Monday, September 14, 2009

Fat studies emerges as an academic field

you heard it here first

Fat Studies


Bill/Opus 2012 - why not the worst?

10 comments:

Schteveo said...

Cool, another minority to hate, and trod down.

Blue said...

the professor noted "....that she may be fat, but she's healthy, too. She has been playing racquetball for 30 years and recently placed third in her division at the Gay Games."

Spider said...

"Esther Rothblum, a San Diego State University professor who is considered a leading scholar in the field."

A fat head to study fat? You just knew it had to be coming from Mexifornia.

Missy said...

If there was ever a thread to remember to throw out the old "Eat Me."...

Anonymous said...

No, you're probably fattening.

Jimbo said...

Two short years ago, when I went to work on this project in the middle of the Specific, I was a trim 223 lbs.

I am now a "slightly less trim" 255 lbs.

Like I tell my doctor; muscle weighs more than fat!

Now... If y'all will excuse me... my lasagna is ready.

CTjayhawker said...

“I consider myself very fit,” said Rothblum, who is 5 feet 4 and weighs 230 pounds.

Um...what?

CTjayhawker said...

the professor noted "....that she may be fat, but she's healthy, too. She has been playing racquetball for 30 years and recently placed third in her division at the Gay Games."

I think we all would have figured that part out even without the article explicitly stating it.

Anonymous said...

And she won a new flannel shrit and new work boots.

Jimbo said...

Gay Games.

Is that the same as Thpethial Olympicth?