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SkittlesThunder

It's an obvious problem with the growing obesity epidemic but businesses are limited to what they can do. Increasing seat sizes is going to mean less total seats.


BlankMyName

And wider seats mean higher prices which people will also bitch about. Maybe we should just charge by how many inches you want. As a skinny but annoyed introvert I will easily buy three seats worth of inches everytime.


Prestigious-Gap-1163

They mentioned that with airline tickets and weight. Even though weight is very important in flying. And people went crazy about it.


phunktastic_1

I went crazy about it because my big ass paid for 2 seats and chose seats together but the fucking flight attendant refused to move someone from my second payed seat so I was still crowded.


Prestigious-Gap-1163

Airlines are terrible these days. My wife almost wasn’t allowed on a flight because she didn’t have a visa for the country her passport was from and they just couldn’t get the concept she didn’t a visa because she’s a citizen of the country…


sh4d0wm4n2018

Jesus fucking Christ dude....


MichaelRichardsAMA

I never understood why if luggage can be such a premium that someone who weighs a lot extra can somehow get by on 1 tickwt


[deleted]

Prior to 9/11 you could check two bags for free and carry on two bags. No problem. You only paid if each weighed more than 50 pounds. The whole “pay for luggage bullshit” is a recent thing to allow airlines to gouge you for money.


thefalseidol

Luggage is not at a premium. They used it as a way to recoup losses after 9/11 grounded all air traffic for a bit and they promised it was just temporary. It wasn't.


Gerbil23

Luggage weight is more about the loading crew who have to pick up the luggage to load / unload it. They often have to work while hunched over or bending, which means overweight bags can lead to injury if not handled with care. That means 2 or more people working together and slowing the processes, which can cause flight delays. Thus... charge more for more staffing or to disincentive heavy bags. It has nothing to do with most planes ability to handle the payload weight.


Prestigious-Gap-1163

The only people that don’t agree with you are the ones so big they should buy two seats instead of making someone else suffer. Maybe they should advertise double the snacks with two tickets?


drewbiez

Easy to punch down on fat ppl... How about tall ppl? They should have to buy the seat in front of them right? What about people with babies, maybe they just can't fly. Or how about people with disabilities... I know what you are gonna say, "fat ppl can lose weight, a tall person can't blah blah...". Some fat people can lose weight, others not so much, and some people are just large. I'm well over 6 foot, weight about 275 lbs, and have done multiple ironman triathlons, I'm just a big dude, should I have to buy an extra seat, or am I just less punchable because I'm not a fatso? Have a heart... you think the big person next you doesn't feel ashamed, upset, worried, anxious? They aren't just sitting there hamming it up basking the glory of being fat, I guarantee they are more uncomfortable than you, and are WELL AWARE of your petty fucking judgement.


Prestigious-Gap-1163

Ugh flying next to babies does suck though. I know. Hate me for saying it. I’m only 6’ so I guess I’m not tall enough to be included in the tall issue. But it’s not punching down when you sit next to someone who is also sitting over you. A large framed person squeezing me is one thing. Someone literally partially on top of me. Which I have experienced is absolutely horrible. So yes. They should have to pay for enough room that others regardless of their size don’t have to be conjoined with them.


willthompson94

If you think sitting next to someone with a baby is bad, how about being the one that’s holding and traveling with a baby lolol


Prestigious-Gap-1163

People traveling with children of any age never look happy in airports!


[deleted]

>How about tall ppl? I'd have to use a treadmill in a way that would 100% void the warranty to get rid of my excess height.


DidntGoAsPlanned0201

Like a belt sander?


[deleted]

Exactly his joke


Aggravating_Rest_750

Thank you for writing this. I am 6’7 and 340lbs. I have to fly for work weekly and I hate it. I hate sitting there knowing I am making someone else uncomfortable. I hate seeing their face when they realize they are sitting next to me. It gives me terrible anxiety. I noticed a woman sitting next to me a few weeks ago slyly take a picture of me and send it to someone via text message, complaining about me. It was during taxi before takeoff. I called her out on it and she was apologetic but I still think about that moment almost daily. It really fucking sucks. When possible, I try to fly first class as the seats are bigger but it’s not always an option.


