Us fatties ARE victims – of greed!

Why are so many fat people living in a state of victimhood and denial?

I took part in an obesity debate on the BBC’s Sunday Morning Live last week and one of the participants was a morbidly obese woman called Fatima Parker who (rather aggressively) accused me of “fat shaming” because I’d dared to express a wish to lose weight and said fat people ought to take responsibility for what they put into their bodies.

In a state of high dudgeon, Ms Parker said she didn’t need to lose weight and was perfectly healthy – hard to believe of someone who’s at least five stones fatter than she should be, whose obesity makes her susceptible to heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, asthma, arthritis and God knows what else and who, I noticed, was breathless after walking just a few yards.

Then my Twitter feed went crazy with more fat people claiming I had ruined their lives because I’d pointed out they ought to be taking responsibility for what they eat and stop expecting the Government or anyone else to do it for them.

Come on, guys. I’m fat because I eat cake and crisps and I don’t exercise enough.

And if you’re overweight, I suspect you’re guilty of that too. So stop pretending you’re victims of some unavoidable disease here.

You’re fat because you eat too much. Face up to it, deal with it. And stop moaning!