"Of course they can, but I'm not sure what that has to do with asking you if you call your friends on their sexist double-standard. Sounds more to me like an attempt to dodge a straightforward point."

That's not what I'm doing at all- perhaps I phrased that inaccurately. I was just pointing out that, aside from my own recognition of this, others can see it too- maybe a superfluous fact on my part.

"I'm trying not to be critical, but what does good-natured ribbing have to do with it? You mentioned that your friends find obesity contemptible in women but not in themselves, a viewpoint which is unequivocally sexist and hypocritical. I asked if you challenged their sexism and hypocrisy. What does this have to do with unrelated "good-natured ribbing between friends"?"

Again, poorly phrased on my part, or my approach with my friends is inadequate- the way I try to convey my thoughts and opinions on the matter is a mixture of the truth of the matter, that it is unequivocally sexist and hypocritical, with humor and general teasing to make it a bit more palatable to someone who is typically not responsive (through, as discussed in previous topics, an engendered cultural bias against women) to facts and ideas that are common sense to you or I.

I'm sorry if my phrasing was a bit misleading or quizzical- hopefully that clarified a bit.