Will fat people be offended by a rap song called "American's Are Overweight"?
920995
if they do, it might just be another reason to consider losing weight and becoming healthy.
329295
If its anything, its definitely not meant to insult anyone. In this largely anonymous world of the internet, an avatar lets people be, how they want to be.\nI doubt, if fats the way most ppl'd prefer. So hey, looking at the brighter side of things, this may be just to spare the users of too many options.
746484
I do get offended, however, I'm sorry to say this, but the way you worded your question could be considered slightly homophobic also... "harrass you for what you are". I mean... personally for me it's a preference... i'm no different than you or anyone else. ... I'll put it another way... We're all the same. Some of us like apple juice, other like orange... we're all the same, but just have different preferences... I hope this makes sense... it's just how I percieved your question.
351918
oh and blithering idiots rapping about bitches hos drugs and guns is cool?\n\nrappers who also keep their people firmly entrenched in stereotypes...
897270
Yeah! I know! I can make fun of rap and hip-hop\nbecause I used to listen to it, but I choose to be nice... but people always say that I should cut myself because of the music I listen to! I especially hate it when people make fun of Panic! at the Disco, saying they're posers! They are electronica! Who are they trying to be?!.. and then some peole go around saying "I love Panic! at the Disco!" when they only know the 2 or 3 songs of theirs' that are played on the radio. I completely understand!
633353
Yes I do believe it is a little unfair. Especially here on Q & A you see a lot of Rap bashing. (Look at the postings, many Emo fans, and American Idol fans all over this place. They go crazy if you do not agree with them.) There have been great Rap artists in our time (Tupac Shakur), that made a great difference both their voice and innovation. \n\nEven if I am not a Rap listener (Rock lover myself), I sometimes wish people let other people be on what they listened to. I agree if you do not like, then do not listened - no reason to put someone down for it.
540933
For johnny_the_atheist (Above)\n\n \n"perform tasks and jobs that fat lazy white people refuse to do becuase it might be "icky" or "gross".\n\nTou Dont Give Hardworking American Citizens The Respect They Deserve ... these people get their hands dirty for low pay...and you think theyre bad people? HA! \n\n\nBecause YOU Are A fat lazy white person That refuses to  perform tasks and jobs becuase it might be "icky"or "gross".\n\nDont Speak For The Other Hardworking Citizens\n\n@$$HOLE
472601
Absolutely.  I agree with the above answer that said that no where are you guaranteed the right to not be offended.  But to take it a step further, why does my doing, or not doing something get taken as an offense.  \nI think there is a serious epidemic outbreak of "Thin Skin," and the only cure is an injection of some good old-fashioned "Get Over It!"
751065
Well, the problem happens when you start talking to people as groups rather than individuals. The singers of these lyrics do not represent "The Black Race" as a whole. Neither is there some monolithic group of "Liberals" who are all the same and all believe the same thing. Condemning lyrics you don't believe in makes sense, but you can't take that as having some kind of global implications for race relations. It's unfortunately a lot more complicated than that. The same way the rap singers are generalizing about "America's white boys."
479230
it depends on the song. you have different typpes of rap. you have ur commercial rap vs your crunk vs you gangster rap vs hip hop. hip hop is the type of rap im more prone to enjoy listening to. it has meaning and the majority is not offensive in any way to anyone. especially that new song by lupe fiasco called "kick push" tellin the story of a skateboarder now wen u get into songs such as CAmron's "suck it or not" which, while catchy as well as offensive, i tend to steer away from songs of that nature.
135101
why? is this another attempt by those who don't consider themselves attractive to punish those who are.  I'm really tired of this anti-beauty push.  People actually get upset at ads in magazines and people on television for looking attractive.  Guess what, you don't have to watch it.  Those people on magazines and television are real people too.  What is wrong with them being attractive and anyone being attractive for that matter?  I swear because "America" as a whole is becoming more fat and obese they would like to condemn the rest of the people who have still retained some measure of athleticism and beauty because we make them feel bad.  Tough luck! Keep the beauty contests!
803062
It depends. If a person is offended because of a what the person says in a different group or situation then someone should step in and voice with reason and not with anger.\n\nShalom
370793
I like the one where fat people sue McDonalds for making them fat....I've been forced into McDonalds by gunpoint and made to eat Big Macs, haven't you?  What a bunch of idiots.  And the lawyers who represent them are even worse.  In my class on Torts (civil suits), there are enough ridiculous cases to go around...an assault is an intentional harmful or offensive contact....and offensive can be what the reasonable person deems so.....so you can only imagine.
635858
Neither, it's never nice to make fun of people. If it was you who was the fat one how would you feel?
1057958
if they give nasty question or nasty answers. we can report them to yahoo. or if they say dirty words about someone. earlier I reported someone for saying things about american woman being fat. he was very nasty about it, I found out earlier someone else reported him also. yahoo took his question off.
226464
I am not sure who decided it was ok to make fun of plus size people, but it's wrong.  God created everyone equal and we shouldn't make fun of anyone for anything.  We need to remember - what goes around comes around.  Also, we need to treat people the way we would like to be treated.  I find it very sad that people laugh at plus size people, or handicapped, etc.
155697
No, in hte USA there is freedom of speech, even if that speech is hateful, explicit, or foul, it still exists.  Retailers have the right themselves to exclude or include cd's with explicit lyrics as do the consumer in purchasing their cds.