As some people are celebrating holidays that include things like chocolate, candy, and feasts, I am seeing a ton of food shaming, food policing, and food moralizing. All of this is crap, for the reasons I explain here, but I thought what I would do today is give you some options for response. Note, today’s responses are in pictures (mostly starring our adorable dogs – you can click on them to enlarge them) If you are looking for verbal responses, head over here.
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- Picture of an angry pug saying “Tell me about your diet and I’ll tell you about my bowel movements. Too much information, you say? Exactly.”
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- Picture of a pug walking toward the camera saying “If I want the Food Police I’ll call Pie-1-1”
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- Pug that looks like it’s laughing “You say you have an opinion about my food? Guess what? NOBODY CARES!”
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- Maltese with open mouth, looking like it’s yelling saying “NO MORE DIET TALK! Eat it or don’t and shut up about it.”
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- Maltese in a basket with blankets looking cranky “I don’t remember asking for your opinion about my food. That’s because I DIDN’T! So keep it to yourself.”
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- Picture of an owl “You think I’m eating too much? Whooooooo the hell asked you?”
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- Picture of a black French Bulldog “Do I need to eat this? No. But using my fork to eat heps keep me from stabbing you with it.”
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- Picture of three pugs, two sitting upright and the middle pug slouching “Think we shouldn’t eat that? Think we don’t need seconds? Turn to page 9 in your hymnal and join us in a rousing chorus of “Absolutely Nobody Asked You.”
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