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octoberlib

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54. I think technology is part of it.

Mon Aug 4, 2014, 11:06 AM

Aug 2014

When I was growing up in the 60's and 70's , we didn't have 500 television channels, video games, computers , netflix. I know kids who spend every free minute they have playing video games. I've always been a bookworm but when I was bored with that , I was out riding my bike or playing with friends.

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Americans are becoming visibily FAT [View all] hexola Aug 2014 OP

Fat shaming is not allowed on DU. DURHAM D Aug 2014 #1

Two things: DetlefK Aug 2014 #2

So you are defending the OPs fat shaming? DURHAM D Aug 2014 #3

My two cents... pipi_k Aug 2014 #9

"zaftig"? DetlefK Aug 2014 #12

Pig Latin I think? Agschmid Aug 2014 #18

Yiddish, yes, "zaftik", meaning "juicy" Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #25

Thank you...yes... and pipi_k Aug 2014 #69

So you think I pointed out the TOS violation because DURHAM D Aug 2014 #14

Naw I'm pretty sure you did it because your fat... Agschmid Aug 2014 #19

No pipi_k Aug 2014 #27

So following your logic - DURHAM D Aug 2014 #33

No pipi_k Aug 2014 #39

Simply pointing out a TOS violation is not outrage, faux or otherwise. nt DURHAM D Aug 2014 #42

Sigh... pipi_k Aug 2014 #55

Hey pipi-- MADem Aug 2014 #108

Probably those left handed freckled bald people--they're always stirring up trouble.... MADem Aug 2014 #107

Not fat shaming. AngryAmish Aug 2014 #4

There is no reason to discuss this on DU rationally or otherwise. nt DURHAM D Aug 2014 #6

Michelle Obama thinks obesity is a national concern 2pooped2pop Aug 2014 #8

Food deserts is another one get the red out Aug 2014 #126

I fall into that catagory, 2pooped2pop Aug 2014 #127

Can we talk about fat gopher? snooper2 Aug 2014 #23

Who the hell are you to say that? Throd Aug 2014 #53

Disagree. Obesity is a public health concern which leads to closeupready Aug 2014 #57

THe obesity itself is not the primary public health concern kcr Aug 2014 #77

People are not blank slates, though, are they. closeupready Aug 2014 #79

Yes, education. Not shaming. kcr Aug 2014 #80

No one is shaming - at least, the OP wasn't. Regardless, closeupready Aug 2014 #83

Oh, so THAT explains why life expectancies keep on increasing eridani Aug 2014 #112

Huh? People are getting fatter and living longer. closeupready Aug 2014 #121

If fat was a really serious health threat, you'd expect decreasing life expectancy n/t eridani Aug 2014 #122

But obesity DOES reduce life expectancy! WTF? closeupready Aug 2014 #124

It's not so much the weight as it is the poisonous toxins we are unwittingly digesting AuntPatsy Aug 2014 #116

That contributes to higher mortality rates, for sure. closeupready Aug 2014 #125

When were you voted in as DU topic selector for OPs? lonestarnot Aug 2014 #109

It is not fat shaming and is not a TOS violation. former9thward Aug 2014 #24

Aw, Go soak your head! pscot Aug 2014 #30

Post seems to be an observation . . . brush Aug 2014 #36

How is this fat shaming? cwydro Aug 2014 #43

I'm fat. The OP is NOT fat shaming. Please delete your post. nt ChisolmTrailDem Aug 2014 #45

Epic reframing fail. L0oniX Aug 2014 #89

You would hope, sad.. AuntPatsy Aug 2014 #115

Not surprised your getting attacked, but for the record I agree with you AuntPatsy Aug 2014 #117

Yes I am newfie11 Aug 2014 #5

On this forum... GOLGO 13 Aug 2014 #7

yes, apparently so. 2pooped2pop Aug 2014 #10

...and Hillary Clinton. brooklynite Aug 2014 #29

You know, that really does sum it up! Ah! The Dead... Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #98

There's a heap of trouble in the land of plenty seveneyes Aug 2014 #11

Forget about personal appearance or even health. randome Aug 2014 #13

1966 video proof safeinOhio Aug 2014 #15

To be fair, there was a lot of speed and LSD goin' on in that video. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2014 #16

We should all just switch back to doing that instead of weed. Agschmid Aug 2014 #20

Poor kids, the partially-hydrogenated scam was just starting around that time. tridim Aug 2014 #17

^^This^^ jen63 Aug 2014 #26

HFC... one_voice Aug 2014 #46

Sugared tomatoes! No wonder we have a problem! hedgehog Aug 2014 #101

" the "Saturated fat is evil!" and the "Eat lots of starch for health!" scams. " redqueen Aug 2014 #28

