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Hi

I need a favor. I've been asked to speak at a workshop given by a
branch of the National Institutes of Health on Feb. 18th. I want to
talk to them about the social problems/discrimination being caused by the
"war on obesity" and all the recent publicity about how expensive we
are to the economy and how we're all going to die slow and expensive
deaths.

I want people to give me stories of things that have happened in the
last year or so as a result of this increased anti-fat publicity. Of
course, their names would not be used. I'm interested in anybody who was
turned down for a job because of health/insurance concerns, anything
painful that happened to a fat child, nasty remarks, etc.

Of course, as usual I need this stuff right away. Anybody who wants
to talk by phone instead of email can just send me an email with their
number and I'll call them at their convenience. I really need some
back-up on this because without specifics I'll be ignored.

Thanks so much!

Lynn McAfee
Director, Medical Advocacy
Council on Size & Weight Discrimination

www.cswd.org

**** off, you stupid fat ****.

--
JC

Eat less, exercise more.

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"Lynn McAfee" wrote in message
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Hi

I need a favor. I've been asked to speak at a workshop given by a
branch of the National Institutes of Health on Feb. 18th. I want to
talk to them about the social problems/discrimination being caused by the
"war on obesity" and all the recent publicity about how expensive we
are to the economy and how we're all going to die slow and expensive
deaths.

I want people to give me stories of things that have happened in the
last year or so as a result of this increased anti-fat publicity. Of
course, their names would not be used. I'm interested in anybody who was
turned down for a job because of health/insurance concerns, anything
painful that happened to a fat child, nasty remarks, etc.

Of course, as usual I need this stuff right away. Anybody who wants
to talk by phone instead of email can just send me an email with their
number and I'll call them at their convenience. I really need some
back-up on this because without specifics I'll be ignored.

Thanks so much!

Lynn McAfee
Director, Medical Advocacy
Council on Size & Weight Discrimination

www.cswd.org

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Lynn McAfee wrote:

Hi

I need a favor. I've been asked to speak at a workshop given by a
branch of the National Institutes of Health on Feb. 18th. I want to
talk to them about the social problems/discrimination being caused by the
"war on obesity" and all the recent publicity about how expensive we
are to the economy and how we're all going to die slow and expensive
deaths.


Um, true, in general.


I want people to give me stories of things that have happened in the
last year or so as a result of this increased anti-fat publicity. Of
course, their names would not be used. I'm interested in anybody who was
turned down for a job because of health/insurance concerns, anything
painful that happened to a fat child, nasty remarks, etc.

I don't have anything like that, but people are mean to me all the time
about smoking. They tell me I stink, that I'm gonna die, that smoking
makes me look stupid, and they make comments like "why don't you just
quit?" but they have no idea of the pressure our society puts on people to
smoke more and more, so it's really not my fault that I smoke. It's
society's fault that I smoke for making cigarettes so readily available. I
am discriminated against in both housing and job situations, all those
"roommate wanted" ads that say "non-smokers only" and there are very few
places to work where I can smoke on the job. This society has a definite
anti-smoking bias.

See how silly that sounds? That's how silly fat people sound when they
talk about "anti-fat publicity." I don't think it's so bad living in a
society that values health, think how much worse it could be, I mean, we
could be into foot-binding or genital mutilation.


Of course, as usual I need this stuff right away. Anybody who wants
to talk by phone instead of email can just send me an email with their
number and I'll call them at their convenience. I really need some
back-up on this because without specifics I'll be ignored.

Thanks so much!

