Thursday, October 18, 2007

Stupid, offensive article alert!!!

So, once again, I have found an infuriating story on yahoo. In the article "Is Your Image Hurting Your Career", Penelope Trusk states the following:
1.) The heavier you are, the less money you make.
2.) The less attractive you are, the les money you make
3.) Your employers may be right and thin people might actually be scientifically smarter

"Before you get up in arms over how unfair it is to discriminate against people who are overweight, consider that there may be some rationale behind it. If you're overweight, you're probably not
exercising every day. But regular exercise increases peoples' ability to cope with difficult situations in the workplace and, according to University of Illinois
kinesiology professor Charles Hillman, might even make people smarter. " (links her her own, pasted from the page)

First off, size does not necessarily have anything to do with exercise. Some people have lower metabolism and, therefore, can exercise a few times a week and still be larger than people who never exercise at all.

Second, not only is this article a waste of space, it is offensive, disgusting and one of the worst displays of fatphobia I have ever witnessed!

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