Should fat people have to have fat gaming avatars and game restrictions?[Tech Roundup

[CyberInferno]

Please read the article! Microsoft has filed for a patent that would make obese people have fat avatars, would limit their gameplay time, and would block them from competing at certain levels (http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/12/18/1649253/Microsoft-Seeks-Patent-On-Shaming-Fat-Gamers?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fsla shdot+%28Slashdot%29). Fair or unfair?

This poll is in conjunction with this week's Technology Round-up (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1481942).

[BozzBlonde]

Holy.. that's crazy. o.o But maybe it's good?
I don't know how I feel about it.
What if they have a disease where they can't control their weight?

Edit:

Wouldn't they be able to lie on those questions though? It could be ineffective.

[red8ge]

dumb

[loserkidchad]

I understand their reasoning, but that is a completely ridiculous concept. It's actually just plain fucked up if you ask me, I mean, isn't that just full blown discrimination to a certain degree?

[jwicklun]

I just found it too funny, so I voted yes.

[mjr20]

funny idea but not legal.

[kdefrisc]

I understand their reasoning, but that is a completely ridiculous concept. It's actually just plain fucked up if you ask me, I mean, isn't that just full blown discrimination to a certain degree?
This is actually an interesting topic, well not the avfatar thing but the topic of obesity discrimination. My mom works for Kaiser and she said the hot button topic right now is about obesity discrimination and charging more for health care for those who are considered morbidly obese. Discrimination or not? I guess it makes some sense when people aren't taking care of themselves but taking up more health care tax money for something that is avoidable

[Neo Cassady]

This is actually an interesting topic, well not the avfatar thing but the topic of obesity discrimination. My mom works for Kaiser and she said the hot button topic right now is about obesity discrimination and charging more for health care for those who are considered morbidly obese. Discrimination or not? I guess it makes some sense when people aren't taking care of themselves but taking up more health care tax money for something that is avoidable

Intended? Either way, lolz.

But in response to the OP, I don't think it would be legal.

[kdefrisc]

Intended? Either way, lolz.

But in response to the OP, I don't think it would be legal.

Intended :-)

[Smeee]

Of course it's discrimination. Isn't that the point?

[murrich]

Very unfair.

[bard]

This is actually an interesting topic, well not the avfatar thing but the topic of obesity discrimination. My mom works for Kaiser and she said the hot button topic right now is about obesity discrimination and charging more for health care for those who are considered morbidly obese. Discrimination or not? I guess it makes some sense when people aren't taking care of themselves but taking up more health care tax money for something that is avoidable
charging higher premiums for overweight people makes sense though.

i mean, i smoke. so naturally, my decision to smoke raises my rates. their decision to eat unhealthy should do the same thing.

[WhoSaidThat?]

Simply choosing no doesn't even cover it...

[Mibabalou]

yes stop being fat

i hate fate people

[eriatarka24]

I understand their reasoning, but that is a completely ridiculous concept. It's actually just plain fucked up if you ask me, I mean, isn't that just full blown discrimination to a certain degree?
this.

And 34 people voted yes? :-| heh!

[grimis16]

funny

[Machu505]

This is illegal in so many ways.

[jared091]

Yeah! Let's also put their TVs on timers and not let them buy Microwaves. How about a 20% fat tax at supermarkets and mandatory gym visits.Why don't we just make shock collars that we put around fat peoples necks and when they walk into fast food chains we shock them. That'll make them shape up. We should just make a caste system, I'm done with all these fatties thinking they have human rights. They honestly believe they're equal to the skinny people!?

This is the stupidest thing i've ever heard.

[Ryzenfall]

How is this even being asked?

[seraph1214]

Can't believe so many people put yes.

[lauren1234]

This is kind of ridiculous but I can see why someone would potentially want to do it. The big flaw is that anyone can lie about their weight. I am against the idea though. It is very discriminating.

[jwicklun]

fuck no its not discriminatory. fat fucks are fat because like 95% of them choose to be fat

I have no sympathy for the obese. If you cant choose between eating a whole pizza and like a ham sandwich then you deserve to be looked down upon and restricted from things that make you more fat

Fuck all these limp-dick excuses that you cant exercise or you have a glandular problem, you can still eat either less or more healthy things.

