This is the fourth installment of my poem in several parts, “Invisiphilia: An Epic.” For an introduction to the piece, please read Part One. << Part Three Part Five >> Invisiphilia: An Epic ◊ ◊ ◊ PART 4: CAMP I wonder what the other kids are doing on their break— Learning to count calories, shun [...]
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Invisiphilia: Part Four – Camp
Posted by bigliberty on November 9, 2011
http://biglibertyblog.com/2011/11/09/invisiphilia-part-four-camp/
A Bad Day for Fat Liberty
And liberty, everywhere. In Dundee, Scotland, fat kids from a non-neglectful household are being put up for adoption by the state because their parents failed to ‘slim them down.’ Seriously. Fuck. I’ve written a few times about how the loss of the individual right to body autonomy and the moral panic over fat can lead [...]
Posted by bigliberty on September 7, 2011
http://biglibertyblog.com/2011/09/07/a-bad-day-of-fat-liberty/
Big Calorie Brother is Watching You, Fat Kids
In the annals of creepy monitoring of calorie counts, this expensive taxpayer-funded measure to study the calorie intake of children via photographing their lunch trays and ‘their leftovers’ is way up there: Calorie Camera: Schools Photographing Students’ Lunch Trays Health officials trying to reduce obesity and improve eating habits at five San Antonio elementary schools [...]
Posted by bigliberty on May 12, 2011
http://biglibertyblog.com/2011/05/12/big-calorie-brother-is-watching-you-fat-kids/
ReasonTV on Banning Lunches from Home (Food Nannies)
Here’s a quick hit for you. ReasonTV’s Nanny of the Month… banning lunches from home.
Posted by bigliberty on May 2, 2011
http://biglibertyblog.com/2011/05/02/reasontv-on-banning-lunches-from-home-food-nannies/
First Lady Releases Child Obesity Recommendations
…largely blames mothers for child’s obesity. cue shock and surprise Link to the AP article Some particular gems (note throughout these that the child omgbesity is referred to, without challenge, as “the problem”): Mrs. Obama has said she wants to help solve the problem in a generation so babies born today will come of age [...]
Posted by bigliberty on May 11, 2010
http://biglibertyblog.com/2010/05/11/first-lady-releases-child-obesity-recommendations/
Quick Hit – National Review
Here’s someone outside FA that seems to ‘get it’ in many ways. I’ve been seeing many more libertarian-oriented blogs/magazines/papers utilizing some of the language of FA than usual, in commenting on the latest battle in the War on Fat People. Taking Obesity Too Much to Heart In the movie The Blind Side, the young Oher [...]
Posted by bigliberty on February 12, 2010
http://biglibertyblog.com/2010/02/12/quick-hit-national-review/
Eugenics Rears Its Ugly Head, Again
When you deliver your body to the State, expect the State to start: Making you do things Preventing you from doing things In other words, if you hand your body over to someone else, that someone else will claim the right to control it. Today I was rudely reminded that eugenics, one of the nasty [...]
Posted by bigliberty on January 22, 2010
http://biglibertyblog.com/2010/01/22/eugenics-rears-its-ugly-head-again/
Send Away the Fat Kids
Shudder-worthy article today: Task force: Screen kids, obesity treatment works An influential advisory panel says school-aged youngsters and teens should be screened for obesity and sent to intensive behavior treatment if they need to lose weight — a move that could transform how doctors deal with overweight children. Needless to say, sanity watchers points required [...]
Posted by bigliberty on January 18, 2010
http://biglibertyblog.com/2010/01/18/send-away-the-fat-kids/
Jay Severin Rails Against MA Anti-Obesity Laws
Jay Severin of 96.9 FM WTKK has been outspoken against the state of Massachusetts and its new anti-obesity campaign put forth by Governor Deval Patrick (D). Though Jay’s personal views on obesity aren’t fat-friendly by any means, Jay illustrates that one does not have to think well of obesity to fight for the right of [...]
Posted by bigliberty on January 23, 2009
http://biglibertyblog.com/2009/01/23/jay-severin-rails-against-ma-anti-obesity-laws/
Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures
spacedcowedgirl had a great comment on Rachel’s post on the Wii Fit: I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve heard that sure, eating disorders are a problem, but fat kids are KILLING THEMSELVES (or their parents are killing them) so desperate times call for desperate measures. I would be willing to bet that [...]
Posted by bigliberty on June 5, 2008
http://biglibertyblog.com/2008/06/05/desperate-times-call-for-desperate-measures/
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