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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy the Obesity Epidemic is Like Modern Art
PETA: Youre fat because you eat meat. We can cure fat by making meat-eating illegal.
ENVIRONMENTALISTS: Youre fat because you drive everywhere instead of bike. We can cure fat with higher gas prices.
LOCALVORES: Youre fat because you eat fast food and over-processed junk instead of cook with local ingredients. We can cure fat by taxing fast food and processed food, and by subsidizing local farms.
ACADEMICS: Youre fat because youre not educated enough. We can cure fat with widespread campaigns teaching people what to eat and how much to exercise.
INTERVENTIONISTS: Youre fat because bad food and gas is too cheap and poor neighborhoods are too unregulated. We can cure fat with tougher zoning laws and price regulation.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT FANS: Youre fat because you drive everywhere. If you used public transport youd burn those extra calories taking stairs from train levels and walking to your train/bus stop. We can cure fat by expanding public transportation options.
WALKING/BIKING/RUNNING FANS: Youre fat because you sit on a bus, then sit at a desk, then sit at home. We can cure fat by building more bike lanes, walking trails, and parks.
LIBERTARIANS: Youre fat because you lack personal responsibility. We can cure fat by engendering a sense of individual pride in people.
RELIGIOUS FOLKS: Youre fat because you display the sin of greed. We can cure fat by teaching our children the correct values.
POLITICIANS: Youre fat because the previous administration didnt care about the health of the nation and the costs of healthcare. You can cure fat (and save the economy!) by voting for me.
EMPLOYERS: Youre fat because you have a poor work ethic. We can cure fat by refusing to hire fat people, thus forcing them to lose weight in order to get a job.
http://capncaptain.tumblr.com/post/45216313804/why-the-obesity-epidemic-is-like-modern-art
ENVIRONMENTALISTS: Youre fat because you drive everywhere instead of bike. We can cure fat with higher gas prices.
LOCALVORES: Youre fat because you eat fast food and over-processed junk instead of cook with local ingredients. We can cure fat by taxing fast food and processed food, and by subsidizing local farms.
ACADEMICS: Youre fat because youre not educated enough. We can cure fat with widespread campaigns teaching people what to eat and how much to exercise.
INTERVENTIONISTS: Youre fat because bad food and gas is too cheap and poor neighborhoods are too unregulated. We can cure fat with tougher zoning laws and price regulation.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT FANS: Youre fat because you drive everywhere. If you used public transport youd burn those extra calories taking stairs from train levels and walking to your train/bus stop. We can cure fat by expanding public transportation options.
WALKING/BIKING/RUNNING FANS: Youre fat because you sit on a bus, then sit at a desk, then sit at home. We can cure fat by building more bike lanes, walking trails, and parks.
LIBERTARIANS: Youre fat because you lack personal responsibility. We can cure fat by engendering a sense of individual pride in people.
RELIGIOUS FOLKS: Youre fat because you display the sin of greed. We can cure fat by teaching our children the correct values.
POLITICIANS: Youre fat because the previous administration didnt care about the health of the nation and the costs of healthcare. You can cure fat (and save the economy!) by voting for me.
EMPLOYERS: Youre fat because you have a poor work ethic. We can cure fat by refusing to hire fat people, thus forcing them to lose weight in order to get a job.
http://capncaptain.tumblr.com/post/45216313804/why-the-obesity-epidemic-is-like-modern-art
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Why the Obesity Epidemic is Like Modern Art (Original Post)
MrScorpio
Mar 2013
OP
It's like Modern Art, because much like the Modern Art world, art is whatever you think it is
MrScorpio
Mar 2013
#5
I can assure you that is not the case. People asserting it as "fact" does not make it so.
TalkingDog
Mar 2013
#6
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)1. And this just in from the right:
CONSERVATIVES: You're fat!
liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)2. I guess we found something the right and the left agree on
Being self righteous, telling people what is wrong with them, telling them what they can and cannot do, and how to fix it.
TalkingDog
(9,001 posts)3. The title makes absolutely no sense. Unless I've missed something vital. n/t
MrScorpio
(73,630 posts)5. It's like Modern Art, because much like the Modern Art world, art is whatever you think it is
TalkingDog
(9,001 posts)6. I can assure you that is not the case. People asserting it as "fact" does not make it so.
Art combines craft and science in it's own theoretical framework. Which one of those is "what ever you think it is"?
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