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Nanny-State Liberal Do-Gooder Meme Roth: American Idol Contestant Should Lose Because She’s Fat
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Rob - 02:05pm on 05/25/2007

Fat, at least, according to Meme Roth:

What an ignorant, superficial woman.  She’s actually advocating that someone win a contest of skill (that’s what it’s supposed to be anyway) based on appearance rather than their actual skills.

That’s...pathetic.  And mean spirited.  Yet this is exactly where all this “we need to tell you how to live your life,” “we need the government to take care of us” nanny state nonsense leads.  Denigration for those whose bodies and/or lifestyle don’t meet the exacting standards of the Meme Roths of the world.  And possibly even special treatment too, but in a bad way.

Imagine schools segregating children who are considered “fat” into special classes.  Isolating them from their peers.  Making them feel...disconnected.  Alone.  Different, but again in a bad way.  I don’t think that’s necessary.  I think such things would do more harm than good.  And I especially don’t want to put self-important, do-gooder twits like Meme Roth in charge of defining what body shape, and what weight, is normal.

I’m a fat guy.  I know it, and I’m not proud of it.  It’s a personal issue I struggle with.  But is my weight not my own problem?  Should I not be free to eat what I want and live my life the way I want?  I know it isn’t healthy, but ultimately that’s my responsibility and nobody else’s.  I’ll live with the consequences, because I’m responsible for my own choices.


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