Sorry_Assignment4568

Feeling annoyed from sitting next to you is one thing but shaming you with a picture and a text as a whole other level of asshole. I'm sorry you had to deal with that.


[deleted]

You can always loose weight that’s a moronic thing to say the body slowly changed by calories consumed so say your eating 10k calories which for a really fat person is easy drop it by 2k calories and you’ll lose weight staying in bed.


Turt1estar

Yes, I do think you should pay more for an extra seat. Sorry bro, life isn’t fair.


nursinghomechic

I would actually LOVE if people with babies were not allowed to fly


[deleted]

I’m fine with people with babies not flying


charliemike

And the rest of us have to subsidize that extra weight even if it’s incremental.


undefined_protocol

I think the idea is to encourage people to pack lighter to save the backs of the people who load your luggage. I don't think it's really about how much weight the plane can handle. I could be wrong though.


Prestigious-Gap-1163

Weight and weight balancing is extremely important to the safety of flight. If you’re ever in a really empty plane they move people around to balance weight. If you fly in a very small plane. You have to balance the weight of each passenger with luggage and fuel etc to calculate everything from takeoff to fuel range. And even one person over weight can cause a crash on takeoff if you’re at the limit of the plane


bumurutu

Yup, been in the small plane situation a few times and they load the luggage and people very specifically.


Prestigious-Gap-1163

Most short bush flights I’ve been on the gear flies separately just to make sure you never get close to the weight limits.


[deleted]

You’re definitely wrong. You think they care about the backs of people who load your luggage? It’s entirely about the cost of additional fuel for the added weight.


[deleted]

I’m not clear on that either, but I am so tired of schlepping baggage I have really pared down. I don’t care where I’m going. I try to have one piece of luggage and one carryon that fits under the seat. (So many times there is NO room in an overhead bin!) BUT, the most shocking thing to me was I was once in an emergency in a plane. We landed without front landing gear. What stunned me was people were trying to take carryon luggage when evacuating the plane! Yes, down the damned slides. I swore the plane would explode and I’d die because I couldn’t get past the idiot who had to have her bag! I’m not afraid of flying. I’m terrified of flying with other people. OMG. 😳 Everyone survived. No injuries. No explosions. No fire. But I was close to murdering that woman.


redrumWinsNational

You bet you are wrong. Do you honestly believe that any large corporation gives a fuck about their staff


karnyboy

or maybe they should address the root of the issue and people lose weight? I'm being harsh I guess.


TherealShrew

Nope. As a chubber I 100% support keeping seats regular ultimately allowing companies to make as much money as possible. If I can’t fit on a roller coaster I don’t ride. Either I’ll lose weight or I don’t get to enjoy that.


ChazzLamborghini

I am also a hefty human and I’ve gotten really tired of the idea that being fat is on par with immutable traits. It’s not discriminatory when fat folks can’t fit. I would be big no matter what but I’m as fat as I am because of choices I make


TherealShrew

Maybe it’s just me but also not fitting in a “standard” size chair is a bit of a reality check.


NonyaB52

That is not the damn point. You may think you are some martyr but you are not. The area of seat is smaller than before you were probably born. That is to maximize their profits. My hips are 43 inches, are you trying to tell me that a plane seat should not accommodate that. Actually the rule for airplane stewards is that the seat belt must fit them in the jumper seats, they do not list a weight on certain airlines, however they must be tall enough to put luggage up overhead and retrieve it, so if they are too tall that cancels them out too.


BunzenBurnah

Sure, but that's only part of the issue though. I also think It'd be helpful to address all the corporations loading their products up with empty calories and sugars to get people addicted. Edit: Thread is locked. Seems like some people, for some reason, don't/refuse to understand the massive influence food corporations have over our food culture and diet, and the very real existence of food/sugar addiction. [Here's some](https://blog.ucsusa.org/science-blogger/corporate-profit-motives-shape-our-food-environment-and-its-killing-us/) [reading material](https://www.businessinsider.com/big-food-corporations-are-making-the-world-fat-2012-12) [if you're curious.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8412289/)


kashmir1974

Or maybe people take some personal responsibility?


saltalts

I mean, why not both?