Absolutely! pipi_k Aug 2014 #32

Switched back to regular, salted butter myself blueamy66 Aug 2014 #38

I know... pipi_k Aug 2014 #44

I'll have a 7 Up every now and then blueamy66 Aug 2014 #56

I know...tell me about it pipi_k Aug 2014 #67

Could it be some type of addiction? blueamy66 Aug 2014 #90

Of the food items you mentioned... tridim Aug 2014 #93

I don't eat what he does. blueamy66 Aug 2014 #97

I don't understand hfojvt Aug 2014 #113

I will have to ask him when he gets home from work. blueamy66 Aug 2014 #120

They make a soda w/stevia. Expensive as hell. The ginger ale isn't bad. MADem Aug 2014 #111

Yep, I'm a last tango man myself. Things go better with butter. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #99

Of course you are correct, but a thread dedicated to then=skinny and now=fat aikoaiko Aug 2014 #21

Well I think it's worth pipi_k Aug 2014 #35

I think technology is part of it. octoberlib Aug 2014 #54

I was also a '60s/'70s kid, and a bookworm, too Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #118

Of course discussion is fine, but the OP requested pictures. aikoaiko Aug 2014 #71

I'm kind of taken aback at the responses, somehow. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #22

There are much better and kinder ways to make that point kcr Aug 2014 #37

The OP says nothing at all about "concern for health", actually. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #40

Then it's straight up fat shaming without the attempt to hide the motivation kcr Aug 2014 #76

No, it isn't Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #78

Well, which is it? A major change in society worthy of discussion kcr Aug 2014 #82

Sure they can Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #84

Only if you think it's okay to point at people and laugh kcr Aug 2014 #85

It's not fat shaming. cwydro Aug 2014 #123

There's a difference between "increasingly overweight" and FAT jeff47 Aug 2014 #81

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Aug 2014 #87

Facebook should change its name to Puffybook With Kids NightWatcher Aug 2014 #31

I don't see this as fat shaming. redstatebluegirl Aug 2014 #34

Good for you! For about 20 years I failed to exercise. Then, closeupready Aug 2014 #60

Thanks! I'm dragging my husband with me kicking and screaming! redstatebluegirl Aug 2014 #65

Our food is full of HFCS & fat & most of us sit in cubicles for 40+ hours a week. CrispyQ Aug 2014 #41

Medical, too... pipi_k Aug 2014 #47

It's our lifestyle, unfortunately. Have you traveled outside of the US? Avalux Aug 2014 #48

nailed it. Puzzledtraveller Aug 2014 #63

As opposed to 'invisibly' fat? whatchamacallit Aug 2014 #49

Lol, that was my first question! I'd sign up pnwest Aug 2014 #103

I've noticed the opposite oberliner Aug 2014 #50

I'm wondering, though... pipi_k Aug 2014 #59

Depends where you are I guess oberliner Aug 2014 #62

I'm in Mass... pipi_k Aug 2014 #68

Probably partially due to the fact that we've been 'fattened up' with growth hormones Lodestar Aug 2014 #51

mmm. GMO's. lonestarnot Aug 2014 #110

Don't see any shaming going on here aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #52

Neither do I. I don't understand the response. Marr Aug 2014 #102

Ah, "visibily FAT", not that other kind of FAT rock Aug 2014 #58

What a sack of ridiculous horseshit Dreamer Tatum Aug 2014 #61

How is the OP ridiculous? cwydro Aug 2014 #105

Ironically, Visibly FAT MurrayDelph Aug 2014 #64

Not sure what your point is, you showed OR then PA dilby Aug 2014 #66

I can understand where you're coming from... However, please. Xyzse Aug 2014 #70

Try looking at grade school photos -- Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2014 #72

Um, don't you think people going to a rock show would tend to be self-selected? Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #73

Just making life more difficult for overweight people phil89 Aug 2014 #74

My dad mentioned this the other day. He's 58 y.o. and ecstatic Aug 2014 #75

"becoming"? Oh & IBTL L0oniX Aug 2014 #86

Yeah, no kidding ... Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #88

It really breaks down along socioeconomic lines. Throd Aug 2014 #91

The Daily Beast: Kids Don�t Know How Overweight They Really Are brooklynite Aug 2014 #92

K&R! Katashi_itto Aug 2014 #94

People in their 50's and 60's usually weigh more than in their teens and twenties. pnwmom Aug 2014 #95

Enjoy your stay! Rex Aug 2014 #96

There's a fantastic documentary from the BBC called "The Men Who Made Us Fat". Marr Aug 2014 #100

In July I traveled to the Midwest from California and also upaloopa Aug 2014 #104

I went to a wedding a week or two back. It was a big do. MADem Aug 2014 #106

And? AuntPatsy Aug 2014 #114

In the 50s, children dieting was unheard of (unless maybe they had Prader-Willi Syndrome) eridani Aug 2014 #119