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Crazy how such an important drug for obesity sufferers is now just associated with fat vain rich people.

as someone suffering from eating disorders, causing obesity, I can assure you that this drug is not just for vain, fat rich people. Perpetuating the stereotype is actively preventing people from considering using it. It also paints it in a way that makes it seem like there’s no legislation or way to make it more affordable and accessible.

it's currently expensive, until it's off patent and a generic comes out

so rich obesity sufferers are getting it before poorer fat people

So doing the clinical trial publicly for the rest of us…

I just assumed it is associated with weight, of any kind.

Not sure why you're being downvoted, it's literally crazy. The drug has been proven time and time again that it not only does what they say it'll do, but has a host of other benefits like helping addicts drop their habits. Jealousy runs deep.

I think they're more getting downvoted because that isn't actually the popular association with ozempic, despite the best efforts of these tabloid sloprags (and it's bipartisan too: The Guardian has an intense hatred of ozempic, and is clearly furious that it just keeps getting more popular). But I'm on it myself and have never gotten any reaction in person except encouragement and curiosity; I think the hate purely exists among opinion columnists in online bubbles.

that, and the contrasting of "obesity suffers" and "[...] fat people"

one of those groups is entirely contained within the other. contrasting them like that, and being judgmental about the latter, isn't going to be a popular opinion

the set of people that both agree with the class analysis approach, and are fine with the fat shaming, is very small

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