Wow.... Let me start this off by saying I love Bookworms With Ink. I love tattoos. I love literature. Together it just makes my day better. Except today. A girl (who turns 25 with me tomorrow!) got a HP tattoo and posted it. She is tall and thin, but not too thin. However, someone told her to eat something and then said she looked like a holocaust survivor. The OP knee-jerk reacted by calling that person fat (and her defense was that a thin person would never say that). This turned into over 400 comments of bitching.... and then someone created their own post about it.
RIDICULOUS!!!Should she have called that person fat? Probably not. HOWEVER, I think that it was an interesting argument. IF she were overweight and someone told her to stop eating, people would throw a fit. But somehow it's more acceptable to make fun of being "too" thin (many people said this exact point). I don't think we should all be size 0's 2's 4's or even 6's, but while reading the post it got me thinking about the new bachelor show on ABC (or NBC) with "real" women. It's not ok that the average size woman in the US is above a size 16. I love the idea of loving your body whatever size you are and understand that everyone has a different build, but are we going too far and raising kids to think it's ok to be overweight? I'm not saying all thin people are healthy (far from it), but overall they are less prone to heart disease, diabetes, and breathing problems (to name a few). When are we going to start glamorizing mid-size healthy?
How do they plan on enforcing this? I use my iPhone to listen to music in the car, check for directions, and look up phone numbers. WIll I no longer be able to do this as well? Or will I just get pulled over for having my phone out while I drive? I also think this will cause people to try to text where cops won't see (holding the phone in their lap) and I believe this to be far more dangerous. Aren't there more important things for the state to be worrying about?
I had a brief conversation with a friend recently about Jenny McCarthy's belief that vaccines can lead to autism. Having graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Microbiology, I'm well aware that this is incorrect and it is terrifying to think of the consequences of such campaigns. While browsing Slate today I came across an article talking about McCarthy and Oprah's new deal. I found it very informational and recommend taking a look at it if you want to learn more. I also attached links to some articles referenced in the Slate post.
I don't think it's just her poor choice of words during the Miss USA competition that is causing the attack on her integrity as a woman. It may be due to the fact that she posed semi-nude as a teenage model.