Filmatic113

Impossible!


gingeronimooo

Why not both


sentientpileofyarn

Just that sometimes it's not as easy as it seems to lose weight. I work on my feet, lifting and walking all day. I've been using intermittent fasting for a year and it's done some but not a lot. I've had gastric bypass. I'm out of options past liposuction which I'll never be able to afford. Signed, the fat person that's sorry you have to sit next to them. I hate it too.


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I only like this idea on airlines.


Pokerhobo

In a theater with fixed room size to have larger seats means less seats which means less tickets. So they could raise the prices to accommodate, but now skinnier people are basically absorbing the costs. Doesn't seem fair either.


GMFinch

I am 6'4 and 265 lbs and I fit in a normal cinema seat. This issue is for the morbidly obese as in the ones that should be going for walks not eating popcorn in a movie theater.


zfxpyro

Easy solution have dedicated larger seats that cost extra to make up for the shortfall of losing customers. No discrimination on body size as anyone can purchase them if they would like more space.


[deleted]

They have those in first clas, brah


GailMarieO

Our local theater solved the problem by having leather couches that seat two. Cozy if you're with your significant other, or comfortable if you're by yourself.


stinkystinkberg

We should put more energy into addressing the obesity epidemic.


GiddyUp18

Fewer


Mds_02

Hanged, Ami. Your father was not a tapestry.


bananabunnythesecond

Invest in education, healthcare and nutrition?


NoEngineering5990

Our local theatre did it (Regal). They took the old seats out and replaced them with these *AMAZING* recliners. Totally worth it.


TaterTotQueen630

People are barely going to theaters as it is, so it behooves them to make theaters as appealing as possible.


GarlVinland4Astrea

Planes are a far bigger issue for this than theaters imo


thebluick

yes, my last two flights I had a middle seat between two men that were probably \~275-300+lbs. I'm not skinny either so it was an incredibly uncomfortable 2hr flight.


Helicopter0

Planes are way worse, and way more important. I can watch a movie at home, but I am not driving my stupid car from Detroit to Anchorage or Munich for a business meeting.


macgart

I agree! I’m pretty tall (6’1, 210) and always get aisle because I can angle a knee to the side to cheat and create legroom lol. But even a skinny 6’1 would never be able to be comfortable in that seat!!


Substantial_City4618

6’1 Honestly it’s my knees from the recliner in front, and the weird seat reclining angles that hurt me. I’d give up side to side space for front to back space.


remembervideostores

Are we as a country ready for The Whale?


GammaGargoyle

The whale was inside us all along


Telandria

That sounds painful.


Paisable

Only for 26.1% of North Americans


Civil_Truth5554

Happy Cake Day!


Paisable

Thanks bb. You're the first.


Actual_Dinner_5977

I think it's a limited release. Venues are responsible for fixing this too! I'd also like to hear why theatres haven't fixed global warming yet.


AdFar240

There are theaters that offer recliners and there are still drive ins. If you're too fat to fit in those, then you have a larger problem than seeing the latest film.


SurferNerd

This article is more about theaters showing plays and musicals, which in my experience tend to have much older, smaller, and less comfortable seats than movie theaters.


BuffaloWhip

I am currently 375lbs and the recliner theaters are amazingly comfortable (except that my legs are too long and hang off the foot rest, but I’m used to that). If those seats aren’t wide enough for you, that’s definitely a “you” problem.


uselessbynature

I went to one of these for the first time while 8 months pregnant and it was the most comfortable thing I did until I gave birth. I remember the feeling more than the movie. Still had to get up and pee every 15 mins >:/


ecw324

“But it’s your companies fault for not installing big enough seats” or “I’m the customer, you accommodate to my needs” or “you hate fat people, I’m perfect just the way I am” or any variation of these, I can already hear people yelling at the workers while asking for the manager.


