Bill Maher slams America’s ‘fat acceptance’ movement as ‘Orwellian’, supporters have ‘blood on their hands'

During the latest episode of HBO’s "Real Time with Bill Maher," the comedian took aim at America’s obesity epidemic and torched the culture for promoting not only "fat acceptance," but "fat celebration.".

"Real Time" host Bill Maher slammed the body positivity movement on the latest episode of the late night talk show.

"Of course, you can get away with anything bad for you when you’re young," Maher claimed, adding the rhetorical question, "Let me ask you this: Have you ever seen a fat 90-year-old?" He paused for a moment before he and audience let out a laugh, acknowledging the point.

Maher claimed that Americans are now celebrating obesity

After explaining the obvious health risks with obesity and the constraints it has put on American life – Maher mentioned the military Is having a harder time finding in-shape recruits and mentioned how obesity increased the death toll for COVID-19 dramatically – he went back to ripping the idea of fat "acceptance."

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He then slammed those who think the fat acceptance movement is a noble crusade, stating, "You can make believe you’re fighting some great social justice battle for a besieged minority, but what you’re really doing is enabling addicts – which I thought we decided was bad."

Maher added that "fat acceptance" is enabling addicts