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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-01-09 03:42 PM
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22. Join the military and hope you get stationed over there.
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  -America’s War on the Overweight ccharles000  Sep-01-09 02:07 AM   #0 
  - Funny how that only seems to matter when it's a woman.  BlooInBloo   Sep-01-09 02:20 AM   #1 
  - +1  Morning Dew   Sep-01-09 09:01 AM   #13 
  - +2  Toucano   Sep-01-09 09:11 AM   #15 
  - Completely unsurprising, though. (nt)  redqueen   Sep-01-09 03:44 PM   #23 
  - Men "put on a few pounds."  CrispyQ   Sep-01-09 05:43 PM   #51 
  - +3  nolabear   Sep-01-09 09:38 PM   #58 
  - people bash fat folk because it makes them feel superior  Skittles   Sep-01-09 02:22 AM   #2 
  - It also doesn't help making your case either.  Xenotime   Sep-01-09 06:28 AM   #10 
  - But your frame is for a size 2.  deaniac21   Sep-01-09 10:12 PM   #70 
  - They want people to feel guilty for being fat.  Manifestor_of_Light   Sep-01-09 02:28 AM   #3 
  - Testosterone should be prescribed more  IDFbunny   Sep-01-09 04:10 AM   #4 
  - i'd like to see a lot more research...  Scout   Sep-01-09 06:26 AM   #9 
  - The reason for the lack of research is that  IDFbunny   Sep-01-09 02:12 PM   #19 
     - Good post. I didn't know that.  truedelphi   Sep-01-09 04:28 PM   #43 
  - And how many skinny people are really skinny? Look at someone like Jane Fonda  truedelphi   Sep-01-09 04:24 PM   #42 
  - And it's begging the question that additives in our foods cause obesity.  no_hypocrisy   Sep-01-09 04:25 AM   #5 
  - We should be concerned about rising rates of obesity.  mamaleah   Sep-01-09 04:41 AM   #6 
  - My beef..  sendero   Sep-01-09 06:38 AM   #11 
  - Right here....  Cid_B   Sep-01-09 02:54 PM   #20 
  - Oh I definitely agree.  mamaleah   Sep-01-09 04:21 PM   #41 
  - Check out "obesitymyths.com" for more on the "epidemic" as pushed by the media.  anneboleyn   Sep-01-09 09:40 PM   #60 
  - kick  ccharles000   Sep-01-09 05:29 AM   #7 
  - The so called "obesity crisis" is all too often simply used as a flimsy moral license for bullying.  Dutch   Sep-01-09 06:20 AM   #8 
  - Yes! It it just that -- bullying and cruelty thinly disguised as "concern."  anneboleyn   Sep-01-09 09:33 PM   #55 
  - Yeah. Assholes like that made my life hell  AnnieBW   Sep-01-09 10:03 PM   #68 
  - i don't know  barbtries   Sep-01-09 08:58 AM   #12 
  - The other day I was remembering high school phys ed class.  CrispyQ   Sep-01-09 05:26 PM   #49 
     - good question  barbtries   Sep-01-09 05:44 PM   #52 
  - snotty little bobo's arent they  Mari333   Sep-01-09 09:08 AM   #14 
  - I go anywhere between a 10 and 12 too.  Jennicut   Sep-01-09 09:13 AM   #16 
  - I dumped my TV and dont read magazines anymore  Mari333   Sep-01-09 09:18 AM   #17 
  - "...an anorexic straw."  CrispyQ   Sep-01-09 05:38 PM   #50 
  - I am the same size, mainly because I have a large chest and round butt/hips but a narrow waist  anneboleyn   Sep-01-09 09:48 PM   #61 
  - i've read several posts even here on DU  mrs_p   Sep-01-09 09:20 AM   #18 
  - I have too and found it extremely depressing.  anneboleyn   Sep-01-09 09:37 PM   #57 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Sep-01-09 03:36 PM   #21 