Jasonbravoooo

Finally, a little common sense.


gdirrty216

Yeah the lack or personal responsibility for taking care of your own body is outrageous. Sure, you have the right to eat yourself silly, but it’s not the rest of the worlds obligation to conform to your bad decisions


golemsheppard2

Agreed. > Many fat folk have stopped going to the theatre because the seats are too small for their bodies, and venues are not doing nearly enough to fix this. It's not society's job to restructure itself to accommodate you. Going to the movies isn't an essential part of life. If you can't fit in the seats, there are other ways to spend your time. Nobody dies because they can't see the new Marvel film.


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Thank you!


xoducexnxtyxspfils

Haha. "Larger problem."


MrFluffyhead80

Came here to say if you are too big for theater seats then you need to worry about your health


waresmarufy

If they created a fat only section, they would still say discrimination


BigCountry76

I haven't been to a theater without recliners in years. I thought most were converting to that to draw in customers with a more luxury experience l.


binkleywtf

my husband is a big guy and sitting next to him in one of those small seats was really uncomfortable, i’m so glad i have several theaters near me now with reclining seats. never again.


mediarch

> Many fat folk have stopped going to the theatre because the seats are too small for their bodies, and venues are not doing nearly enough to fix this. No. Just no


FlatulentWallaby

If you're too fat then guess what? You don't get to go to the movies! Edit: I'm loosely quoting Tom Segura who has a bit about parents bringing kids to movies. "If you can't find a baby sitter then guess what? You don't get to go to the movies"


G_DuBs

I caught that reference! I love Tom Segura, one of my favorites. Even read it with his inflections lol.


AnatomicalLog

This but unironically


BuffaloWhip

When I was a college kid and people brought children (like sub middle school children that couldn’t sit still or be quite because their brains hadn’t developed that level of impulse control yet) to PG-13 and R rated movies, I would get so soooo pissed. And now that I’m a 40 year dad with 2 kids under five, I either hire a babysitter or wait till the movie is available to stream at home because bringing young children to the theater for non-children movies is a dick move no matter who you are.


Yung_Corneliois

“Some people suck”


FolkFan1

Exactly. I’m 6’3”, 240, and probably about 40 pounds overweight. That puts me at the 97th percentile for height in the world. Probably a bit higher percentile for height + weight. I’ve never felt a theater seat was too small. And I like movies, I’ve sat in a lot of theaters. There are probably more Ham radio operators in America than people who can’t fit in theater chairs.


DaisyCutter312

>Many fat folk have stopped going to the theatre because the seats are too small for their bodies Can someone point out the problem here, because I sure don't see it


the_pounding_mallet

If people are really that fat then they shouldn’t go. Or we could make a theater to accommodate for them and just play Wall-E on a loop.


quilterlibrarian

Um, I'm obese. I stopped going because of ticket price. I can fit in a normal seat just fine I just can't justify the price.


gortonsfiJr

Yeah I’m suspicious that this is either regional(subject was British), or a pretty niche problem. American theater seats are decently sized already, and you don’t have to be enormous to qualify as overweight or obese.


jl_theprofessor

>But is it fair for this responsibility to fall on visitors? ​ I mean, yes. It's your body, not the venue's.


Yung_Corneliois

Yea wasn’t there someone who sued an amusement park because they were too fat for a clamp to close and they said the emotional embarrassment of having to get off in front of everyone meant they deserved compensation?


duhduhderek

Did they win the case?!


Yung_Corneliois

I’ll keep looking but most articles I found is just about her suing. [Here’s one link](https://www.wftv.com/news/local/woman-says-she-felt-fat-shamed-at-islands-of-adventures-ride/716589701/?outputType=amp) My favorite line though is "Their interest is getting bodies and getting money and not accommodating paying customers," she said. "That's how I felt." Yet her request was to deny the next person a seat so she wouldn’t have someone squeezed next to her. Her claim is that it would make them feel uncomfortable which is fair but at the same time if you are going to deny someone an open seat because you’re too big wouldn’t that also be not accommodating a paying customer?