Almost everyone with type II diabetes deserves to die a slow painful death in their fat-fuck of a body. The main cause of type II is from lack of exercise and eating unhealthy foods to the point that they become insulin resistant which means your body is capable of storing more fat because you have so much goddamn fatty foods inside of you for such a long period of time that your fat body cant get rid of it (via lack of exercise) and you arent using your fat foods as energy so your body is put in fat-storing overdrive bc of an insulin deficit

unless your type 2 is caused by having some other hormone imbalance like acromegaly or cushing's syndrome, you are a lazy fat fuck of a person.

God forbid you exercise and eat somewhat healthy, or at least not a weeks worth of food in a day.

And please, let me know if any of this isnt true or misleading.
as harsh as this statement is, there is some truth to it. Yeah it's true that not all of us have the time to exercise, but we have the capabitities to sacrifcing the unhealthy foods, and at least giving up 30 minutes of our day doing some sort of cardio workout. I understand that some part of obesity can be genetics, but it does not mean you cannot lose the weight.

[DogSizedBird]

This is just infuriating. It's not Microsoft's place to promote health, it's a fucking xbox! Don't care what you say, this is the same thing as if they did something like "your skin is too black, no game time for you". Fucking bullshit.

[lonelysuperstar]

Yeah! Let's also put their TVs on timers and not let them buy Microwaves. How about a 20% fat tax at supermarkets and mandatory gym visits.Why don't we just make shock collars that we put around fat peoples necks and when they walk into fast food chains we shock them. That'll make them shape up. We should just make a caste system, I'm done with all these fatties thinking they have human rights. They honestly believe they're equal to the skinny people!?

This is the stupidest thing i've ever heard.
This post wins the thread.

[DogSizedBird]

fuck no its not discriminatory. fat fucks are fat because like 95% of them choose to be fat

I have no sympathy for the obese. If you cant choose between eating a whole pizza and like a ham sandwich then you deserve to be looked down upon and restricted from things that make you more fat

Fuck all these limp-dick excuses that you cant exercise or you have a glandular problem, you can still eat either less or more healthy things.

Almost everyone with type II diabetes deserves to die a slow painful death in their fat-fuck of a body. The main cause of type II is from lack of exercise and eating unhealthy foods to the point that they become insulin resistant which means your body is capable of storing more fat because you have so much goddamn fatty foods inside of you for such a long period of time that your fat body cant get rid of it (via lack of exercise) and you arent using your fat foods as energy so your body is put in fat-storing overdrive bc of an insulin deficit

unless your type 2 is caused by having some other hormone imbalance like acromegaly or cushing's syndrome, you are a lazy fat fuck of a person.

God forbid you exercise and eat somewhat healthy, or at least not a weeks worth of food in a day.

And please, let me know if any of this isnt true or misleading.

Dude, you have no idea how much I'd like to fucking garrote you with barbed wire. Seriously dude, I'm not fat but if you said that to my face I'd beat your ass. But you can hide behind a computer screen and say whatever you want, so it's cool. Ignorant fuck.

[CyberInferno]

This is illegal in so many ways.
Microsoft might be able to get away with the game limitations if it can find enough doctors to agree that it is unsafe for obese people to play at certain levels. Like putting restrictions on roller coasters. I don't think it's fair at all, but there might be a legal loophole for them on that aspect.

Regarding the fat avatars, it's completely ridiculous.
Yeah! Let's also put their TVs on timers and not let them buy Microwaves. How about a 20% fat tax at supermarkets and mandatory gym visits.Why don't we just make shock collars that we put around fat peoples necks and when they walk into fast food chains we shock them. That'll make them shape up. We should just make a caste system, I'm done with all these fatties thinking they have human rights. They honestly believe they're equal to the skinny people!?

This is the stupidest thing i've ever heard.
Well said.
How is this even being asked?
Because Microsoft legitimately filed for the patent.
Can't believe so many people put yes.
Sounds like a good number of people voting in the thread are in good shape. It's hard to imagine anyone even just a little overweight consenting to an idea this ludicrous.

[Ryzenfall]

Because Microsoft legitimately filed for the patent.


I am aware. That was my question. Microsoft can't be seriously thinking this is a remotely valid idea.

