not the goal of this debate to provide a better "should", simply to demonstrate that the "should" proposed by my opponent is far from the best option. Shaming an unhealthy citizen does nothing to fix their condition, does very little to actually prevent more citizens from becoming that way, is insensitive (you don't know how or why they came to be like that and it might not be entirely their fault), and in fact promotes more unhealthy habits from those "shamed" for the most part. Therefor I believe that we, society, should NOT shame fat people because it poses no real benefit to society and is in fact more likely to cause social dissent between those who shame and those shamed.