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July 31, 2006
"She blinded me... with science!"
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July 17, 2006
I want to go home.
Albums released within this year that I own that everyone should listen to, listed in alphabetical order by artist name:
- Chosen Lords - Aphex Twin
- The Life Pursuit - Belle & Sebastian
- Ringleader Of The Tormentors - Morrissey
- Black Holes And Revelations - Muse
- Meds - Placebo
- Genki Shock! - Shonen Knife
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July 06, 2006
"You Go To Hell And You Die"
Whilst watching the news last night, the following was brought to my attention:
Experts debate whether children should be called obese
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Is it OK for doctors and parents to tell children and teens they're fat?
That seems to be at the heart of a debate over whether to replace the fuzzy language favored by the U.S. government with the painful truth -- if kids are obese or overweight, telling them.
Labeling a child obese might "run the risk of making them angry, making the family angry," but it addresses a serious issue head-on, said Dr. Reginald Washington, a Denver pediatrician and co-chair of an American Academy of Pediatrics obesity task force.
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The diplomatic approach adopted by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and used by many doctors avoids the word "obese" because of the stigma. The CDC also calls overweight kids "at risk of overweight."
Fuck you. Just... fuck you to shit. That's like diagnosing someone with HIV or Cancer as "relatively ill".
Fuck the lot of you. This isn't about stigma, this is about the health of a child or teenager. To say that using words like "obese" would perpetuate eating disorders is absolutely moronic, careless and heartless. I'm not saying to call the kid a fat fuck, just explain the definition of the word and how obesity going to kill them.
Seriously, it's going to fucking kill them. Hurt a couple feelings now to save a life later. Shit, you people make me sick.
I blame parents. I really do. Obviously there are exceptions to every rule, but more often than not it's an ignorant, inattentive parent that's the catalyst and the perpetuator. Turn off the TV and go ride a damn bike. Lead by example. Just do something--anything--besides moping and complaining.
Changing vernacular won't change the situation.
Fuck you.
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