Lemmy: Torn between making fun of Segal for being fat and not being fatphobic. 😂
Fits the MAGA crowd
Damn, he must be miserable.
Gravy Seal.
That looks like a badly AI generated image of Steven Seagal that Steven Seagal would use as his profile picture on social media as a bit.
If he isn't so full of himself.
Oh wow! Welcome back! I've been wondering where you went!
Steven Seagal would gladly give away his likeness rights for AI generated slop movies, but no one is asking for his likeness rights :3
As you can see he is certainly full of something
Donuts and potatoes?
Not acting skill, that's for sure.
I liked the South Park episode that featured him and Whole Foods.
He's a piece of shit in the inside, too.
Just remember folks, someone being fat is not a reason to hate them. Theres literally nothing else about him thats a redeeming quality, his being a lardass is the least deplorable thing about him. The fact that he must just shovel empty calories into his maw all day atleast limits the stupid shit coming out of it.
Well.
Being addict isn’t inherently bad but we ought not celebrate or normalize their overt addiction.
Willfully ignoring that its addiction and being ok consuming more resources than you need has historically been considered one of the more cruel and selfish things you can do.
Historically, food wasn't as abundant as it is today. Gluttony as a sin, at least with food, isn't the same today as it was 200 years ago. That's a ridiculous argument to make. If you really want to speak 'historically', it was advantageous for our hunter gatherer ancestors to exploit any opportunity for extra food because they never knew when the next meal would be. We're still hardwired for that, except food isn't rare anymore it's abundant for most people on the planet.
Besides, food addiction isn't the same as other additions, an alcoholic can obtain from drinking alcohol, an opioid addict can too, no one can stop eating food. Unlike other additions, someone who's obese because of their eating habits can't quit food. The thing their addicted to is in front of their face every day.
You just described addiction, neat.
Him being fat is the only relatable thing about him.
It's not that it's deplorable, it's that it's comical given the context of him making a career being a self-deluded unconvincing badass.
I think it's fitting
For him it's not the fact that he's fat, but the absolute tragedy of a personality that excuses themselves shoveling food into his gullet. Cause you just know that in his own head he thinks he could still kick anyone's ass.
Most people aren't fat for that reason and being fat isn't a reason to make fun. But Steven Segal's pathology makes him being fat a little funny.
As a fatty, I can agree with this sentence.
You may not like him, but the man's in his seventies. This is what a person in their seventies looks like.
Fat people in their 70s
Well yeah, if you spend your life doing martial arts of combat sports your joints are probably absolutely fucked, and you've got no hope of getting meaningful exercise in without considerable pain. Hell, I've done BJJ for only ten years and my knees are a wreck. I know Seagal is into aikido and shit, but being rich I don't blame him for being fat in his seventies. It's really fucking hard to stay in shape when you get old.
Yeah no, if you actually spend your life doing sports and eating well you don't look like that.
As a counter example, Jackie Chan is in his 70s and looks like this:
Another example, US Secretary of Defense who is still serving and only retired from the military in 2016 and has seen literal combat, and is 71:
If you've wrecked your knees with only 10 years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu it's likely because you started at a later age, and/or didn't start off really fit but rather got fit through it.
Or have a predisposition to having weaker knees, such as being primarily of European ancestry (weaker joints + arthritis more likely in exchange for plague resistance).
Old people don't magically become fat.
Only on Lemmy would someone with (likely) zero experience in combat sports tell someone that a sport known for rampant knee issues is "their fault", and not due to the increased force on the knees from doing a ground-based sport.
Again, only on Lemmy would someone say "you can't be fat in your seventies, these famous people aren't".
Again, only on Lemmy would someone say “you can’t be fat in your seventies, these famous people aren’t”.
Get that Strawman! Nobody's saying that. The sweeping claim that was made was in fact:
This is what a person in their seventies looks like.
A claim made by you. The point is, no, this is not just "what being in your 70's looks like," and no, involvement in combat sports does not automatically make you look like this in your 70's.
Can't outrun the fork, fatty.
Caloric deficit > killing yourself on a treadmill
Weight loss is just math.
That ignores a huge psychological aspect of weight gain, alongside several questions that contribute:
I can say that for the latter points, it is incredibly hard to do so, looking at my parents and with people I've trained with. Furthermore, going from fighting fit to limited care can make you explode in both weight and joint issues. I've trained with a few army guys or people with pro sports experience, and it's mad how even in your forties you can go from a sub-twenty minute 5k to throwing up on a mat during a 5 min spar.
Obesity is consuming too much, full stop.
That's a surprisingly kind view of things, but yeah, my dad did mountaineering his whole life and fucked his knees proper, but also likes to enjoy good food, so now in his seventies and with diabetes creeping in, it's a perfect combo for becoming fat.
I guess it's a bit easier to mock Steven Seagal because he's been so fit in his movies throughout most of his career, and now it turns out he was an asshole all along, on top of looking like an asshat even when I loved his movies. But mocking him for being an older human still feels rather cheap.
We’re mocking him for becoming what he has become, not for aging.
Yeah this is where I stand on this thread too. Well put.
He was a piece of nshit in his 30's too.
I’m surprised he isn’t in a helicopter because I heard he has been flying those for like 45 years.
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