because i miss my thesis
Today's news was plump with articles on fatness.
First up, it pays to be fat. Ahahaha. I am just imagining all the jerkfaces who say they care about fat because "it costs America money!" shitting their pants right now, trying to find a new angle to further their hate.
Secondly, some moron in Mississippi proposed a bill that would make it illegal to serve fat people in restaurants. Are you kidding me? First off, fat people need to eat to survive just like everyone else. Secondly, if you were at all educated about the human need for energy, you'd realize that not consuming it can actually lead to fatness. And finally, this gem from a Democrat in the state who is opposed to the bill, "It is too oppressive for government to require a restaurant owner to police another human being from their own indiscretions" says everything there is to say about the stereotypes we harbor about fat people. I mean, clearly going to a restaurant--as a fat person--means that you will be engaging in some kind of indiscretion. It's not at all reasonable to assume that you'd eat a meal the most stringent dietitian would approve of. No way.
First up, it pays to be fat. Ahahaha. I am just imagining all the jerkfaces who say they care about fat because "it costs America money!" shitting their pants right now, trying to find a new angle to further their hate.
Secondly, some moron in Mississippi proposed a bill that would make it illegal to serve fat people in restaurants. Are you kidding me? First off, fat people need to eat to survive just like everyone else. Secondly, if you were at all educated about the human need for energy, you'd realize that not consuming it can actually lead to fatness. And finally, this gem from a Democrat in the state who is opposed to the bill, "It is too oppressive for government to require a restaurant owner to police another human being from their own indiscretions" says everything there is to say about the stereotypes we harbor about fat people. I mean, clearly going to a restaurant--as a fat person--means that you will be engaging in some kind of indiscretion. It's not at all reasonable to assume that you'd eat a meal the most stringent dietitian would approve of. No way.
posted by Alison Inaz @ 7:51 PM
1 Comments:
At Tuesday, February 05, 2008 7:55:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
Interestingly enough, the guy who proposed the bill doesn't think the bill will pass or necessarily want it to pass. He says he's just trying to open up dialogue about trying to alleviate the obesity problem in America.
It'd be like trying to open up a dialogue of women's rights by writing a bill stating that they should all stay barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen.
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