[CyberInferno]

I am aware. That was my question. Microsoft can't be seriously thinking this is a remotely valid idea.
Oh, I see. I thought you were questioning the poll itself, not the idiocy of Microsoft ;-)

[Chromefox]

I am bewildered by the number of people who have agreed to the content of this poll, hahaha. HEY GUYS, LET'S MAKE BLACK PEOPLE'S VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS FIGHT WITH FRIED CHICKEN! Seriously, what the FUCK.

I can't believe the number of human abominations on the internet.

[sleepyseanzzz]

how would microsoft be able to figure which one of their millions and millions of gamers was obese or not? or sharing a console with an obese family member if they are not fat? and what is the weight limit to play video games? are there horse socks? is anybody listening to me?

[PunkRocks]

I'm sorry, but video games should be a temporary escape from reality, not an extension of it.

[derekmoyer4]

I just found it too funny, so I voted yes.
lol, that is what i did.

fat people should have fat avatars though. i think that would make things more interesting.

note: this is a stupid idea. then we would need skinny avatars for those you are tiny. not just normal or fat. fucking microsoft, they suck.

[derekmoyer4]

I'm sorry, but video games should be a temporary escape from reality, not an extension of it.
well said and ultimately why this is a stupid idea.

[BulleTheory]

lolwut

[Protested Hero]

Gaming does not correlate to obesity. I game all the fucking time, and I'm not obese. Eating a lot of food that's EXTREMELY bad for you is going to make you obese. Unless Microsoft plans on controlling the food market, this idea is completely and utterly fucked. It'd be an instant lawsuit for them. It'll never happen.

[jwicklun]

Gaming does not correlate to obesity. I game all the fucking time, and I'm not obese. Eating a lot of food that's EXTREMELY bad for you is going to make you obese. Unless Microsoft plans on controlling the food market, this idea is completely and utterly fucked. It'd be an instant lawsuit for them. It'll never happen.
do you exercise? lol

[your a sheep]

Hey fatty stop playing video games and go shove the drive way, while your skinny brother eats candy and plays video games.

[Protested Hero]

do you exercise? lol

Yes. What's your point?

[jwicklun]

Yes. What's your point?
just was going to say it would take a lot more than just eating healthy food to lose weight. unless you have a really good metabolism.

[Chromefox]

Seriously what the fuck, haha. This isn't even a question of personal preference, it's a question of HUMAN RIGHTS, and this many people have said "Fuck their rights". Jesus christ you're all disgusting.

Okay, so for all of you who think it's a person's own fault that they're overweight, and it's their decision to stay that way:

If it is indeed their decision, then who is Microsoft to force their hand, if sitting on the internet is what they want? This logic is contradictory and flawed. And yes, discriminatory logic, absolutely.

[yrfacemyfist]

Dude, you have no idea how much I'd like to fucking garrote you with barbed wire. Seriously dude, I'm not fat but if you said that to my face I'd beat your ass. But you can hide behind a computer screen and say whatever you want, so it's cool. Ignorant fuck.

What is ignorant about what I said? Its quite opinionated but facts is facts braah. Im studying health and fitness and no a thing or 2 about the effects of obesity on the body. Yes I admit what I said is harsh but the facts are very true. People battle with weight all the time but their approach is embarrassing at best for the majority. Thinking not getting whipped cream on their ice cream pie cake or buying wii fit are all jokes. Obesity shouldnt be tolerated unless its caused by genetic defects. Our bodies cannot handle the weight of obesity. Most diseases or conditions are either caused or amplified because of unhealthy weight. 6 out of the top 10 ways Americans die every year are weight related. Alzheimer's and kidney disease are sped up by how much you weigh, diabetes, stroke, heart disease

[Chromefox]

What is ignorant about what I said? Its quite opinionated but facts is facts braah. Im studying health and fitness and no a thing or 2 about the effects of obesity on the body. Yes I admit what I said is harsh but the facts are very true. People battle with weight all the time but their approach is embarrassing at best for the majority. Thinking not getting whipped cream on their ice cream pie cake or buying wii fit are all jokes. Obesity shouldnt be tolerated unless its caused by genetic defects. Our bodies cannot handle the weight of obesity. Most diseases or conditions are either caused or amplified because of unhealthy weight. 6 out of the top 10 ways Americans die every year are weight related. Alzheimer's and kidney disease are sped up by how much you weigh, diabetes, stroke, heart disease

What do you mean obesity shouldn't be tolerated? It's not YOUR fucking problem. Hey I know, let's put fat people into camps and feed them 900 calories per day and force them to work. And if that doesn't get them out of our sight, let's just pitch them into a furnace and be done with it!