Lynn McAfee
Director, Medical Advocacy
Council on Size & Weight Discrimination

www.cswd.org




--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

"Lynn McAfee" wrote in message
...
| Hi
|
| I need a favor. I've been asked to speak at a workshop given by a
| branch of the National Institutes of Health on Feb. 18th. I want to
| talk to them about the social problems/discrimination being caused by the
| "war on obesity" and all the recent publicity about how expensive we
| are to the economy and how we're all going to die slow and expensive
| deaths.

| Lynn McAfee
| Director, Medical Advocacy
| Council on Size & Weight Discrimination
|
| www.cswd.org
|
We *are* expensive and probably *will* die slow and expensive deaths if we
don't lose weight. Quit whining and take some personal responsibility for
your obesity as the rest of us are doing. Except for the very, very rare
cases of genuine hormonal imbalances, we all have a measure of control over
our weight, and what we put in our mouths. Let's be honest here.
Discrimination agains size or weight is not the same as discrimination
against race or sex -- as much as we'd love to pass the blame for our
obesity onto society.
--
Peter
http://users.thelink.net/marengo

"Luna" wrote in message news:lunachick-|
| I don't have anything like that, but people are mean to me all the time
| about smoking. They tell me I stink, that I'm gonna die, that smoking
| makes me look stupid, and they make comments like "why don't you just
| quit?" but they have no idea of the pressure our society puts on people to
| smoke more and more, so it's really not my fault that I smoke. It's
| society's fault that I smoke for making cigarettes so readily available.
I
| am discriminated against in both housing and job situations, all those
| "roommate wanted" ads that say "non-smokers only" and there are very few
| places to work where I can smoke on the job. This society has a definite
| anti-smoking bias.
|
| See how silly that sounds? That's how silly fat people sound when they
| talk about "anti-fat publicity." I don't think it's so bad living in a
| society that values health, think how much worse it could be, I mean, we
| could be into foot-binding or genital mutilation.
|

| Michelle Levin


Michelle,
I found your smoking analogy to be very interesting. This evening I was
listening to a radio talk show out of Richmond, VA. They were discussing a
proposed new $1.00/pack state "sin tax" on cigarettes to help balance the
state's $1billion deficit. Of course, all the smokers were calling in and
saying how unfair it was, and how they're being disriminated against. One
smoker suggested that if they add the tax to cigarettes, they should also
add a $1 tax to Big Macs and Whoppers so that the fat people have to pay for
their sin also! He had a point ...
--
Peter
http://users.thelink.net/marengo

"marengo" wrote in message
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I found your smoking analogy to be very interesting. This evening I
was listening to a radio talk show out of Richmond, VA. They were
discussing a proposed new $1.00/pack state "sin tax" on cigarettes to
help balance the state's $1billion deficit. Of course, all the
smokers were calling in and saying how unfair it was, and how they're
being disriminated against. One smoker suggested that if they add
the tax to cigarettes, they should also add a $1 tax to Big Macs and
Whoppers so that the fat people have to pay for their sin also! He
had a point ...

Actually, the fast food tax should be on the french fries, onion rings,
supersize drinks, chocolate shakes, and the bun if you order it. Otherwise,
what's wrong with Big Macs and Whoppers? (Note, I'm responding from the
low-carb ng.)

~Stretch~

"marengo" wrote in message
. com...
: "Lynn McAfee" wrote in message
: ...
: | Hi
: |
: | I need a favor. I've been asked to speak at a workshop given by a
: | branch of the National Institutes of Health on Feb. 18th. I want to
: | talk to them about the social problems/discrimination being caused by
the
: | "war on obesity" and all the recent publicity about how expensive we
: | are to the economy and how we're all going to die slow and expensive
: | deaths.
:
: | Lynn McAfee
: | Director, Medical Advocacy
: | Council on Size & Weight Discrimination
: |
: | www.cswd.org
: |
: We *are* expensive and probably *will* die slow and expensive deaths if we
: don't lose weight. Quit whining and take some personal responsibility for
: your obesity as the rest of us are doing. Except for the very, very rare
: cases of genuine hormonal imbalances, we all have a measure of control
over
: our weight, and what we put in our mouths. Let's be honest here.
: Discrimination agains size or weight is not the same as discrimination
: against race or sex -- as much as we'd love to pass the blame for our
: obesity onto society.
: --
: Peter
: http://users.thelink.net/marengo
:
Discrimination is discrimination and racism is racism, totally different. I
do agree with you though we should and do need take personal responsibility,
whatever our circumstances are. I'd never sue Macdonalds just cause I may
have eaten one to many Big Macs. But we do have to remember that a person
is a person is a person. If you hate fat and what it does to you fine, but
one shouldn't be hated or discriminated against "because" they are fat. Do
you see the difference? All I'm saying is, you can hate my fat, but there's
no need to hate me because I'm fat.
Monica
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someone who can do him absolutely no good."
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On 4 Feb 2004 04:33:43 -0000, Lynn McAfee wrote:

