Taboo: Extreme Obesity

[Peppero]

This isn't a new episode from the National Geographic series "Taboo", but I was re-watching it and thought they brought up some interesting points for discussion. One of the points was that the relationship becomes more and more one-sided, where one person (the feeder) holds power over the other person (the feedee).

What do you think of this? To me, it seems like getting a tattoo of a lover's name on your body: it's fine if you never break up, but if you break up you'll have to deal with fixing this tattoo. In the same way, a relationship where the feeder is basically the feedee's caretaker doesn't seem inherently terrible (assuming both accept this as a part of this kind of relationship), but if they break up then the feedee is severely disadvantaged with things like mobility, washing, and other care.

Link to the vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmrjsstp5aw