Double-wide? Buy two seats

So a big, fat film director, Kevin Smith, was recently given the boot on a Southwest flight because he was too fat to fly. Seems he was overflowing into his neighbor's seat, which caused a potential safety risk in an emergency.

The airline, mistakenly IMO, apologized. They do not owe Mr. Smith, or anyone else, an apology for this incident. The guy was gi-normous and should have bought an additional seat in the first place. Why does his right to be fat supersede another person's right to the space he's purchased? If I buy a seat-and this has happened to me-it IS unfair to have an obese person flowing into the space I purchased. It is nothing less than suffocating. And disgusting.

Why even did he bother to be outraged? If his seat-mate had staggered on board obnoxiously drunk from OVER-CONSUMPTION of alcohol, Mr. Smith, no doubt, would have insisted the sot be removed. Why then, shouldn't someone who is obnoxiously overweight from OVER-CONSUMPTION of food also be removed?

In her interesting commentary, Cathy Ladman, defends Mr. Smith. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. He should pay according to his size--for larger clothes (makes sense-he needs more material), for all-you-can-eat (makes sense, he eats more food) and for any other service in which his weight is a factor or an offense (that includes the theater, the symphony and his healthcare).

No, Ms. Ladman, the "world is not made for fat people." Nor should it be. Being fat is, most oftentimes, a result of laziness and greed or both. It is consuming more than your fair share. That is not fair to the rest of the world.

Fat Politics

Now Michelle Obama has jumped on the bandwagon. The number of chubby kids has tripled since 1970, according to a study by the New England Journal of Medicine. Because of their weight, these kids now face the possibility of living fewer years than their parents.

Seems to me that if parents allow their children to grow obese, they should be fined. And they should NOT be allowed to have any more kids. That's only fair. If you are too lazy to get your kid outside to exercise, if you feed your kids more food than your neighbor feeds her kids, then you should not have the right to be a parent.

I know, I know, I hear it now. But healthy food is so expensive. I say bullshit to that. Fatties can buy what's on sale. They can consume fewer calories. A $5 high-calorie extra value meal is too much fat, calories and salt anyway.

New Year's "Resolutioners"

Well, it's almost over. Only a few more weeks until the regulars get their gym back. Those overweight, out-of-shape people who joined the gym at the first of the year making "weight loss" and "good health" a resolution, will soon be gone. That means we will be able to find a parking space, we won't run out of hand weights and benches in over-crowded classes and the kids room won't have a wait. Yay!

A recent time article notes that 58% of Americans would like to lose weight. "Would like" doesn't translate, however, to "will put forth the effort." These folks only want to lose weight if it's easy and convenient. They want "instant results." Just last week I heard a New Year's resolutioner say to the instructor, "which classes do you recommend to help lose weight fast?" I was putting away my weights, so I didn't hear her answer, but this is what the instructor was probably thinking: It's called sustained effort and life style change. After a few weeks, the novelty wears off and fatties are right back on the couch.

Guess even the fitness business has its season.

Piggies

Everyday, you can see examples of why Americans are so fat. You've seen fat people waiting for the closest parking space (yet they're the ones who NEED to walk). You've seen them on motorized scooters in the grocery store (hey! fatties should pay for those scooters--not all customers!).

Yesterday, I was at a school-sponsored event. The school sells tickets to a "food experience." Local restaurants volunteer their time and their food, and all proceeds go to the school. The idea is that you and the people you purchase tickets for, will go from booth to booth sampling each restaurant's food. Key word here is SAMPLE. There was one woman who was well over 225 pounds who did not know the meaning of sample. And this is what gives fatties a bad name. This woman had a tupperware container with her, and she was loading it up with cookies and brownies from one of the booths. She also had a large bag which had other containers. It was one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen. This woman stood at the booths in her tent dress taking more than her fair share while other people waited patiently in line behind her. Imagine the example she set for the kids. I don't know what happened with her--I went to report her. But do we really need to "report" or police others? Shouldn't this woman have already known that hogging the food was selfish and unethical?

Fatties are Disgusting

Fat people are gross. There's no question about it. With two-thirds of Americans overweight, and half of those obese, America should change its symbol to porky pig, or maybe something more stately like the hog.

I'm not kidding. Have you taken a look around lately? There are so many fat people, and they have no shame. They wear tight clothes and let their fat flaps hang over their jeans. They wear provocative shirts with cutouts that reveal their fleshy rolls. Gross, gross gross.

I'm starting this blog for several reasons. First, fat people are taking more than their fair share. Their lazy, too, and they don't pull their own weight. Second, they are costing the rest of us--those who control their weight--money. Third, fat women have gotten really nasty towards those women who control their weight. And last, but not least, fat people are growing fat children, which should be a crime.