Hi

I need a favor. I've been asked to speak at a workshop given by a
branch of the National Institutes of Health on Feb. 18th. I want to
talk to them about the social problems/discrimination being caused by the
"war on obesity" and all the recent publicity about how expensive we
are to the economy and how we're all going to die slow and expensive
deaths.

I want people to give me stories of things that have happened in the
last year or so as a result of this increased anti-fat publicity. Of
course, their names would not be used. I'm interested in anybody who was
turned down for a job because of health/insurance concerns, anything
painful that happened to a fat child, nasty remarks, etc.

We're going to need a bigger boat.


Of course, as usual I need this stuff right away. Anybody who wants
to talk by phone instead of email can just send me an email with their
number and I'll call them at their convenience. I really need some
back-up on this because without specifics I'll be ignored.

Thanks so much!

Lynn McAfee
Director, Medical Advocacy
Council on Size & Weight Discrimination

Fat Acceptance Pioneer Death Toll

Fat Acceptor: Age: Cause:

Susan Mason 47 Unknown
Joy Hilbert 40 Post Operative Complications
Barb Colgin Vance Unknown Unknown
Leslie Dimaggio 60 Cancer
Ray Simpson 57 Diabetes
Rich Reynolds 40 Unknown
Lenore Levine 53-54 Ovarian Cancer
Deanna Warren early 30's Natural Causes (According to NAAFA!)

Fat acceptance kills.

When I saw this I thought this group may be the wrong place to ask for this
input.

- Bear
--
Grrrrrrrr : o)

Began Lo-Carb Atkins/South Beach 1-26-04
297/284.5/210
"Lynn McAfee" wrote in message
...
Hi

I need a favor. I've been asked to speak at a workshop given by a
branch of the National Institutes of Health on Feb. 18th. I want to
talk to them about the social problems/discrimination being caused by the
"war on obesity" and all the recent publicity about how expensive we
are to the economy and how we're all going to die slow and expensive
deaths.

I want people to give me stories of things that have happened in the
last year or so as a result of this increased anti-fat publicity. Of
course, their names would not be used. I'm interested in anybody who was
turned down for a job because of health/insurance concerns, anything
painful that happened to a fat child, nasty remarks, etc.

Of course, as usual I need this stuff right away. Anybody who wants
to talk by phone instead of email can just send me an email with their
number and I'll call them at their convenience. I really need some
back-up on this because without specifics I'll be ignored.

Thanks so much!

Lynn McAfee
Director, Medical Advocacy
Council on Size & Weight Discrimination

www.cswd.org

On 2/4/2004 4:23 AM, Stretch wrote:
"marengo" wrote in message
. com

I found your smoking analogy to be very interesting. This evening I
was listening to a radio talk show out of Richmond, VA. They were
discussing a proposed new $1.00/pack state "sin tax" on cigarettes to
help balance the state's $1billion deficit. Of course, all the
smokers were calling in and saying how unfair it was, and how they're
being disriminated against. One smoker suggested that if they add
the tax to cigarettes, they should also add a $1 tax to Big Macs and
Whoppers so that the fat people have to pay for their sin also! He
had a point ...


Actually, the fast food tax should be on the french fries, onion rings,
supersize drinks, chocolate shakes, and the bun if you order it. Otherwise,
what's wrong with Big Macs and Whoppers? (Note, I'm responding from the
low-carb ng.)

No! Chocolate is heart healthy! Tax the fries and onion rings but
leave the chocolate alone!

--
jmk in NC