Wow, despite this so called epidemic killing everything in site, cancer rates have dropped; people who don't diet are healthier than those who do; that exercise not weight reduction is the culprit to helping fight diseases; and it is an aging population not obesity that is the cause of raising health care costs.
This all brings me to a point bought up by the fabulous Marilyn Wann when I saw her speak at the Fat and Queer conference (Wonderful conference BTW) comparing the number of people who died of AIDS complications and of those who supposed died of "obesity". I don't remember her exact numbers but what I found is that in 1996 was the height of AIDS epidemic in the US with about 40,000 people dying of AIDS. Those who grew up in the 80's and 90's know what an epidemic it was. It was all over the news, tv, etc. So if obesity is such a deadly disease; killing 3x the amount of people who died of AIDS at the height of the epidemic, why aren't we finding fat bodies in the street? Why isn't it treated like the epidemic of HIV/AIDS? Where is the ribbon for all the people who died of obesity. I live in NYC, I see messages about HIV/AIDS everywhere. Obesity? The messages are in fashion magazines, diet centers and gyms.
Is it because no one cares if fat people die, or that the gay community organized to help get the message out or is it that there is no real epidemic? That fat and thin people can be fit, unfit, eat doughnuts or not, have cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc and the epidemic is really the work of the Weight Loss industry and drug companies?
What do you mean, no ribbon?
http://www.cafepress.com/thebaconribbon
Posted by: Hallow | March 03, 2008 at 05:10 PM
Hey, is there some sort of vegetarian obesity awareness ribbon?
Posted by: Bekbek | March 03, 2008 at 05:48 PM
ZOINKS I so want one of those bacon ribbons! If the proceeds didn't go to fat-hatred (MeMe Roth FFS) I'd buy a dozen of 'em and encourage everyone to wear one! (An obesity-acceptance ribbon, that is - and bacony - yum.) For vegetarians we could have a carrot curl or a bent celery stick or something (you vegs would have to decide that one.) In fact I might make one up on my own and start wearing it - her bacon looks a little wonky anyway - after all, the woman hasn't seen anything but fat-free diet shit in years, including whatever obsessed dieters substitute for real bacon these days, so I'm sure she'd forgotten what it looks like.
Posted by: AnnieMcPhee | March 03, 2008 at 10:02 PM
You could make a ribbon out of avocado strips, couldn't you?
Posted by: Meowser | March 04, 2008 at 12:28 AM
You are a devil woman. I hope you get obesity related cancer/aids/syphilis
http://www.ihatefatties.com
Posted by: RogerMoore | March 16, 2008 at 12:41 AM