Saying that obesity shouldn't be tolerated is like saying people with crooked teeth or balding hair should be eliminated from society so you don't have to look at them.

If you're so adamant that it's THEIR choice, thus they deserve what they get, then why the hell are you also trying to strip choice FROM them? Let them do whatever the fuck they want. It has NOTHING to do with you. It's not your business nor your problem.

[Spewk]

Is this a joke?

[foisol]

I voted yes because it's hilarious.. and found it funnier when I saw most people said "no" and I was reading something on CNN about the obesity levels in the United States :P

[five inch taint]

http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220090309891%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20090309891&RS=DN/20090309891

[five inch taint]

"Saying that obesity shouldn't be tolerated is like saying people with crooked teeth or balding hair should be eliminated from society so you don't have to look at them."

Obesity = crooked teeth? :-|

[DogSizedBird]

What is ignorant about what I said? Its quite opinionated but facts is facts braah. Im studying health and fitness and no a thing or 2 about the effects of obesity on the body. Yes I admit what I said is harsh but the facts are very true. People battle with weight all the time but their approach is embarrassing at best for the majority. Thinking not getting whipped cream on their ice cream pie cake or buying wii fit are all jokes. Obesity shouldnt be tolerated unless its caused by genetic defects. Our bodies cannot handle the weight of obesity. Most diseases or conditions are either caused or amplified because of unhealthy weight. 6 out of the top 10 ways Americans die every year are weight related. Alzheimer's and kidney disease are sped up by how much you weigh, diabetes, stroke, heart disease

Dude, live and let live. It doesn't fucking effect you, get over it. Basically your entire diatribe if you replace the word "obese" with homosexual or any religion or race it reads the exact same.

[jared091]

http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220090309891%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20090309891&RS=DN/20090309891

is your user name a Mr. Show reference?

[five inch taint]

is your user name a Mr. Show reference?

Why yes it is. Max Packer had a fine taint did he not?

[Chromefox]

"Saying that obesity shouldn't be tolerated is like saying people with crooked teeth or balding hair should be eliminated from society so you don't have to look at them."

Obesity = crooked teeth? :-| Traits generally considered unattractive.

[ScarletGrove]

Obese children and fat people are hilarious and sad...and probably should not be playing video games.

[yrfacemyfist]

Dude, live and let live. It doesn't fucking effect you, get over it. Basically your entire diatribe if you replace the word "obese" with homosexual or any religion or race it reads the exact same.
fuck well only half of my post was posted but what got cut out was how obese people take more medical leave from work and go to the doctors more often than healthy people costing us tax payers billions of dollars spent on medical treatment and modifications for their oversized bodies and loses billions of dollars in revenue due to time off of work. So yes, it costs everyone that pays taxes.

People complain about all the government spending and thats one easy way to slow billions of dollars from bleeding out. They are leaches on our economy whether people know it or not.


If you are willing to argue you shoudnt be willing to listen so look at this and tell me fat people arent a burden:
http://www.obesityrates.net/category/obesity-in-america/

thats right 42.4 billion in one year just in California alone. Thats for medical costs and work loss combined. 42.4 billion that if these people were not obese could be spent on anything else.

What it boils down to is people being too selfish and glutton and are wasting healthy individuals money

[yrfacemyfist]

What do you mean obesity shouldn't be tolerated? It's not YOUR fucking problem. Hey I know, let's put fat people into camps and feed them 900 calories per day and force them to work. And if that doesn't get them out of our sight, let's just pitch them into a furnace and be done with it!

Saying that obesity shouldn't be tolerated is like saying people with crooked teeth or balding hair should be eliminated from society so you don't have to look at them.

If you're so adamant that it's THEIR choice, thus they deserve what they get, then why the hell are you also trying to strip choice FROM them? Let them do whatever the fuck they want. It has NOTHING to do with you. It's not your business nor your problem.

Ill point you in the direction of my last post ^

And it is my business seeing that I study health and fitness management and am currently a CPT

[Chromefox]

Ill point you in the direction of my last post ^

And it is my business seeing that I study health and fitness management and am currently a CPT Ha, you'd do better as a drill instructor given your behaviour. If I were in your fit camp, I'd probably be more likely to kill myself than work on my problems.