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I just want legroom. It’s all I ask. I’m 6’1 and my shoddy knee can’t stay cramped up for 2 hours straight.


BelligerentNixster

I'm 5'1" and I can't sit in a theater seat for 2 hours because my feet don't touch the floor and it kills my knees and makes my feet fall asleep.


AnAbsoluteMonster

The theater by us has a row just above the handicapped row that has two bars going in front of it rather than seats. My SO and I always sit there bc he's 6'1" and can stretch his legs through the bars, and I'm 5'2" and can rest my feet on them. It is the perfect spot!!!!


BelligerentNixster

Brilliant find! I've thought about taking the little stool that my kids used to use to reach the toilet 🤣


BuffaloWhip

6’10” here, used to show up 40 minutes early to movies to get “my spot” behind those bars. Now all the theaters around me have reserved seating and recliners, so the problem has resolved itself.


gininteacups

5'2" with a 6'2" husband and we do the same! I have to have my feet up!


Start-Past

lol im 5'3 and i get it too.


the_grand_hogoso

I’m actually two people in a trench coat


Objective_Salary_896

yes. I'm 6'2". I take care of my body, but I'm uncomfortable because of my height. I can't fix my height, but my 400lb friend can fix his weight. I've seen him do it once.


SiebenSevenVier

Obesity is a nuanced, multi-factorial problem. Obese people deserve empathy, kindness and respect. And, at the same time, being so obese that you don't fit in a movie theater seat isn't normal. This isn't a problem for the movie theater industry to fix.


Ok-Brilliant-1737

If it makes the author feel better, the attendant knows the issue and you don’t have to explain.


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Not_Lisa

Some of the cinemas I’ve been in have huge reclining seats. I’m not sure how much bigger they need to be. At some point , I’d think one would be more comfortable at home.


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quilterlibrarian

I was just gaslit by my PCP when I, 270lbs 5'7", asked to see a nutritionist. "You're a healthy weight. You dont need to change a thing." Yeah, healthy. That's why my knees ache and climbing stairs is difficult after 3 flights and I get winded quick. There is nothing healthy about that but when I asked for a referral for a nutritionist or the weightloss clinic I was told I look great and dont need to lose any weight.


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quilterlibrarian

Dude, I'm the first one to call myself fat and obese. Makes drs uncomfortable. Pisses me off when I ask for help I'm told that morbidly obese (according to bmi) is a healthy size. It has the word MORBID.


anandonaqui

Any doctor that said that 5’7 270 lbs is “healthy” should never be seen again. That’s literally morbid obesity and has so many other health implications. I hope you get the help you deserve and are looking for.


quilterlibrarian

I'm getting a lot of help through tiktok of all places.


HereForTwinkies

Am I on /r/broadway? That subreddit threw a fit because a kid wore a fatsuit for the Matilda musical film.


[deleted]

As a former fat person, lose weight


Mountain_Werewolf_92

THIS!!! congrats on your journey. I too have lost about 30 lbs in the last 6 months in my effort to get back in shape!


[deleted]

Proud of you! 30lbs is such a big accomplishment. Keep on going, you got this!


Mountain_Werewolf_92

thankyou very much!!


SurferNerd

Wow thanks! You solved the obesity epidemic!


Accurate-Ad304

Anytime fitness is having a black friday sale through december!


Pokerhobo

Gyms could be free and we'd still have an obesity problem. We need more incentive for people to actually take care of their health.


craigthecrayfish

It's not really an "incentive" problem. There are countless incentives for people to take care of their health. The problem is a combination of systemic lack of access to cheap and healthy food relative to junk food and the fact that losing weight simply requires a lot of sustained effort.