  - Join the military and hope you get stationed over there.  GreenPartyVoter   Sep-01-09 03:42 PM   #22 
  - um...  rapturedbyrobots   Sep-01-09 03:48 PM   #25 
     - What is the rate of smoking in Japan?  treestar   Sep-01-09 03:55 PM   #32 
     - Not sure -- very high in Europe, though...  anneboleyn   Sep-01-09 09:50 PM   #62 
     - Good luck with your trip. I think your leaving would be beneficial to both you and us. Win-win!  GreenPartyVoter   Sep-01-09 04:04 PM   #36 
  - Aren't you just a precious snowflake.  flvegan   Sep-01-09 03:46 PM   #24 
  - Gosh. I'm going to have to tell my husband it's over.  Missy Vixen   Sep-01-09 03:51 PM   #28 
     - I'm sure the poster is a god among men or Miss Universe in his/her own mind.  flvegan   Sep-01-09 03:57 PM   #34 
        - nope.  rapturedbyrobots   Sep-01-09 04:02 PM   #35 
           - Um...how to put this nicely.  flvegan   Sep-01-09 04:09 PM   #39 
              - that's the point  rapturedbyrobots   Sep-01-09 04:37 PM   #45 
                 - Well, with that attitude, the thin ladies will flock to you  Lex   Sep-01-09 07:59 PM   #53 
                 - I can promise that the troll has NO lady friends. Metaphysical certitude.  anneboleyn   Sep-01-09 09:57 PM   #65 
                 - Why would any of us care whether or not you like "fat chicks?" I really don't think anybody here  anneboleyn   Sep-01-09 09:55 PM   #64 
  - I could be persuaded to chip in $1 or so for your plane ticket  Missy Vixen   Sep-01-09 03:49 PM   #26 
  - i'll start a fund  rapturedbyrobots   Sep-01-09 03:50 PM   #27 
     - Support? Hardly.  Missy Vixen   Sep-01-09 03:52 PM   #30 
        - Deleted message  Name removed   Sep-01-09 03:56 PM   #33 
           - Nobody gives a shit, I promise,  anneboleyn   Sep-01-09 10:00 PM   #66 
  - the meanness gene seems to be flourishing however  Lex   Sep-01-09 03:53 PM   #31 
     - Maybe a 2-D partner is in order!  demmiblue   Sep-01-09 04:06 PM   #37 
        - Weird, but you are probably right.  Lex   Sep-01-09 04:09 PM   #40 
        - i'm not sure  rapturedbyrobots   Sep-01-09 04:33 PM   #44 
           - I am sure it would suffice for your one-dimensional appendage  demmiblue   Sep-01-09 04:37 PM   #46 
              - ouch.  rapturedbyrobots   Sep-01-09 04:43 PM   #47 
                 - Knock yourself out  demmiblue   Sep-01-09 04:45 PM   #48 
  - I'm not naming any names... but  redqueen   Sep-01-09 03:52 PM   #29 
  - Hey! That troll has a belly.  reflection   Sep-01-09 04:06 PM   #38 
  - Well, considering the trolls here eat nothing but pizza every day  Sebastian Doyle   Sep-01-09 10:07 PM   #69 
  - amen, redqueen. I always get irritated by the stupid posts and respond to them.  anneboleyn   Sep-01-09 10:02 PM   #67 
  - I absolutely agree with your post. Open discrimination and abuse are perfectly acceptable when obese  anneboleyn   Sep-01-09 09:31 PM   #54 
  - Good website -- "obesitymyths.com" Explains a lot about obesity and the myths surrounding it.  anneboleyn   Sep-01-09 09:36 PM   #56 
  - If it is ok to criticize models for being underweight than it should be ok to criticize for being  EndersDame   Sep-01-09 09:39 PM   #59 
  - We will blame the individual, but gosh darn it, not the Food industry  nadinbrzezinski   Sep-01-09 09:52 PM   #63 
 

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