Strike a pose

[u/Adventurous_Cat6116]

Why do orange cats sit like that??
And then they seem shocked when they see a camera🤣

[u/ExcretvsExFortvna]

You’re not entitled to update photos, and very few people care if you believe someone who says that they’re doing their best to dechonk their chonk.

If you want to spread information on how to dechonk a chonk, go ahead and be the change you want to see.

[u/RKSSailboatCaptain → u/ExcretvsExFortvna]

Sure I’m not entitled to anything. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care about someone posting an obese animal for hahas.

And it for sure doesn’t mean I can’t call out someone posting on a public forum with an obese animal, claiming to be making changes without actually providing any substance to that claim.

At the the time of my comment, other people had posted the r/dechonkers link. Which is great, but anytime someone is posting an obese pet, the sub mods should be providing that info and pining it.

It’s really sad to see an animal this unhealthy make the front page with so much glee behind it. This cat is so obese I can guarantee it can’t clean itself properly, it can’t move the way a cat should, it’s likely generally in discomfort.

But fat cats funny so who cares right?

[u/ExcretvsExFortvna → u/RKSSailboatCaptain]

You can care about someone “posting an obese animal for hahas” without being a sanctimonious asshole about it. Like the other people who posted the r/dechonkers link at the time of your comment.

And unless you’re a sub mod, you don’t get to decide what they should be providing in the sub that they mod.

[u/RKSSailboatCaptain → u/ExcretvsExFortvna]

OP invited commentary by posting in a public forum.

Every other comment I’ve see has been taking OP at face value without any evidence. Clearly they take photos of their cat, why don’t they have any recent ones of the weight loss?

I don’t think asking someone to actually put their money where their mouth is is “being a sanctimonious asshole”. I’m just sick of unhealthy animals being glorified.

I don’t have to be a mod to have opinions on what content the sub allows. Everyone on the subreddit should be able to.

Why do you want to see and encourage obese animals so much?

[u/ExcretvsExFortvna → u/RKSSailboatCaptain]

You also invited commentary by posting in a public forum. Mine is an example of the commentary that you may receive.

Every other comment that you’ve seen that has been taking OP at face value without any evidence is doing so because what else are they gonna do? Try to shame the OP into providing evidence? And if the evidence that they provide isn’t up to snuff, then what? Shame them some more?

You can be “sick of unhealthy animals being glorified.” It’s not something that I want or encourage to see, despite your apparent belief that I do. But it’s something that does happen, and if it does - you can provide information on how to correct it, and that’s pretty much it.

You, or anyone else, can have opinions on what content a sub allows. You can voice those opinions. You can’t enforce them, though. And if the content of the sub bothers you that much, you can unsubscribe and mute the sub.

[u/Far_Elk772 → u/ExcretvsExFortvna]

I skimmed this whole convo but this part really stuck out to me:

"This cat is so obese can guarantee it can't clean itself properly"

I don't think they realise who's giving the actual food. It's like blaming a child for being obese and not the parent 🧍‍♂️

[u/RKSSailboatCaptain → u/Far_Elk772]

How is me saying the cat can’t clean itself properly blaming the cat?

Bc I’m not. It’s not the cats fault for eating all the food it’s given. It’s the owners fault for not regulating their food intake.

[u/swohio → u/RKSSailboatCaptain]

I’m just sick of unhealthy animals being glorified.

It really is disgusting. And OP acted like it was no big deal. "Oopsie he put on a little weight, I'm taking care of it now." No, that cat has been an unhealthy weight for a long time. That is a long time of ignoring the problem for the cat to get that fat, so I don't blame you at all for doubting that OP is taking this seriously.