The obese feel more discrimination? What a crock!
Time.com has an article titled “The Obese Feel More Discrimination”. See the article at: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1730150,00.html.
As obesity rates continue to rise in the U.S., so might our acceptance of those who are overweight. But a new study from Yale University suggests the converse trend: rather than feeling tolerance in our society, the overweight and obese say they feel more heavily discriminated against now than they did a decade ago.
I personally don’t “discriminate” against obese people but I have a hard time feeling sorry for the fat lady at Wal*Mart when I look in her cart and it’s full of Oreos, soda, chips, and ice cream. I think making the world more “obese-friendly” by making subway turnstiles and bus seats wider is a step in the wrong direction. I think it’s a type of enabling the obese. Rather than saying “we’ll help you become more healthy” (note I say ‘healthy’ and not ’skinny’) we are saying “Ok we’ll accommodate your unhealthy lifestyle.”
What defines “taking it too far”?
Earlier this morning while I was watching my mug of coffee revolve, round and round on the microwave’s carousel, I started to ponder the question: Who decides if a certain act of protest is too extreme or is simply taking it too far? I would like to hear your thoughts on what is “too far.”
Recently, an unidentified person set off a bomb in front of the military recruiting center here in Time Square. No one was injured (thank Buddha) but the exterior of the building was damaged to some extent. I cannot say “obviously” as we don’t know this person or his psyche, but I think it is quite clear that he strongly resents the war in Iraq, or any war for that matter. Is a small bombing like that taking things too far? But let me ask you this: How far is too far, when we are dealing with human rights and sociological issues?