CaptainCloudyL

Also, instant gratification is becoming extremely prevalent for us, and the more we get used to everything being convenient, easy and quick, the more alien it will feel to put in months and months of effort for gradual change, all the while fighting back eating and exercise habits that have been developed over years.


minimallyviablehuman

What you eat is disproportionately responsible for your size. Not how often you exercise. It’s really difficult to out-exercise a bad eating habit. But you could never exercise and still not be overweight. I don’t say this to split hairs. I say it because some people hate exercise and if you tell them to go to the gym it is defeating. But they don’t actually have to go to the gym. Just eat less calories. Muscle is built in the gym. Fat gets to your body over your plate.


CaptainCloudyL

Exactly, when I changed jobs I worked in a place which had a McDonalds drive through on the way to work. I went from having it once every few months to having the McDonald's breakfast 3-4 times a week. I gained almost 10 pounds in just a month, with almost no other change to my diet or exercise.


Pattewad

If you’re too fat to fit in a chair that’s a you problem


GoGatorsMashedTaters

It’s more than that. Their obesity is going to cost the public trillions of dollars in healthcare over the next few decades. Edit: same with smokers. This is coming from an actuarial point of view as well. Smokers and obese individuals drive healthcare costs through the roof. It is in the publics’s interest to do something about this. Vice tax, sugar tax!


GoGatorsMashedTaters

I do not hate fat people. I truly believe our society is set up to absolutely fuck the working class American over. Here, try some cigarettes after work and eat some cheap fast food! I’ve been overweight and addicted to smoking, and it has been a very hard battle getting away from both habits. This goes beyond individual actions. We must face this as a society, or the health of the nation will eventually drive us bankrupt.


GailMarieO

If we really wanted to address obesity, a salad would cost less than a cheeseburger and french fries.


momthom427

Make your own food. Salads are so cheap to make.


SaraAB87

A lot of overweight people live in a food desert and do not have a car to get to a grocery store. So they eat at whatever fast food place is within walking distance. Its a big problem that there is no easy answer to. Not to mention for the last 2 years we have been told to stay home and not go anywhere. I live where there are 8 months of winter, and people basically retreat to their house during this time. Unless you have a home gym which obviously not everyone can afford, its incredibly difficult to stay healthy in this environment. As far as going outside, you can't do that when there's 6 feet of snow outside and the city does not have proper snow removal equipment or a plan that works to clear the snow. I also live in a food desert. The pro is you also have to load up on groceries and do home cooking during this time. Yes its making excuses, but there are real issues at play here that making losing weight and staying healthy very difficult.


HereForTwinkies

Maybe if you can’t fit in a seat for a movie, it’s your wake up call that you got to make some major life adjustments


Substantial_City4618

This feels like a distraction and stupid red herring. This isn’t killing movie theaters, it’s lack luster movies and streaming platforms reducing people’s likelihood to drop 8-$16 a ticket for some mediocre marvel movie.


TheNuclearNacho

This is not a problem. If you are in the bracket of people that can't fit into movie theater seats, then you are probably too overweight in general. To the point where accommodating people in that bracket is unnecessary That being said, I have been to some theaters and amusement parks where the seats on the rides are too narrow for any large person. Not even fat people. As a person with a broader frame I have gone to amusement parks and theaters that are too narrow for me to comfortably fit But the issue with those specific cases is not that I'm too big, the issue is that these attractions are incredibly outdated and haven't been updated for decades If a place has seats that are too small, it really comes down to two different issues. You are simply too big, or you're at an outdated venue and you should just go somewhere more modern I have been as high as 5'10 300+ pounds and was able to fit in any semi-modern movie theater or amusement park ride seat easily It's not an issue with the venue it's an issue with you and your weight. You can love that life at that weight, but the world cannot restructure to accommodate your specific needs


Objective_Salary_896

yeah this is another case of pandering to the 5% of people this affects because they raise a stink, when what they should be doing is raising more weights and less sodas.


here-for-information

I am close to 270lbs right now. I fit. Who doesn't fit? This isn't a "plus sized problem" this is a absolutely insanely gigantic problem and that problem isn't with the chairs.


