Look, this law is incredibly stupid. People should be allowed to eat what they want, no matter who they are.
That said, being obese is NOT OK AT ALL, at least if you're not at all trying to help yourself or the people around you. This "fat empowerment" movement I've been seeing lately is horrible and damaging to the people it targets. There's people telling the obese to proclaim "I'm proud to be fat" and telling them not to give in to "thin society". Did these people not get the memo that obesity is unbelievably unhealthy?
This problem should be solved by rigorous education at an early age. Limiting the food freedoms of adults shouldn't happen, but how about creating healthier food menus for public school lunches? That, along with continuous and mandatory nutrition education starting in kindergarten or 1st grade, would provide a solution for the next generation. Most adults are too firm in their beliefs and won't change as easily, so screw them anyway.
Submitted by Salva Veritate (not verified) on February 13, 2008 - 7:47pm.
Fat people
Look, this law is incredibly stupid. People should be allowed to eat what they want, no matter who they are.
That said, being obese is NOT OK AT ALL, at least if you're not at all trying to help yourself or the people around you. This "fat empowerment" movement I've been seeing lately is horrible and damaging to the people it targets. There's people telling the obese to proclaim "I'm proud to be fat" and telling them not to give in to "thin society". Did these people not get the memo that obesity is unbelievably unhealthy?
This problem should be solved by rigorous education at an early age. Limiting the food freedoms of adults shouldn't happen, but how about creating healthier food menus for public school lunches? That, along with continuous and mandatory nutrition education starting in kindergarten or 1st grade, would provide a solution for the next generation. Most adults are too firm in their beliefs and won't change as easily, so screw them anyway.