"Anti-Obesity: The New Homophobia"

[milosz]

For fuck's sake

http://www.salon.com/2012/08/28/anti_ob ... omophobia/

[Holland Oates]

Hahahahahahaha

Homosexuality is a choice but being fat is genetic.

[WildGorillaMan]

It's not their fault.

[Crust Bucket]

Homosexuality” and “obesity” are both diseases invented around the turn of the previous century

Hmmmmmm... Okay!

[Pinky]

Obesity-related illnesses have been estimated to account for as much as 20% of US health care expenditures, and those costs are not all borne by the obese. I don't think a similar statement could be made about homosexuality.

[Thatcher II]

Obesity-related illnesses have been estimated to account for as much as 20% of US health care expenditures, and those costs are not all borne by the obese. I don't think a similar statement could be made about homosexuality.

What about a gay disease like AIDs?

[tough old man]

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[DrDonkeyLove]

I did a Google image search for "fat gay man" and this image came up in the top row. Where is it from; The Moynihan Institute. Who would have thought that a search for a bulky gay man would lead me to Rant? Well.............everyone would think that I know, it was a rhetorical question.

This photo leads me to a horrible but inescapable conclusion. Hugely fat guys must grease up and actually fuck their own underbelly, which leaves me simultaneously disgusted and envious.

[Mountebank]

Lulz at comparing the "cure" rates of homosexuality and obesity. Obviously this douche doesn't have a TV to watch The Biggest Loser or Extreme Makeover, in which both shows successfully tackle obesity more successfully in one season than the anti-homosexuality cures have ever done.

Also, a majority of gays don't necessarily want to be straight. A significant amount of fat people want to be thinner, even if they are not successful in getting there.

Dammit what a fucking tool.

[Grandpa's Spells]

Lulz at comparing the "cure" rates of homosexuality and obesity. Obviously this douche doesn't have a TV to watch The Biggest Loser or Extreme Makeover, in which both shows successfully tackle obesity more successfully in one season than the anti-homosexuality cures have ever done.

Most BL contestants keep it off? I'd be surprised.

[Holy Cow]

I did a Google image search for "fat gay man" and this image came up in the top row. Where is it from; The Moynihan Institute. Who would have thought that a search for a bulky gay man would lead me to Rant? Well.............everyone would think that I know, it was a rhetorical question.

This photo leads me to a horrible but inescapable conclusion. Hugely fat guys must grease up and actually fuck their own underbelly, which leaves me simultaneously disgusted and envious.

FSF Post of the Month

[Mountebank]

Lulz at comparing the "cure" rates of homosexuality and obesity. Obviously this douche doesn't have a TV to watch The Biggest Loser or Extreme Makeover, in which both shows successfully tackle obesity more successfully in one season than the anti-homosexuality cures have ever done.

Most BL contestants keep it off? I'd be surprised.

I didn't say *most* necessarily keep it off, but if only one person maintained not going back to an obese state, they're running a much better ship than curing homosexuality.

I would guess that many people on this board personally know at least one person (or might even be that person) that has gone from obese to not-obese and been able to maintain that state. Would you disagree?

[Mountebank]

BL follow-ups:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40423712/ ... D6crqDcB94
Some kept most of it off, some didn't. Without heights listed, makes it tough to judge where they are at. The finale weights have lots of dehydration and other unhealthy practices going on to get their weight down as low as possible. The first BL (I believe, the ex-wrestler guy) said he practically killed himself getting his finale weight as low as he did, using all his old wrestling "making weight" tools.

[WildGorillaMan]

If the comet hit tomorrow and we were plunged into a new ice-age/nuclear winter/stone age one year after Day Zero there would be zero morbidly obese people, a whole bunch of ex-fatties foraging for survival and pretty much the same percentage of gays there has ever been.

[powerlifter54]

Both homosexuality and obesity have everything to do with what you choose to put in your mouth.

[Holland Oates]

Both homosexuality and obesity have everything to do with what you choose to put in your mouth.

Hahahahahahaha

[Protobuilder]

Both homosexuality and obesity have everything to do with what you choose to put in your mouth.

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

[Thatcher II]

If the comet hit tomorrow and we were plunged into a new ice-age/nuclear winter/stone age one year after Day Zero there would be zero morbidly obese people, a whole bunch of ex-fatties foraging for survival and pretty much the same percentage of gays there has ever been.

I'll tell you what. Having a genetic predisposition to 5% bodyfat would be a handicap in that scenario. You gays think about that next time you're beating off about Brad Clooney.

[WildGorillaMan]

If the comet hit tomorrow and we were plunged into a new ice-age/nuclear winter/stone age one year after Day Zero there would be zero morbidly obese people, a whole bunch of ex-fatties foraging for survival and pretty much the same percentage of gays there has ever been.

I'll tell you what. Having a genetic predisposition to 5% bodyfat would be a handicap in that scenario. You gays think about that next time you're beating off about Brad Clooney.

Way to miss the point, as always. Clearly a tendency towards obesity has been a huge evolutionary/survival benefit, given how prevalent it is today.

Next time be sure to bring economic class into this.

[Andy83]

Obesity-related illnesses have been estimated to account for as much as 20% of US health care expenditures, and those costs are not all borne by the obese. I don't think a similar statement could be made about homosexuality.

Hiram Pinklestein. You gotta lighten up. Homosexuals should all be machine gunned.

[Thatcher II]

If the comet hit tomorrow and we were plunged into a new ice-age/nuclear winter/stone age one year after Day Zero there would be zero morbidly obese people, a whole bunch of ex-fatties foraging for survival and pretty much the same percentage of gays there has ever been.

I'll tell you what. Having a genetic predisposition to 5% bodyfat would be a handicap in that scenario. You gays think about that next time you're beating off about Brad Clooney.

Way to miss the point, as always. Clearly a tendency towards obesity has been a huge evolutionary/survival benefit, given how prevalent it is today.

Next time be sure to bring economic class into this.

Lighten up, fattie. I didn't miss the point. Is it your period?

[FRKCTL]

Clearly a tendency towards obesity has been a huge evolutionary/survival benefit, given how prevalent it is today.

I think that is a stretch.
Once you procreate, your job is done as a member of the species. If being obese enhances getting your genes into the next generation, then it is an advantage, but that remains to be seen. Modern conveniences and medicine have allowed a plethora of disadvantageous genetic expressions to re-emerge, especially in the rich western world.

Next time be sure to bring economic class into this.

Lots of $$ is the new evolutionary fitness standard.

[Thatcher II]

Lots of $$ correlates to fewer offspring. Which is illogical from a "we're just vessels for our genes" perspective. But levelling out at 10b (thought to be where we're headed) might just save the species in terms of the bioshere's capacity not to go into total meltdown because of what we do.

[Turdacious]

Some neo-malthusian bullshit.

[Thatcher II]

Some neo-malthusian bullshit.

Actually, I was heartened to see the evidence that we're levelling off so that wasn't exactly an alarmist post. But you got to use a hyphen and refer to Malthus so I guess that was a nice moment for you. Yawn.