It's Okay to Fat Shame Women

First and foremost, I must emphatically apologize to the voters and to my opponent. Missing a round isn't just irresponsible -- it's downright rude. I am sorry for this mistake on my end. The holidays are abuzz and it simply slipped past me. Fortunately, this is a 5 round debate and I believe I'll be able to adequately defend my position in the remaining time. The opponent has made multiple claims, so I will attempt to separate these claims into subpoints for the sake of clarity. 1. The absence of fat-shaming leads to more fat women, in turn causing health problems. This argument is patently false. The crux of the opponent's argument can be seen here: that "fat shaming causes a decrease in obesity." However, research shows that fat shaming actually has the opposite affect. [1]What follows are the actual impacts of fat shaming.(a) Women are more likely to eat after being fat shamed. In one study, women were found to eat three times as much as the control group after watching a 'fat shaming' video. (b) Fat shaming increases the risk of obsesity. In a study of nearly 3,000 people it was found that fat shaming increases the risk of obesity by nearly seven times. (c) Fat shaming increases the risk of various psychological and physiological disorders, namely: depression, eating disorders, and reduced self esteem. (d) Obese people are up to 12 times as likely to commit suicide. The increases in obesity due to fat shaming directly implies that fat shaming increases the risk of suicide. It is clear that the opponent's assumption that "fat shaming" leads to a decrease in weight is not just innacurate -- it's the polar opposite of reality. Fat shaming increases the levels of obesity and only fuels the obesity epidemic. 2. Most men are attracted to healthy looking women, so why should they [men] not fat shame.The refutation of point (1) clearly addresses this point. Regardless of whether men do or do not prefer 'healthy' women, they do not improve the situation by fat shaming women. Instead, they actually decrease the number of healthy looking women, thus creating a situation counter to their desires. 3. Most fat women are so because they are lazy, they overeat, and they hate men. While the burden of proof is shared, it is still the debater's obligation to back up the claims that they themselves make. As such, the opponent needs to present evidence proving that women are fat because they are lazy, overeating, men haters. I have presented evidence demonstrating that at least one contributing to obesity is fat shaming. As for the evidence that the opponent did present, it addressed the health costs of obesity. I must fully agree that obesity has negative economic impacts that adversely affect everyone in society. Because I have demonstrated that fat shaming worsens the obesity epidemic, it is clear that, in order to prevent these increased medical costs, we must stop fat shaming. 4. Feminists are responsible for the obesity epidemic. Again, the opponent presents an argument that is 100% rhetoric and 0% substantiated. The opponent should present evidence that feminists are responsible for the obesity epidemic. And even if we assume that they have played a role, we are not debating "feminism", but rather "fat shaming". And again, I have demonstrated that fat shaming only serves to increase obesity. ConclusionThe opponent doesn't present a well-reasoned argument and instead offers an anti-feminism rhetoric, attributing obesity to feminisim and prescribing "fat shaming" as the solution. In reality, the evidence shows that fat shaming worsens obesity. My link [1] contains 12 studies that each explore different ways that fat shaming negatively affects a person's physical and emotional health. It is no doubt of paramount importance that we find a way to decrease obesity, but it is clear this is not the way. As such, vote Con. Sources:1 - http://authoritynutrition.com...;[contains 12 studies]