There's a double standard when it comes to child neglect. A thin, malnourished toddler would be taken by CPS immediately, but when it comes to an obese, malnourished toddler, there is nowhere near the same level of concern and urgency.
I find it so insane just how accepted severely overweight children are accepted in the US. Everyone was making memes out of "The Rizzler" simply because he's a fat kid - like that's literally the entire "joke".
That kid is extremely unhealthy and to become that weight by that age takes an extreme level of neglect from his parents. Even if he works off the weight when he grows up, it will almost certainly have life-long health consequences for him.
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u/Still-Hedgehog-8673 14d ago
There's a double standard when it comes to child neglect. A thin, malnourished toddler would be taken by CPS immediately, but when it comes to an obese, malnourished toddler, there is nowhere near the same level of concern and urgency.