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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts) Sat Nov 17, 2012, 12:26 AM Nov 2012

OK, I'm going to say it. My local news was full of fat people crying about Twinkies. [View all]

Sheesh. What does this say about our values in this country? No one crying about workers losing their jobs. No one crying about greedy over paid executives.

But no longer being able to eat a Twinkie and the tears flow.

No, I'm not denigrating fat people. I could afford to lose lots of pounds myself.

Twinkies? Seriously?

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OK, I'm going to say it. My local news was full of fat people crying about Twinkies. [View all] proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 OP

why do you hate America? Enrique Nov 2012 #1

LOL! nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #23

twinkies are overrated, i always preferred those donuts JI7 Nov 2012 #2

I shall miss the occasional Ho-Ho. n/t dflprincess Nov 2012 #5

ho hos, ding dongs, snow balls, who thought up these names ? JI7 Nov 2012 #7

The idiots that ran the Hostess company... FieryLocks Nov 2012 #8

somebody not getting enough real sex aletier_v Nov 2012 #11

Franz makes awesome raspberry filled ones Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #18

with the special powdered sugar, or little chocolate donuts? HiPointDem Nov 2012 #34

probably the chocolate most, but i craved the powder and crumb ones a few times also JI7 Nov 2012 #37

messy but the sugar just melted on your tongue. i didn't care too much for the HiPointDem Nov 2012 #38

Overrated? BainsBane Nov 2012 #64

Lard, sugar, and preservatives Cary Nov 2012 #3

yeah, only crazy people like lard, sugar and preservatives. sane people eat HiPointDem Nov 2012 #39

Gluten-free bread is no worse than dairy free "cream". Cary Nov 2012 #47

you like frozen sprouted wheat bread; other people like twinkies. it's a class thing. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #48

Not really. Fawke Em Nov 2012 #58

*aspiration* is also a class thing. it's a moving target. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #59

Cost-prohibitive access to and education about healthy alternatives is also a class thing. antigone382 Nov 2012 #79

It isn't a class thing at all obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #61

not gonna argue the point; but class is not about wealth per se. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #63

I don't see how it isn't in this country obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #66

now. dialectic. status anxiety never sleeps; one must keep ahead of the proles. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #67

I'm dirt poor and I don't eat Twinkies or fast food nobodyspecial Nov 2012 #85

Fruits and vegetables, chicken/fish/turkey, whole grain bread. Marr Nov 2012 #68

+1 nt Tree-Hugger Nov 2012 #71

check out this weight watcher meal plan from a chef Mosby Nov 2012 #78

Who actually eats like that? mrsadm Nov 2012 #80

I know, to eat that meal plan you would be in the kitchen all day Mosby Nov 2012 #83

that guy is a food fetishist. i hate food fetishists. i think an interesting book HiPointDem Nov 2012 #84

I don't believe they use lard. BainsBane Nov 2012 #65

Oh boy. JVS Nov 2012 #4

I'm guessing they wouldn't bother putting skinny people on TV complaining about it... cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #6

You are right about "the narrative" Hekate Nov 2012 #24

Maybe it's weird, but I don't have comfort foods associated with childhood Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #30

can you recall why you only wanted those foods? HiPointDem Nov 2012 #40

I was called Bugs Bunny as a kid HockeyMom Nov 2012 #42

"Narrative: pay no attention to those hippie retreads from the time-warp." HiPointDem Nov 2012 #35

Twinkie Restoration Act - call your congressman aletier_v Nov 2012 #9

I'm a chocoholic so for me liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #10

Anyone ever had a deep fried Twinkie? n/t Cary Nov 2012 #12

If you're not denigrating them, why mention them? flvegan Nov 2012 #13

good point liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #16

For a storyteller, describing people paints a picture Hekate Nov 2012 #28

My local media interviewed fat people who were crying about Twinkies proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #20

My local news had some of the workers on lunasun Nov 2012 #14

In the past 10 years TlalocW Nov 2012 #15

And my computer is filled with self righteous individuals Arcanetrance Nov 2012 #17

People struggling with weight issues are an easy target. UtahLib Nov 2012 #19

I'll relay your concerns to my local TV stations proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #22

Forgive me Arcanetrance Nov 2012 #26

No. SubgeniusHasSlack Nov 2012 #53

The dumb thing is probably only thin people like teenagers treestar Nov 2012 #56

Oh, bullshit. Marr Nov 2012 #72

I like Nutty Bars. Son of Gob Nov 2012 #21

i like to pull apart the layers (of lard, peanut butter and fake chocolate on a crispy HiPointDem Nov 2012 #41

Twinkies have been a staple for some fat folks for a long time quinnox Nov 2012 #25

As long as entemanns stays in business i wont complain Arcanetrance Nov 2012 #27

they're owned by bimbo & they truck the food in from mexico. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #33

Republican soothsayers behindenemylins Nov 2012 #29

Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #73

Oh geeesh cut people a little slack, this says nothing about Raine Nov 2012 #31

and you can bet that the fat people were selected to comment on purpose. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #32

K&R What a fitting representation of America today. n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #36

"Twinkies" lend themselves to humor, so the media are out to mock in many ways. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #43

It just struck me: I've never had a twinkie or a hostess cupcake cali Nov 2012 #44

It was front page news in my crap local paper. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #45

Similar here. No mention of unions or mgmt... Phentex Nov 2012 #46

Twinkies are going for $200,000 on ebay. AngryOldDem Nov 2012 #50

I can't remember, either aletier_v Nov 2012 #60

I never even liked Hostess stuff when I was a kid obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #62

Little Debbie cakes used to go with my kids in their school lunches.... AngryOldDem Nov 2012 #81

I VERY rarely eat "junky baked goods" obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #82

Crying? Literally crying? bunnies Nov 2012 #49

TV station here had footage of people with bags and bags of them... AngryOldDem Nov 2012 #51

I find this whole hostess hysteria completely ridiculous. bunnies Nov 2012 #57

I'm starting a bakery to produce blinkies, blink once and they're gone.... they will be the size 2on2u Nov 2012 #52

I would never eat them treestar Nov 2012 #54

I have never eaten theml, and now I guess I never will. n/t RebelOne Nov 2012 #75

I miss THESE!: ThatsMyBarack Nov 2012 #55

I know, it's ridiculous njlibguy_19656mm Nov 2012 #69

Hostess Twinkie is people. aletier_v Nov 2012 #70

They are worse than just empty calories.... magical thyme Nov 2012 #74

I am fat and I never liked Ho Ho or twinkies. I do like Tastey cakes. I eat southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #76

Without Twinkies, we'd have no media. valerief Nov 2012 #77