XXX HOT CRISPY NUGS XXX THICCIE POTATES EXPOSED XXX

August 9, 2017 11:27 AM

Meet the latest doggos on the meme scene: Fat Ass Woofers! (Don't hate, everyone loves a thiccie.) Learn the diff between nugs and potates (u can turn into a potate by eatin nugs, but some are jus born into the nug life) and love and respect these beautiful creatures. [mlfb]

Sometimes treading perilously close to me irl.
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Before you bodyshame these woofers, please consider instead making your own FPP featuring, perhaps, l o n g b o y e s or very fast doggoes running incredible hihg speed. This thread is for fat ass woofers. Pls no bork. Only nug. ty.

posted by phunniemee (14 comments total)

what is happen
posted by poffin boffin at 11:30 AM on August 9, 2017 [10 favorites]

It's not body-shaming, it's animal abuse.
posted by Grither at 12:23 PM on August 9, 2017 [20 favorites]

Just because "thicc" has become popular in meme culture, doesn't mean its usage doesn't come across as racist a whole lot of the time.
posted by parallellines at 1:11 PM on August 9, 2017 [8 favorites]

i never do this but i clicked on every single link in this post, even though i hate the way FB does the "load the post but then reload in 'theater' style with the black box around it 5 seconds later" thing.
posted by misskaz at 1:21 PM on August 9, 2017

I am so torn because on the one hand I am horrified at how overweight some of these dogs are, but I also want to squeeze and squish every single one and pinch their doggo chub.
posted by Windigo at 1:33 PM on August 9, 2017 [6 favorites]

Dachshunds are bred to have weak backs and far too many end up with rear leg paralysis as a result. Many vets told us that the best way to accellerate the damage was by allowing our dog to become obese. When I see a fat dachshund and it's being called "cute," I feel sad for the rest of the day.
posted by kinnakeet at 1:36 PM on August 9, 2017 [11 favorites]

Definitely not the way I expected this thread to go.
posted by DrAstroZoom at 2:23 PM on August 9, 2017 [2 favorites]

"Look at this kitty walking silly! So cute!"
"That kitty has rabies; it will die a horrible death."
posted by leotrotsky at 2:32 PM on August 9, 2017 [3 favorites]

Mod note: There is probably some middle ground here where we can collectively quietly acknowledge that pet weight is something owners should think about while also letting folks otherwise enjoy some pics of chubby doggos.
posted by cortex (staff) at 2:34 PM on August 9, 2017 [14 favorites]

Definitely not the way I expected this thread to go

Exactly the way I expected this thread to go.
posted by wotsac at 3:56 PM on August 9, 2017 [14 favorites]

My first-and-only childhood doggo was a basset we acquired as a puppy and grew up with far less of a weight problem than I had at the time, reaching a muscular 60 pounds with which he happily leaped into unsuspecting people's laps. We ended up giving him up to friends with a much larger backyard to run in. The first doggo my wife and I adopted was a 2-year-old beagle/basset mix who was definitely potate-shaped and quietly good-natured. But she came with hidden health issues even our veterinarian didn't spot until too late, and two years later, she quietly (we assume) passed away lying on our bed while I was at work and she was visiting her doctor. After that, we made sure any new doggos were more energetic than either of us.
posted by oneswellfoop at 3:56 PM on August 9, 2017 [1 favorite]

Lol, themz sum fat puppers alright.
posted by zeoslap at 4:54 PM on August 9, 2017

I love these dogs (and also /r/frankthetank!) but if any one of them came into my care the first thing I'd do is take them to a vet for a checkup and weight loss plan.
posted by um at 1:16 AM on August 10, 2017 [2 favorites]

I don't love the images of unhealthy dogs but damn if I don't smile every time I think of the term "coach potate".
posted by rossination at 11:40 AM on August 10, 2017