Obesity in America: little boy freaks out because junk food is taken out of house!

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

Run time: 01:21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T_obaO46Bo   Posted on YouTube: August 25, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: September 06, 2009 By DU Member: Cash_thatswhatiwant Views on DU: 2227

 

[ihavenobias]

1. Tell me that kid isn't going to grow up and vote Republican? n/t

[Why Syzygy]

6. He either watches too much reality tv

or he hears that crap from his parents.

[rpannier]

2. Another example of why our kids are messed up

Who puts their obnoxious little kid on TV for the world to see like that?

[Mind_your_head]

3. ....and who believes this?

:eyes:

[ihavenobias]

4. Overweight kid with bad parents talks back and demands junk food?

I'm not sure that's all that hard to believe. Yes, generically speaking you can never be sure that what you see on these (and many other) shows is completely accurate as opposed to being completely or partially scripted or at least egged on.

But even if this particular video is fake, I could totally see it happening.

[JI7]

5. that kid is cute, he is the type that would do well in TV Ads

[Lorien]

13. Sure, for a self important mini misogynist

who no doubt learned that behavior from his GOP lovin' daddy!

[sunnybrook]

17. bingo!

you nailed that on the head!

[no_hypocrisy]

7. I can't tell if this is staged or not. But I picked up other factors.

This little boy seems to enjoy trying to "regain his power" that he believes has been upsurped. He's fighting someone who is:

1) older than he is, i.e., an adult versus a child;

2) he's white and southern, and he's trying to get things back the way he thinks they belong, therefore:

a) a man tells a woman which end is up, not the other way around; and

b) white boys always trumps the black woman/slave.

HOW DARE YOU "STARVE" ME?! It should be reverse. I control you.

That's what's behind the tantrum, using junk food as the excuse.

[Cirque du So-What]

8. Is this a clip from that horrid wife-swap reality show?

I wouldn't know, since I've avoided watching it...until now.

From that clip, I get the sense that the producers are using the show as a platform for little 'morality plays' that they're inserting into the larger scheme of the show. Americans would do better by going to the theater instead of watching this highly-contrived codswollop on TV.

[trumad]

9. Sorry--- but I laughed my ass off at that kid.

He was fricking hilarious.

[Kookaburra]

10. Yeah, I thought it was pretty funny too

I wanted to gin up some moral outrage, but couldn't stop laughing long enough.

[TwilightGardener]

11. Little fat kid is kinda funny, although the whole thing seems contrived, and

I don't like hearing children being disrespectful to adults.

[Kerrytravelers]

12. There use to be a show on TLC called "Honey, We're Killing the Kids."

It was about changing the family eating habits. And these poor kids, omg, they would so addicted to the sugars, they would literally fall apart without it. I always feel so sorry for the kids. They don't understand their addiction to sugar, and their little bodies go haywire without it once the addiction is that strong. What it particularly addicting, from my understand anyway, if the high fructose corn syrup. We read labels and don't regularly buy items with that ingrediant. When we eat out, or have the occasionally soda, omg, do I feel this kind of low-level high. It makes me jittery and crazy. I can't imagine how these kids feel knowing that they're going to be crashing. They may not be aware enough to articulate it, but they know they "need" these foods. I don't condone sass mouth kids, believe me, nothing makes me crazier. But I think I know where this little guy may be coming from- at least dietary. I also think it has a lot to do with the opinion posted upthread regarding social positioning, etc., but not having seen but the one minute thirty seconds posted in the above video, I think the dietary addiction is one reason for the behavior.

[Emit]

21. Yours is one of the more thoughtful posts in response to this video

I have witnessed similar behavior in my own children that is much more indicative of an addiction than of misbehavior - seems all rules fly out the window when certain foods are restricted - just like an addict trying to get their fix. We saw this in our own kids when we took high fructose corn syrup out of our diet and limited many sugars and processed white flour products.

[Lorien]

14. The commentary on Youtube gets disturbing. nt

[waiting for hope]

15. What a spoiled brat.

He probably speaks to his parents that way too. Now wonder this country is so screwed up.

[jennied]

16. omg, that kid is so cute. Kids only know what they're taught...

[newmac]

18. A perfect study of the childish mind of a republican.

Classic. A window into their brain

[cannabis_flower]

19. He reminds me...

of Bobby Hill on King of the Hill.

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

23. lol, I thought that fat guy from South Park nt

[zonkers]

20. WHOA. Lets take this with a grain of salt. This is reality (sic) TV. nt

[LeftyMom]

22. Bacon is the least of that kid's problems.

Based on his phrasing and tone I'd wager he's parroting how his parents deal with family conflict. And that's a much bigger deal than being a chubby little dude who can't live without his aerosol process cheese food product.