Comments on: Self-esteem is baaad, mkay?

By: Twistie

Twistie — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:14:39 +0000

Yeah, I caught that bit about how horrible it is that we’re not suicidal enough for her, too.

There’s not enough yuck in the world.

By: Frances

Frances — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:34:21 +0000

OK, so she made me too mad and I ended up posting about it: http://corpulent.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/we-are-still-here/

By: We are still here. «

We are still here. « — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:27:18 +0000

[...] this opinion piece has been flogged to death by my fellow fat antipodeans who have stomped down practically every sentence Susie has written. [...]

By: The Sasquatch

The Sasquatch — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:14:40 +0000

I can’t believe you don’t catch yourself writing that down. I mean … “I find it alarming that some people are not suicidal”. Yup, looks good to me, let’s print that.

By: sizeoftheocean

sizeoftheocean — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:05:26 +0000

@Bri – I’ve been ranting lately that scientist should have to do arts degrees before they design studies so that they can see their biases, but last I checked journalism was an arts degree and it hasn’t helped S O’B see her biases. Or, like, make any sense at all.

@cutselvage – thanks for your excellent post! You had much more patience with her idiocy than I do.

By: wriggles

wriggles — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:52:37 +0000

I find that people love to make this ‘role model’ point about encouraging fatness because we used to be owned when we were following the ‘advice’ of ‘experts’. And once you are the status quo’s bitch the assumption is you always will be- wrong.

It is also assumed that we are stupid of course because fat is a mere question of cals in/out.

And by the way, saying that fat people’s empowerment is stopping questions about why people are fatter is nonsense. Ask any questions you like about anything you like, just don’t bother to pretend you have any answers because we know you’ve got nothing.

By: cutselvage

cutselvage — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:52:35 +0000

Thanks for the link to my post! I didn’t even have the brainspace to properly discuss the omgfatpeoplearen’tdepressedomg thing. Just too much fail to even consider.

By: Bri

Bri — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:53:39 +0000

I am still fuming about the whole thing. I know it is ludicrous and ridiculous and all but it makes me furious despite that. Why? Because I know so many people will read her column and agree with her. It is so damn frustrating…

By: sizeoftheocean

sizeoftheocean — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:36:18 +0000

I think the word is “batshit”.

I’m starting to think she has a case of fat-envy, what with the fatties getting all this encouragement and happiness and not having to sacrifice and all. Hmmm, jealous much?

(Also: Yay for first non-spam comment! Hi!)

By: Frances

Frances — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:22:44 +0000

Oh god. I was tempted to write about this article but I just couldn’t. The stupidity of the entire thing was too overwhelming.

I mean, how are you supposed to engage with “But it’s time to get real – fat people may be happier but they’re also digging their graves with a fork, and we’re all paying for it”?! FAT PEOPLE ARE HAPPY BUT THEY SHOULDN’T BE BECAUSE THEY’RE GOING TO DIE AND I’LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

That’s way too much crazy for me to process.