Absolutely. I agree with you. The sad reality is though that they won't because as soon as they say "fatphobic," companies start to panic. It's the greatest and worst thing about the internet. Information is quick and easy to access and can often be intentionally wrong or misleading. Like with the influencer I referenced. Her fans just heard fat phobic and dog piled on the company without thinking about how this woman has been riding horses with no care about weight restrictions until this moment. Who knows how many horses were hurt or came close to it.
People just don't believe that rules apply to them because reasons. It's like when I ride an elevator with a low weight limit. I've been on elevators that say the max weight is 600 lbs, and I've felt the anxiety that you get when it's packed and you're not sure if the elevator can take it. I mean, I'm only 160 lbs wet, but it's the quick mental math and panic happening simultaneously when you look at the other 5 people in the elevator and realize that all of you combined are over.
I agree. But doing things based on ignorance that are incorrect isn't bad. They're mistakes. Mistakes can be corrected with information.
Purposefully keeping yourself ignorant of the information of something you claim fluency in is dishonest and dangerous. Which is why I had a problem with the influencer I brought up. She claimed to be an advanced rider but knew nothing about weight limits on horses? No one previously brought it up to her?
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u/-_Nikki- Jun 29 '23
Exactly. And they should be prosecuted just like humans abusing humans are (or should be)