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You're Too Fat to Eat Here

Posted by samzenpus on

Mississippi legislators have introduced a bill that would make it illegal for state licensed restaurants to serve obese patrons. The work of Republicans W. T. Mayhall Jr., John Read, and Democrat Bobby Shows, the bill proposes that the state's Department of Health establish weight criteria after consultation with Mississippi's Council on Obesity. Some in the Mississippi legislature worry that the new law would be too draconian in nature, not making allowances for the chunky, thick, husky or big boned.

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  1. Sigh by pudge · · Score: 1

    It's stories like this that drive people to vote for Ron Paul.

    1. Re:Sigh by dleigh · · Score: 1

      Fat people cost everyone else greatly increased health costs
      No they don't. Dying earlier leads to lower lifetime health care costs. This also applies to smokers.

      Since being fat is a personal choice
      No, it isn't. I know I'm feeding a troll here, but:
      (a) people can become fat for all sorts of reasons beyond their control (medical and/or genetic problems etc - for example nearly all asthma preventatives cause weight gain );
      (b) The expression "chose to be fat" is disingenuous; like saying someone who moved to Florida chose to have their house flooded, or someone who lives in Australia chose to have their house burnt down.

      (losing weight is easy: stop eating so much!)
      Frankly, bugger off and stop perpetuating this myth. It's simply not as simple as "eat less, move more" (and you even forgot half of that). If you haven't been obese and gone back to being healthy, you have absolutely no idea what it takes to do so. Losing weight is a world of difficulty away from maintaining a healthy weight.
  2. I look forward to the protests by cylcyl · · Score: 1

    As my fellow gravity challenged individuals are the masters of passive protests, especially sit-ins

  3. Let's get something straight by gr8scot · · Score: 1

    The state cannot punish private citizens for enabling behavior while enabling the same behavior itself. Until the same regulations are applied to all government subsidies, they violate equal protection.

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  4. Chunky Men by milsoRgen · · Score: 1

    "not making allowances for the chunky, thick, husky or big boned."
    Are those the terms used by the opposing legislators? Hahaha...
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