[DogSizedBird]

fuck well only half of my post was posted but what got cut out was how obese people take more medical leave from work and go to the doctors more often than healthy people costing us tax payers billions of dollars spent on medical treatment and modifications for their oversized bodies and loses billions of dollars in revenue due to time off of work. So yes, it costs everyone that pays taxes.

People complain about all the government spending and thats one easy way to slow billions of dollars from bleeding out. They are leaches on our economy whether people know it or not.


If you are willing to argue you shoudnt be willing to listen so look at this and tell me fat people arent a burden:
http://www.obesityrates.net/category/obesity-in-america/

thats right 42.4 billion in one year just in California alone. Thats for medical costs and work loss combined. 42.4 billion that if these people were not obese could be spent on anything else.

What it boils down to is people being too selfish and glutton and are wasting healthy individuals money


You're one of those people that believes everything you read, aren't you? Just shut the fuck up and go away. No one cares what you're saying, I can tell how satisfied you are getting a rise out of people, me included.

[artyinthebank]

Put Down The Fork!.............. Face!

[ace1112]

holy fukin shit this is hilarious

[yrfacemyfist]

You're one of those people that believes everything you read, aren't you? Just shut the fuck up and go away. No one cares what you're saying, I can tell how satisfied you are getting a rise out of people, me included.

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[Chromefox]

Fat people pay taxes too. :shrug:

[eriatarka24]

the voting is even!

seriously? :-d

[trappedintime]

ooh just evened it up.:star:

[DogSizedBird]

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Your so mature. Someone should cut your balls off because someone so fucking stupid shouldn't be allowed to breed.

[DogSizedBird]

WOW. The voting is tied. Didn't realize there were so many retards on AP. I'm sorry but discriminating on someone based on their weight is the same as discriminating against someone with a physical defect or even a body modification.

[doppelganger]

rofl i voted yes without reading the original post.

[letdownagain]

Fuck that shit. If I pay Microsoft $60 for their games, I'm gonna get to fucking play them - fat or not.

[tD77]

Focusing on the avatar and info, Microsoft would taking out a large fantasy aspect out of gaming. Everyone registers his or her avatar as they so feel. Likely, there is something about their character that is altered to their liking and Microsoft is taking a step to eliminate that privilege.

Registering personal info such as socioeconomic class and intelligence quotient is simply asking for trouble. Would this info be available for the public to see as well?

[drawndead]

hahahaha

[blue_bedlight]

It's their own fault for being fat. It's totally avoidable. But I don't think their avatar should show it. Avatar are used to show you off in a way you aren't. At least mine is. Mine has pale green dreadlocks, stoner ass eyes (which is correct depending on the day), diamond earrings, a pimp ring, and a ridiculous handlebar mustache. Most of my friends avatars don't look like them either. And limiting gaming time? Are you serious? What are you, their fucking parents? No one should be able to limit anyone's gametime, except if it's like a 12 year old or something. And not letting them compete because their fatfucks? That's like drug testing at competitions. That shouldn't be done either, cause you know damn well more than half the competitors, wouldn't be allowed to play.

[blue_bedlight]

Fuck that shit. If I pay Microsoft $60 for their games, I'm gonna get to fucking play them - fat or not.
Exactly! I've got a few fat friends that would totally agree. Fuck, they might even go and protest if need be.

[ninthandash]

I guess this is a step towards the end of my female supermodel Zwinky... :shrug:



...
but seriously, how can they possibly enforce this? Talk about Big Brother.
Kids who are overweight get enough teasing IRL, so why should they be forced to be the outcasts of a digital world as well?


If this ever takes off, I propose we have a big red FAT tag underneath our AP usernames after providing a physical.

[jmirand1]

not that it would matter. fat people don't play video games (I think that's what this about...unless you're talking about fat people being required to have fat Na'vi avatars.)

[Tristan Needler]

Thin people should be forced to have thin avatars and play over a certain number of hours per day.

[inthemidst]

how would microsoft be able to figure which one of their millions and millions of gamers was obese or not? or sharing a console with an obese family member if they are not fat? and what is the weight limit to play video games? are there horse socks? is anybody listening to me?

Haha! Billy Madison...classic.

