AUbicycles wrote:As a mod courtesy - a post was removed. As an example or metaphor a was made with references to sexuality. In the rules we ask that sexuality is not a part of discussions as it is broadly not cycling related and this (and other topics) becomes a point of difference and upset.
Simply means discussion on topic without such references.
the post you removed which was mine, highlighted a long accepted medical fact mentioned on numerous govt health websites, that a GP too constrained to address a patent's fat status effectively, might also shy away from communicating effectively to patients.
The upset and consequent removal of the post is an example of how PC thought is suppressing the medical wellbeing of Australians for fear of upsetting people who blindly accept deceptive propaganda of associated lobby groups.
As a health professional, my view is it's intellectually and emotionally naive and precious prejudice to censor health risks associated with sexuality, and not with obesity. It screams that fat people's feelings are not as precious as those of the forum member who took offense at my post.
I am sure if fat people can organize a savvy govt funded lobby group, they'll soon be effective in repressing the facts regarding health risks of being overweight, getting the term 'fat' banned from the media, and having fatness censored on bicycle forums!
Anyway, I should give up on preventative health. I'll get wealthier and have less work hassles, letting people believe what they want, as will GPs.