“That’s a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig bitch!!”
-Starhammer-
Id eat coco pops out of her ass
Sounds to me like it’s her husband who fucked her over for posting her email on his facebook page.
And why were the people defending her inspiring to her? She should look at fat people who have managed to lose weight for inspiration. I was recently contacted on facebook by a Dutch player I hadn’t seen in about a year or two. I didn’t fucking recognize him. Guy went from Silent Bob to Jay. Now that’s inspiring.
^Cus today’s society tells you it’s OK to accept (and even embrace) failure, read Chicken Soup for the Soul and to ‘love yourself’. And yes, thanking your kins and peers apparently adds meanings to anything. 
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I’m in agreement that it’s wrong to think that it’s OK for someone to be obese, and to tell the obese person that they’re fine the way they are. That doesn’t justify insulting them for it; that’s just plain rude, and asking for verbal/physical assault by that person or their friends.
Since the diet topic was brought up, I think another issue that should be addressed is the fact that the healthier foods are typically more expensive, with some exceptions. My brother went to the US a few months back and he was surprised at how cheap certain candies were. And they weren’t just cheap; they came in large quantities. So the simple solution is to find a way to make healthier foods cheaper (subsidies for the companies?), and to put taxes on less healthy foods.
The problem that I foresee is that some people might balk at the idea of raising the cost of unhealthy foods. Also, some people will interpret the idea as big brother telling you what you can and can’t eat.
This has been an issue for forever. Why does it cost me like $1+ for a head of lettuce or some broccoli, and yet I can get a hamburger for less than a buck at a fast food hell hole?
I don’t care what anyone says. The guy who wrote the letter has a point. He took the time to sit down and write in to tell her about it? So what? That took little more effort than it does anyone of us here to log into SRK, read a few topics and make a few posts. Maybe he’s a bit of an asshole, but he’s an asshole with a point.
The whole “October is anti-bullying month” is just a dumbass ratings grab anyway.
For some reason I have a feeling that within a few months she’ll try to do some on-air weightloss shows.
Not even close to the same thing. I come to SRK for lulz and the occasional intelligent discussion,… and the occasional barely SFW pic of decently thick women. There’s a number of reasons to go on SRK that justify the rather minute effort of writing the occasional snide political gripe or dick pun and pressing “post”.
This guy saw one person on TV–a total stranger–whose physical appearance bothered him enough that he got on his computer to find out how to contact her and compose an email to inform her that she should change it.
If some anonymous turd randomly stumbled upon the SRK forums and signed up just to fire off a one-off post to criticize the way we’re doing things, then you’d have something equivalent to what this guy is up to. And we’d tear that person apart without mercy, because that’s the appropriate reaction in just such a situation.
But yeah, I do think you’re right about the whole anti-bullying month thing. I don’t think this started out as an issue of bullying, but she used the letter as a pretext to shoehorn herself into that debate.
(I would still hit it. She could say things like “Coming to you live from my ladyparts: an earth-shaking orgasm! Listen to my moaning for the details.”)
At least he wasn’t an absolute asshole about it. It could have been much worse and much more hateful.
maybe after 12 or so celebrity chefs come on the show and make her some random dessert
I’m not talking about motivation. I’m talking about effort. Also, pedantic arguments about staring at a screen, potential carpel tunnel or stuff like that aside, what we do here isn’t detrimental to our health, nor can it be argued that we set a bad image for anyone the same way that she is as we’re a destination on the internet that people have to make an effort to visit as opposed to her being a fatass on TV. The guy wasn’t criticizing her for a hobby (unless being fat is considered a hobby) as the hypothetical guy you refer to would be. He’s criticizing her for maintaining an image which is not only detrimental to her health, but potentially to those around her. It’s not likely that a swarm of little boys and girls will grow up to emulate her, but as a society we need to collectively move towards the notion that being fat is not ok.
I hear that we need to take collective responsibility for our health and wellness, but I don’t think this guy was solving jack shit by doing what he did, and I’m pointing out that the fact that he did it is pretty odd from the standpoint of being a normally adjusted human being. Most people don’t spend their time emailing strangers on an individual basis to tell them how to live their lives.
There are just a bajillion better ways to deal with public health issues. Anybody with even a passing familiarity with human behavior will realize that the success rate of this guy’s method is going to be abysmal.
I also find it unlikely that he was motivated by an honest concern for his community, at least primarily. My guess is that he did it on an impulse in the midst of a crappy/uppity mood, which is the underlying cause of most Internet communication. For further reference, see: SRK.
Would hit for extra karma points. You never know when you gotta cash those in, son.
Fat people are just depressing. Its pretty much the health & fitness equivalent to being an alcoholic, or chronic smoker, or drug addict. Each are dropping the ball on their lives in a big way the longer they remain in such a rut, with various substance addictions and self-destructive lifestyle. Just because so many happen to be in the same boat doesn’t mean its ok and acceptable.
“I don’t have to conform to soceitys image of good health”
Yeah…good luck with that. I’m sure your body will understand.
Anyway, its also important to realize that its not just sheer laziness, lack of knowledge also plays a huge role. I’m sure the majority out there do want to make a change, but being overweight is the only lifestyle they’ve ever known and they find the prospect of changing that intimidating. They just have no one in their lives that can guide them with the proper approach.
Do people know that he didn’t ask for it to air, and that the news anchor herself put it on air.
I don’t even see how much of an asshole he was other than saying that she was obese. That letter is the equivalant of saying “ey, drop some weight ok?”
I seriously think that obesity apologists are worst than bullies. In fact, i’d put them both on the same boat, becuase both of what they do has a negative impact on the person they are bullying/apologizing for.
Yup its not helping the situation at all, being accepting of the problem is just perpetuating it. Also anyone else get the impression that its become an unspoken rule of sorts, that bringing the issue up at all is considered mean and offensive? Regardless of how polite the message is presented?