Adiphobia
Hey Folks,
Below is a posting from May 19, 2006. I'm re-posting it because I received the following comment from an anonymous reader regarding the picture directly above:
"please remove this horrific picture. it shouldnt be up here."
Since this recent comment refers to a posting almost a year old, I'm guessing the author came across the picture a few days ago while Googling "Karen Carpenter." A lot of hits on this blog come from people checking the graphics.
If that's the case, the author probably didn't read the commentary under the picture which explains the point of it all.
Having been fat much of my life, I'm sensitive to our society's distorted "values" regarding "obesity" (negative) and "thinness" (positive). Much psychological and physical damage is visited on millions of people every day because of our demented notions of proper body dimensions.
The posting below deals with this reality. The "phatties" celebrate themselves. If everyone did, maybe Karen Carpenter would not have died from the terrible disease of anorexia. And while I can understand one being repulsed by the gruesome picture of the singer, pretending it never happened won't help keep it from happening again.
- Uke Man
Hey Folks,
In the May 18 Dispatch was an article, based on a Yale survey, titled “What would you give up to be thin?”
It seems that people would do almost ANYTHING to be thin, at least the ones surveyed by Yale (home of “Skull & Bones” [what could be thinner?].
Besides the severe and lengthy suffering integral to a myriad of fad and “serious” diets, the survey-ees reportedly were willing to trade decades of their lives for skinniness. They would trade an arm or a leg to avoid poundage. Some would rather be blind.
The article goes on: “Thirty per cent of respondents said they would rather be divorced than obese; 25 per cent said they would prefer not being able to have children; 15 per cent said they would rather be severely depressed. Slightly fewer said they would rather be an alcoholic (14 per cent).
But it wasn't simply personal sacrifices that people said they would be willing to make; 10 per cent said they would rather have an anorexic child than an obese one. Eight per cent said they would prefer their child to have learning disability.”
I was amazed !! It was hard to believe; so, I surfed the net for possible illumination. By chance, I came across (and have included below) an article from “The Adipose Quarterly,” the collegiate periodical of “Fatties United Conscientiously at Kentucky University” (FUC-KU), which I hope sheds some light on the matter.
- Uke Man
. . . The Follow-Up Survey
Fellow Phatties,
I’m sure you have been made aware of the recent Yale survey : “What would you give up to be thin?”
Well, the leadership here at FUC-KU have not been idle !! In fact, we have completed a follow-up survey of the same skinny people polled by Yale, using questions left off the original inquiry. The results are below.
The Majority of respondents claimed:
1. They would consider Zen gardening only if Buddha slimmed down.
2. Peter Paul Rubens is either a candy bar or Pee Wee Herman.
3. Tooth-whitening does NOT ameliorate obesity.
4. The new Pope should consider selective liposuction.
5. Money DOES ameliorate obesity.
6. John Belushi and Chris Farley weren't fat.
7. Renoir and R. Crumb don’t know “sexy.”
8. They would rather be uglier than fat.
9. Karen Carpenter was a Goddess.
10. They don't think the joke: “Want t’lose 10 lbs. of ugly fat? Cut off your head!!" is a funny rejoinder.
11. They loved Britney before she got fat.
12 Tom Cruise and Scientology rule !!
As you can see, the majority of respondents were extremely faithful to their mantra: “One can never be too thin or shallow.”
There were only a few departures from their solid front:
Seven out of ten would NOT give up their cell phones to avoid poundage. Nine out of ten would rather be fat than have Jay Leno’s chin!
Finally, in the “Comments” section, the most frequent entry was:“Do these pants make my ass look big?”
. . .Well, Phatties, that's it! Until the next issue of Adipose Quarterly, don’t take any shit from emaciated Yalies or other adipophobes.
Just give ‘em the “Fatties United Conscientiously – KU” cheer
....................Be phat,
.............................Joe “Mama” Rotundo, Pres.
Below is a posting from May 19, 2006. I'm re-posting it because I received the following comment from an anonymous reader regarding the picture directly above:
"please remove this horrific picture. it shouldnt be up here."
Since this recent comment refers to a posting almost a year old, I'm guessing the author came across the picture a few days ago while Googling "Karen Carpenter." A lot of hits on this blog come from people checking the graphics.
If that's the case, the author probably didn't read the commentary under the picture which explains the point of it all.
Having been fat much of my life, I'm sensitive to our society's distorted "values" regarding "obesity" (negative) and "thinness" (positive). Much psychological and physical damage is visited on millions of people every day because of our demented notions of proper body dimensions.
The posting below deals with this reality. The "phatties" celebrate themselves. If everyone did, maybe Karen Carpenter would not have died from the terrible disease of anorexia. And while I can understand one being repulsed by the gruesome picture of the singer, pretending it never happened won't help keep it from happening again.
- Uke Man
Hey Folks,
In the May 18 Dispatch was an article, based on a Yale survey, titled “What would you give up to be thin?”
It seems that people would do almost ANYTHING to be thin, at least the ones surveyed by Yale (home of “Skull & Bones” [what could be thinner?].
Besides the severe and lengthy suffering integral to a myriad of fad and “serious” diets, the survey-ees reportedly were willing to trade decades of their lives for skinniness. They would trade an arm or a leg to avoid poundage. Some would rather be blind.
The article goes on: “Thirty per cent of respondents said they would rather be divorced than obese; 25 per cent said they would prefer not being able to have children; 15 per cent said they would rather be severely depressed. Slightly fewer said they would rather be an alcoholic (14 per cent).
But it wasn't simply personal sacrifices that people said they would be willing to make; 10 per cent said they would rather have an anorexic child than an obese one. Eight per cent said they would prefer their child to have learning disability.”
I was amazed !! It was hard to believe; so, I surfed the net for possible illumination. By chance, I came across (and have included below) an article from “The Adipose Quarterly,” the collegiate periodical of “Fatties United Conscientiously at Kentucky University” (FUC-KU), which I hope sheds some light on the matter.
- Uke Man
. . . The Follow-Up Survey
Fellow Phatties,
I’m sure you have been made aware of the recent Yale survey : “What would you give up to be thin?”
Well, the leadership here at FUC-KU have not been idle !! In fact, we have completed a follow-up survey of the same skinny people polled by Yale, using questions left off the original inquiry. The results are below.
The Majority of respondents claimed:
1. They would consider Zen gardening only if Buddha slimmed down.
2. Peter Paul Rubens is either a candy bar or Pee Wee Herman.
3. Tooth-whitening does NOT ameliorate obesity.
4. The new Pope should consider selective liposuction.
5. Money DOES ameliorate obesity.
6. John Belushi and Chris Farley weren't fat.
7. Renoir and R. Crumb don’t know “sexy.”
8. They would rather be uglier than fat.
9. Karen Carpenter was a Goddess.
10. They don't think the joke: “Want t’lose 10 lbs. of ugly fat? Cut off your head!!" is a funny rejoinder.
11. They loved Britney before she got fat.
12 Tom Cruise and Scientology rule !!
As you can see, the majority of respondents were extremely faithful to their mantra: “One can never be too thin or shallow.”
There were only a few departures from their solid front:
Seven out of ten would NOT give up their cell phones to avoid poundage. Nine out of ten would rather be fat than have Jay Leno’s chin!
Finally, in the “Comments” section, the most frequent entry was:“Do these pants make my ass look big?”
. . .Well, Phatties, that's it! Until the next issue of Adipose Quarterly, don’t take any shit from emaciated Yalies or other adipophobes.
Just give ‘em the “Fatties United Conscientiously – KU” cheer
....................Be phat,
.............................Joe “Mama” Rotundo, Pres.
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