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In reply to the discussion: Critic of 'Obese' Anchor Stands By His Words [View all]DavidL
(384 posts)174. Great point, every person without a perfect body is a..
poor role model.
I guess that's the 99% of us who are the poor role models, actually.
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This is not a position from "Atheist Scripture." Not how bigotry is written into yours. n/t
Ian David
Oct 2012
#99
Nobody has written a condemnation of the obese into the Affirmation of Humanist Principles.
Ian David
Oct 2012
#116
No, there is not. Which is just one more reason why Atheism isn't a religion. n/t
Ian David
Oct 2012
#135
Why even mention those principles, then, I have to wonder, as if they are authoritative? nt
MADem
Oct 2012
#156
Because his bigotry isn't based on them, the way religious people's bigotry is so often...
Ian David
Oct 2012
#214
Then they shouldn't be part of the conversation at all, if they have nothing to do with
MADem
Oct 2012
#221
I have mentioned often that I grew up in a Fundamentalist baptist home/church
OriginalGeek
Oct 2012
#137
This particular bigotry can be found all along the "believer/non believer" spectrum.
HuckleB
Oct 2012
#132
There's a difference between promoting healthy choices & holding the obese up for scorn & ridicule.
Ian David
Oct 2012
#138
Most of the lawyers I know or have done business with play their cards
R. Daneel Olivaw
Oct 2012
#160
Maybe he can't pedal that bike of his fast enough to catch an ambulance, and he's taking it out on
MADem
Oct 2012
#184
I thought the same thing when I first heard about this. The guy is an irrelevant asshole, why give
octothorpe
Oct 2012
#302
Insulting his appearance is probably not a great way to convey the message
4th law of robotics
Oct 2012
#224
What comes around goes around. If he hadn't viciously attacked Ms. Livingston's appearance
smokey nj
Oct 2012
#245
Well, what medications tend to make balls...er...go away(or at least get smaller)?
Ken Burch
Oct 2012
#77
I can't believe I'm seeing people on a progressive message board defending Krause's bigotry.
alp227
Oct 2012
#32
Exactly, this sort of attitude is only appropriate when discussing Chris Christie,
hughee99
Oct 2012
#252
I will enlighten you. "Obesity is like Alcholism an Addiction" but you got to eat.
Stuart G
Oct 2012
#30
"The anchorwoman was a victim because someone asked her to demonstrate a little self-restraint?"
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Oct 2012
#41
And you and the other posters know that she does not exercise self restraint, how?
NikolaC
Oct 2012
#56
He wasn't "asking questions." He's a concern troll couching insult as "advice."
DirkGently
Oct 2012
#189
Would you like someone calling you a shitty role model without knowing your condition? nt
MADem
Oct 2012
#159
So you would just eat it? You think it's "OK" for people to characterize you unfairly?
MADem
Oct 2012
#183
You said people say things all the time to you. Well, they do to this woman, and she fought back.
MADem
Oct 2012
#196
If he had said this about a male anchor I think the outrage would have been muted
4th law of robotics
Oct 2012
#219
You really don't see that it's none of his fucking business to tell her anything
LaurenG
Oct 2012
#122
I agree with you. I don't see any bullying. People might not like what he said to her personally
IndyJones
Oct 2012
#202
I agree to some extent. His point is valid. But, obese or not, the anchor should be on TV.
sinkingfeeling
Oct 2012
#220
I couldn't disagree more. Health is directly tied to weight. How many Type II diabetes
sinkingfeeling
Oct 2012
#261
Tell it to the National Diabetes Assocation and the American Heart Association.
sinkingfeeling
Oct 2012
#279
I don't feel like copying all 4,162,000 medical studies here. A review of the web sites
sinkingfeeling
Oct 2012
#313
Why did this POS think it was necessary for him to point it out? Is he the healtlh police?
raccoon
Oct 2012
#284
Let's say your mother, daughter, sister is overweight. How would you feel about a total stranger
raccoon
Oct 2012
#298
sigh. that wasn't the point. he did nOT bring up her looks. He brought up childhood obesity...
progressivebydesign
Oct 2012
#18
Well, Stephen Hawking is a shitty role model, because he doesn't exercise every day.
MADem
Oct 2012
#163
I've seen Chris Christie chase a guy down the boardwalk with an ice cream in his mouth!
MADem
Oct 2012
#170
It's not bullying to make assumptions about someone's health and lifestyle from the way they look
sybylla
Oct 2012
#29
I didn't defend CHILDHOOD obesity, rather let's not teach children to be fat-phobic.
alp227
Oct 2012
#66
yep according to wiki she was born 12/26/48 I know she doesn't look it though
azurnoir
Oct 2012
#109
Yup. My bad. I jumped in without realizing who was being discussed.
Common Sense Party
Oct 2012
#113
And Krause -- the "occasional viewer" -- can take a stand against by illegal drugs...
Eleanors38
Oct 2012
#21
Anybody think he'd ever have sent an email like this to a non-emaciated MALE news anchor?
Ken Burch
Oct 2012
#40
"...by transforming herself for all of her viewers to see over the next year..."
SoapBox
Oct 2012
#50
W-H-Y are we using an innocently large-sized WOMAN to scaremonger CHILDHOOD obesity????
alp227
Oct 2012
#115
People who use words like "blubbering" and "whine" and "crybabies" ARE BULLYING
carolinayellowdog
Oct 2012
#128
Some (many?) people who work out a lot have real contempt for overweight people.
Peregrine Took
Oct 2012
#69
There is an awful feeling about the letter that Krause wrote. It is bullying, put down, I am better
Stuart G
Oct 2012
#72
Do you mean Romney chasing, grabbing, and holding down a gay student and cutting off his long hair?
Kurovski
Oct 2012
#89
Krause is doing nothing but displaying both ignorance and arrogance. It may well
LibDemAlways
Oct 2012
#83
He truly needs to stfu. I dare him to ever write that crap to/about a male reporter
LaurenG
Oct 2012
#117
Finally found the original email so I can make an informed comment...and BOY HOWDY do I have some!
pnwest
Oct 2012
#125
The thing is, she's a successful woman and sometimes men can't deal with that
mountain grammy
Oct 2012
#153
He is both a jerk and an idiot. When did local news anchors become role models?
Tom Ripley
Oct 2012
#185
for God sake, I want the anchor and journalist not a plastic barbie full of silicon
AlphaCentauri
Oct 2012
#186
I think that's why he did this, if she was unattractive he wouldn't bother suggesting a makeover
bettyellen
Oct 2012
#307