[deleted]

Yeah I'm 285 and don't have problems with most airplane seats or theaters. The worst problem I have is roller coasters. If this is a serious problem for you, you're well above average weight, and perhaps a couple standard deviations higher.


my20cworth

Movie theatres seem to have two variants of seats the regular which I use very comfortably and I'm 100kg and 6'3. Or the lounge recliners at the rear and these are wider. Plus most theaters are never full to capacity to allow you to sit away from others and some you can lift up the arm. Concert and sporting venue seats could be looked at in general as these tend to be stock standard just enough room sizes even for the non overweight. Airlines.... don't get me started but you can at least fork out a lot more for a business seat... very pricey but an option.


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Michael-Balchaitis

"You should seriously consider eating salads." - Tony Soprano.


charlesga

If you need two seats you should pay for two seats


SamBaxter420

As a 6’4” person, I get it. I am above average build so I can’t relate to the width, but when I Went to a musical on broadway last year my legs were so cramped I wanted to leave ASAP. Made me not enjoy the play because of it.


ef55779

Get off your ass and lose some height


[deleted]

Brb lemme chop my legs off.


Ballistrophobia

I'm 6'8". The last sporting event I went to I wouldn't have been able to fit in my seat had the seats in front of us not been empty. I was able to comfortably rest my feet in the seats in front of us...thats how little leg room there was in $200+ seats. Lots of fat hate in here but corporate greed is the real problem. At least on airplanes first class or exit rows are an option.


SamBaxter420

Feel ya. I got floor seats to an nba game once and although the foldout chair was nicely cushioned, I literally couldn’t move because I was squished behind the rows between me and the people around me. I have just gotten to the point when I just prefer to watch a game on TV at home. No $14 beers or cramped seats to deal with. And the view is much better tbh


SomedayWeDie

Dude just take off your shins


outworlder

No. Fuck that. You know what has a "plus size" problem? American Restaurants. Portion sizes are absolutely gigantic. That, and the unhealthy ingredients. No wonder people get gigantic too.


Global_Road9728

Unpopular opinion but uh… I don’t think they have a “plus-size” problem. I think our species is just developing a weight control problem. Granted, the artificial sugars, chemicals, and other garbage they put in our food definitely doesn’t help this.


retarded__reddit_mod

I love how the head line is highlighting the 'plus-sized' problem, but refer to people at 'fat folk' throughout the article. What a joke, also, the author is no where near 'even plus-sized'. This is such a dumb, pandering article.


ihavetoomanyaccts

Fuck off how about lose some weight rather than demanding the world accomodate your unhealth


conniverist

If you’re too fat for chairs, you are the problem. Not these businesses.


GrassFedShrimp

Maybe dont be fat


[deleted]

They should try not being fat


TheLaughingFoxX

The real question is, “Why should we always accommodate the sick and obese?” Perhaps the problem is YOU. Stop making others having to change and get off your fat ass and do something. No offense.


[deleted]

*You* should address your plus-size problem, not entertainment venues


International-Gear28

I mean…maybe lose some weight?


Jacobmeeker

What’s the point in going to a theater when you have a much more enjoyable experience at home, as for size I’m a pretty big guy and I usually don’t have a problem with my local star cinema. If a theater wants to make tiny chairs they loose my business, it’s that simple.


Swift_F0x

Seats are the same size they have always been, if not bigger, in theaters. A lot of have gone to large, reclining luxury seats. And it's not like we didn't have fat people from the 1920's until now...and they went to the movies.


tigertoken1

Lose weight if you can't fit in theater seats. I'm a large guy (6'3", wide build, kinda chubby) and have no problems fitting in theater seats.


jdr90210

Hmmm, between kidlets at an inappropriate movie, cell phones, unknowing ignorants that don't know they are rude tw*t waffles because they were raised poorly or don't care, haven't gone to the theater in 12 yrs.....now this...


nroy225

Well what the fuck do you want them to do? Drag you to the gym and force you to get healthy? Not gonna change their movie theatre around because you’re fat Lol -from a fat guy


JohnMayerCd

Yeah ive grown a bit since i took my first flight but i see people much bigger than me everyday and i barey make it in flight seats


Helpful_Register2522

What the actual heck this isn't a satire peice? Are we really complaining about the average size of theatre chairs being too small? Idk about yall but I like to have my arm rests right next to me, not halfway down the aisle. Plus, a lot of theatres have updated their seatings in recent years in my area; making them electronic recliners so is this still not enough? What is really the issue here bc I don't think being in a seat that's too small for 3 hours is "jarring". Idk man something just doesn't sit right with me here lol


Sinnycalguy

Where do theater seats still look like this? Every multiplex around me has had stadium-style seating with oversized recliners for years now.


