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Thread #69372   Message #1178001
Posted By: beardedbruce
04-May-04 - 09:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: Is demonizing obesity discriminatory?
Subject: RE: BS: Is demonizing obesity discriminatory?
To quote from Alan Sherman, when you meet a fat person on the street, say "Hail to thee, fat person: You kept us out of war."

In how many of the "3rd world" nations are the standards of beauty and health such that the "normal" folks here in the US would be less than attractive? Of course, everyone knows that only our ( Western) view has any validity...