John Adams Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/health/p...tml?_r=1&hp Do I want to pay for her choice to eat herself to oblivion? Sorry. No. Let her go on the "fat people" health plan like the high risk life (like my wife who once had a stroke) or auto people. Marilyn Wann is an author and weight diversity speaker in Northern California who has a message for anyone making judgments about her health based on her large physique. "The only thing anyone can accurately diagnose by looking at a fat person is their own level of stereotype and prejudice about fat," said Ms. Wann, a 43-year-old San Franciscan whose motto in life is also the title of her book: "Fat! So?" Heidi Schumann for The New York Times "We're kind of a popular punching bag," said Marilyn Wann, author of "Fat! So?" Hers has been an oft-repeated message this summer and fall by members of the "fat pride" community, given that the nation is in the midst of a debate about health care. That debate has, sometimes awkwardly, focused its attention on the growing population of overweight and obese Americans with unambiguous overtones: fat people should lose weight, for the good of us all. Heavier Americans are pushing back now with newfound vigor in the policy debate, lobbying legislators and trying to move public opinion to recognize their point of view: that thin does not necessarily equal fit, and that people can be healthy at any size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chef Jim Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Funny you should put that video here. You do realize that if the Health Care bill passes you'll be paying for that !@#$heads health care and I have a feeling his bills are going to be doozies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Lieutenant Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Funny you should put that video here. You do realize that if the Health Care bill passes you'll be paying for that !@#$heads health care and I have a feeling his bills are going to be doozies. I'm sure that we already are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-_9yI6bdNk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I'm sure that we already are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-_9yI6bdNk I feel bad for these guys. I know it's mainly their fault for becoming what they have become, but I do believe that alot of that has to do with "will". Alot of people don't have the will to be disciplined enough to diet, and it probably gets to the point where they just give up. I get sad sometimes when I try to put myself in their shoes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 I feel bad for these guys. I know it's mainly their fault for becoming what they have become, but I do believe that alot of that has to do with "will". Alot of people don't have the will to be disciplined enough to diet, and it probably gets to the point where they just give up. I get sad sometimes when I try to put myself in their shoes..... Feeling bad for them is fine. Forcing me to pay for their lack of will is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Feeling bad for them is fine. Forcing me to pay for their lack of will is not. Don't get me wrong, I am not advocating any point other than I feel bad for them. That's as far it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I'm sure that we already are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-_9yI6bdNk And do you think that if idiots like this get free health care they're going to take more advantage of the system than they do now? And please stop linking to this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 (edited) And please stop linking to this guy. Please? Enough of the fat guy. Edited for clarity Edited November 8, 2009 by Booster4324 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Please? Yes, it's an archaic word used a long time ago by people with manners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Yes, it's an archaic word used a long time ago by people with manners. I meant to emphasize your point. My apologies for any confusion. Enough of the fat guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I meant to emphasize your point. My apologies for any confusion. Enough of the fat guy. That would probably have required an exclamation point (actually several) not a question mark. And by the way I close that guy when I realize it's him quicker than porn when my wife walks in the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 That would probably have required an exclamation point (actually several) not a question mark. And by the way I close that guy when I realize it's him quicker than porn when my wife walks in the room. The question mark was meant as a form of begging. Peter Pan guy is preferable to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 And by the way I close that guy when I realize it's him quicker than porn when my wife walks in the room. He has replaced Peter Pan as the creepiest thing I've seen on the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Marilyn Wann is ... [a] weight diversity speaker... What? What the !@#$ is a "weight diversity speaker"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Lieutenant Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 And do you think that if idiots like this get free health care they're going to take more advantage of the system than they do now? "Awwwww yeah folks. Government subsidized insulin, folks. So good, folks" And please stop linking to this guy. Who, this guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/health/p...tml?_r=1&hp Do I want to pay for her choice to eat herself to oblivion? Sorry. No. Let her go on the "fat people" health plan like the high risk life (like my wife who once had a stroke) or auto people. Freedom is choosing what a person wants to eat and when they want to eat it, not a choice of the almighty government you all rail on so for getting involved in your lives! No hypocrisy, please.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 What? What the !@#$ is a "weight diversity speaker"? A fat pig who wants to make money from eating lots of Ho-Hos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 Freedom is choosing what a person wants to eat and when they want to eat it, not a choice of the almighty government you all rail on so for getting involved in your lives! No hypocrisy, please.... Try that again, but this time make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Yes, it's an archaic word used a long time ago by people with manners. Says the doosh who labels someone "smug" becuase he doesnt follow the rules as HE sees how they should be enforced and wants to run somebody over with his car becuase of it. God, youre pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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