Is normalizing obesity really a good thing?

No, but neither is body shaming, and fat people get a lot of that at a beach.

Yup. They just want a single day to enjoy the beach and feel safe and not be judged.

The internet loses its damned mind

You’re always going to be judged. If you base your own happiness on the collective opinion of society about you, you will never be happy. You can’t control how other people feel, so you need to focus your mental energy on controlling your own feelings.

Sure, but that doesn’t address harassment and bullying. If you think they just “need a thicker skin” you haven’t been bullied in any meaningful way by a large group of hostile people.

Telling someone you care about that their weight is worrying you and that they should lose it for health purposes is not bullying.

You all need a reality check.

True, however when I was visiting my brother earlier this year (for about a month) at least every three-four days he’d say something about my weight and how concerned he is.

It got very very tiring/grating after the first couple times he said something, so I just kinda had to tell him what’s what with that part of my life. He still says it, but it’s a bit less now.