Today’s theme is “The War on Obesity.” There is no way that you can have a war against fat without making it a war against fat people. Even if you could, the idea that we should wage war against whatever part of people the government thinks makes their weight in pounds time 703 divided by their height in inches squared greater than 30 (which is how “obesity” is calculated) is seriously questionable. Not to mention that even if people believe that this is about health and not fat, it’s really not ok to start a war against people because of their health status, or because you think that the world would be cheaper for others if people with that health status didn’t exist. Not to mention that those interested in public health can create excellent campaigns that are completely weight neutral. This is a pretty simple one – there is simply no need for a war on obesity. When you see people talk about a “war on obesity” speak up and let them know that you are interested in spending time and money going to war against people for how they look, or their health status,
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Have a great Say Something Sunday!
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