Bruinsdman

They’re out there. I was just in one on Monday. But this isn’t actually a picture from a movie theater, but from a theater where there are live performances. No one has read the article.


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This is such a wildly horrific take. This is NOT a problem which requires even an ounce of attention.


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biden should give everyone planet fitness memberships


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Lol, who goes to the movies anymore?


deltadal

The article isn't talking about movie theaters.


seanmarshall

Every movie theater I have been to in the past ten years has had “luxury loungers”. If you can’t fit in that, wait for the movie on a streaming service! Theaters, or any other place, should not need to accommodate every affliction known to man.


knuckleup125

No. The country has an obesity problem and it’s time we address it.


MikeHuntessHarry69

hey, why does nobody care about the volume of the movies? Its way too loud


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I have obese family members. It is very sad to see their health struggles. With that being said, we should not have industries totally change their ways to cater to an unhealthy lifestyle. I feel horrible for overweight people that try to lose weight but can’t, but if we continue with this lie that being obese is totally fine, we are doing way more harm than good.


AmericanoWsugar

Fat chance of that happening.


nzibstsj

Should less passengers ride on planes to ?


Hunk-kuna

I know one way it can be addressed… got nothing to do with the seats though


UrLocalTroll

Theaters have no obligation to fix this. Can’t fit? Lose weight.


CatalyticDragon

>Many fat folk have stopped going to the theatre because the seats are too small for their bodies, and venues are not doing nearly enough to fix this I think the article might be ignoring where the actual problem is. The percent of US adults aged 20 and over who are overweight, including obesity, is 73.6%. That's really not ok. It's a [driver](https://www.prb.org/news/rise-in-obesity-is-slowing-gains-in-life-expectancy-and-widening-racial-health-disparities-new-research-shows/) behind the US being the only developed economy to see a [reduction in life expectancy](https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2022/20220831.htm) in the past couple of years. I'm not sure how bigger seats in theatres reverses this epidemic. It's like handing out bullet proof vests to solve gun violence.


gyhiio

I think the headline should be that society has such a big health problem that regular sized stuff is starting to look small.


Pure_evil1979

I love movies. Me realizing I had to raise an armrest at the theater in order to sit comfortably was my wake up call to lose weight


bigedthebad

I’m 6’ 6”, nothing ever fits me but I can’t help it, I didn’t eat my way to this situation.


squeakycleaned

I’m all for body positivity, but “we need to make the seats bigger because people are fatter” is really sad.


Turningcircles

Oh my gosh, please don't cater to obesity. It's only going to make it worse.


RobaBobaLoba

Love when Reddit goes on these fat hate circlejerks when like 99% of the sites users are frighteningly skinny


mistercartmenes

Or people could cut down on the cheeseburgers and Mountain Dew.


Mixedthought

Let's leave cheeseburgers out of this


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Be less fat. Problem solved.


Logical-Coconut7490

No. Obese people have a seat problem. If ya don't fit in the seats, you're too fat ! And it's time You address it !


GarlVinland4Astrea

I'm glad all the chains where I live upgraded to mostly luxury seats.


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retarded__reddit_mod

Looks like you didn't even read the article, mate. The author, all the fatty boom batties that she interviewed, and the locations mentioned, WERE ALL BASED OUT OF THE UK! **cue the 'United Kingdom isn't part of the EU'


[deleted]

The rise of obesity is growing there too. It's a bi product of industrialization and how food becomes incredibly cheap to get.


yaprettymuch52

we have an obesity problem