[inthemidst]

I am considered obese by the standards of the FDA, and I was initially offended after reading this poll inquiry, but then after considering it, I'm more convicted than anything. Obesity is a self-inflicted condition, and it can be changed. Being offended won't help me lose weight, but realizing the need for change will.

[VIVALAMATT]

This is the stupidest idea ever.

Hell no.

[TangledUp]

People should be able to design their avatars however they want..?

It's their own fault for being fat. It's totally avoidable. But I don't think their avatar should show it. Avatar are used to show you off in a way you aren't. At least mine is. Mine has pale green dreadlocks, stoner ass eyes (which is correct depending on the day), diamond earrings, a pimp ring, and a ridiculous handlebar mustache. Most of my friends avatars don't look like them either. And limiting gaming time? Are you serious? What are you, their fucking parents? No one should be able to limit anyone's gametime, except if it's like a 12 year old or something. And not letting them compete because their fatfucks? That's like drug testing at competitions. That shouldn't be done either, cause you know damn well more than half the competitors, wouldn't be allowed to play.
The first bolded statement made me lol. The second one I totally agree with. The entire thing is ridiculous, in my opinion. I don't have Xbox, but my brother's avatar looks exactly like John Lennon, and I can assure you he looks nothing like him in real life.

[blue_bedlight]

People should be able to design their avatars however they want..?


The first bolded statement made me lol. The second one I totally agree with. The entire thing is ridiculous, in my opinion. I don't have Xbox, but my brother's avatar looks exactly like John Lennon, and I can assure you he looks nothing like him in real life.
Haha, I'm glad I brought a chuckle.

One of my friends avatar is Mr. T., another is Kratos from God of War and my girlfriend's best friend is Lara Croft. For a couple months after the avatars first came out, my best friend and I were McCain & Obama, respectively.

Honestly when I saw things in my post being bolded I thought you were gonna start arguing with me about something. 8 times out of 10 that's what happens.

[TangledUp]

Haha, I'm glad I brought a chuckle.

One of my friends avatar is Mr. T., another is Kratos from God of War and my girlfriend's best friend is Lara Croft. For a couple months after the avatars first came out, my best friend and I were McCain & Obama, respectively.

Honestly when I saw things in my post being bolded I thought you were gonna start arguing with me about something. 8 times out of 10 that's what happens.
Not this time. :-d

[kbi the crowing]

even if some people voted yes for a joke, that's still a lot of people who are blatantly discriminatory, which is plain ridiculous

I am considered obese by the standards of the FDA, and I was initially offended after reading this poll inquiry, but then after considering it, I'm more convicted than anything. Obesity is a self-inflicted condition, and it can be changed. Being offended won't help me lose weight, but realizing the need for change will.

now if this policy was something you could sign up for if you wanted to have your gaming time reduced to better yourself, like the quote above me entails, that could be a pretty good thing, but I still don't think changing your avatar to make you look fat as a way to enact a policy is necessary, or even legal.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

While I think it's good for them to look out for their health, that is absolutely ridiculous. This is America, home of the free -- let them play however much the want. No way this will ever go through.

[steveC]

this is too rich. i can't vote on this.

[SuNDaYSTaR]

Of course it's discrimination. Isn't that the point?The reasoning is good, but the way it's conducted is really crappy. There are millions of better ways to have people do more exercise than to publicly show the rest of the world they're having weight issues.

[sexcells]

as uncomfortable as overweight people make me, this is ridiculous. i have negative qualities or habits and should i not be able to do something i enjoy, like play drums because i smoke in my spare time. no. bullshit......although i dislike video games and fat people.

[SuNDaYSTaR]

I am bewildered by the number of people who have agreed to the content of this poll, hahaha. HEY GUYS, LET'S MAKE BLACK PEOPLE'S VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS FIGHT WITH FRIED CHICKEN! Seriously, what the FUCK.

I can't believe the number of human abominations on the internet.You win this thread.

[decaying1713]

I don't think so. I mean, when you create an avatar you should display what you truly look like, but no one should take away the right for you to make yourself look like whatever you want.

[mrnegativezero]

Man, a lot of you guys are getting extremely worked up over this. My two seconds, forced? No. Ability to have that as an option to help them maintain their heath? Yes. Give the people choices, don't force it on them.

Also, to everyone "disgusted" by all the "retards" and "abominations" here and therefore, on the Internet, where the hell have you been? What Internet are you on where everyone is nice and loves each other?