In The Know: Should We Be Shaming Obese Children More? »
Posted By ind06 1 year, 2 months ago in Arts & EntertainmentTHE ONION NEWS NETWORK - Our panelists discuss whether taunting and insults would be an effective strategy to help America's obese children lose weight.
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ind061 year, 2 months ago
Insults make me hungry. But then, so do compliments. And queries, and exclamations, and off hand remarks. Thinking about listening to someone makes me a bit peckish too...
Thank God writing comments burns off so many calories! :)
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quicksilver06021 year, 2 months ago
My sincere apologies to those who negged me; honestly, my intention is to make fun of those who berate others concerning their weight. I'm truly sorry my comment offended anyone...
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rightfromwrong1 year, 2 months ago
Good one Ind....I mean we want action on obese people. Why not?
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IMADADA1 year, 2 months ago
How dare anyone make fun of fat people or kids. Who is to blame here the kids or the parents. This world is soooooooooo F**ked up by people that humiliate and disrespect each other on a daily basis that society never gets anywhere. These kids should be helped or guided, not made fun of. Anyone that makes fun of a child, should put themselves in there shoes...see how you like it...or maybe have a kid that get made fun of, see how that would make you feel. People and children have killed themselves over what other people think. Who ever humiliates a kid is an A**hole!!!!!
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tryingtofindmyway1 year, 2 months ago
So are crumpets, cricket, and darts, but that doesn't make such talk excusable.
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IMADADA1 year, 2 months ago
There is a BIG difference between tough love and just plain old stupidity and cruelty. You don't go around taunting and insulting fat people or gay people or retarded people or anyone that you make think is different in there own way. Having fun at someone elses expensive is just STUPID. But as the saying goes "What goes around comes back around" and maybe not to you, but it will. Probably to someone one you love and care for very much..At least I HOPE SO!
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IMADADA1 year, 2 months ago
Is that the only word you know? Here's a word for you
I-D-I-O-T- meaning :
1. an utterly foolish or senseless person.
2. Psychology. a person of the lowest order in a former classification of mental retardation, having a mental age of less than three years old and an intelligence quotient under 25. Is that enough humor. ;o)
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IMADADA1 year, 2 months ago
Since it take a Genius to figure that one out. Congrats. Listen honey I'm not here to talk to you. I'm here to put my personal opinion out. So if you want to have a personal conversation then email me. If not, then leave me the F**k alone.
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evelyna1 year, 2 months ago
I do not think the kids should be humiliated. Most of the time it is the parents fault for what they feed them and how they allow them to sit at the tube all day.
Some kids are on meds and doing chemo too.
This is not teaching people respect for others.
But maybe they should learn disrespect early. The government encourages businesses and others to rip people off.
But don't stop there-let kids take self-defense and join gun clubs too. After all if society is so uncivilized we have a right to protect ourselves and they do too.
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IMADADA1 year, 2 months ago
You think that by using big words you sound any better. HA! You came at me with your satire BS. Let me tell you something your levels of intellect are also blatantly apparent by what you write. A idoit and only an idiot would make fun of a child. Yes this may be a story some member made up, but any one that thinks it's ok to humiliate a child is ignorent. My final words are I hope and pray that anyone who makes fun of a child for being fat could only be but so lucky to have that child made fun and ridiculed every single F**king day. And another thing when someone make a personal opinion keep in mind it's a personal opinion. Have a nice day ClariceSatrling and hope and pray every night that you never have a fat child. Because then and only then you can understand why I wrote what I did. When the shoe is on the other foot, It won't be so funny.
Even if it is SATIRE.
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Formidable1 year, 2 months ago
Have you taught your fat kid how to say f*ck as well as over eat?
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Shadowolf1 year, 2 months ago
ClariceStarling;
Sometimes a joke hits a raw spot...a person who has had a lot of problems gets VERY sensitive....couple that with depression and things can get volatile...
However, there is no excuse for lashing out...instead of attempting to insult the jokers, I unleashed a fake curse that a fictional relative to punish Mozzer!!!
I also could round up some fat friends and uncork a 21 Bunn salute...10 tooters tooting and a one cheek sneak!!!
"Never argue with an Idiot...
Others may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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2sidestoeverything1 year, 2 months ago
shado, nice post I agree some jokes cut to the cord.
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river-rat1 year, 2 months ago
This whole thing is very disturbing. Why anyone would think that shaming or ridiculeing any one is going to help them is ludicrous. I will only make them feel worse about themselves and eat more to try to assage the pain. Would you like to be ridiculed and shamed because you had a birthmark on your face or you are shorter or taller than most or your ears stick out or maybe you have a large nose or buck teeth? It would be far better to help these kids and their parents to understand good nutrition. It is up to parents to monitor what their kids eat. Cut out some of the Mc Dees and Burger Kings, turn off the tv and video gameos or at least regulate theri use, get some out door activity going and I think the problem will take care of itself.
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queenb7271 year, 2 months ago
I think that everyone should be required to know that The Onion does satire. That we we don't have as many people missing the joke.
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GlamourGirl1 year, 2 months ago
It's definitely not the children's fault that they are overweight or obese. Kids cannot be independent in their food choices - it's the family and the society which makes them be that way. Parents and health-protecting organizations should be ashamed!
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BronxBomber1 year, 2 months ago
I know this article is all in fun but nothing really good comes out of "helping" a fat kid by insulting him with derision, only potential growing hostility.
As a fat kid, I waited until I got older, got tougher and stronger, then bullied the bullies and confronted the buttheads who disrespected me, needless to say they've all retracted they're asinine statements with sincere apologies, I hated to do it but I had to neg a few members here who share the same lack of sentiment as my former childhood jack offs.
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Harbeas1 year, 2 months ago
I don't think shaming or ridiculing is the answer. Better concern by the parents would be a better method. Start making healthier meals and do more cooking at home. Eliminate the fast food trips or ordering pizza delivered. We all pay for this obesity in children by creating obese adults. Who do you think pays for their health problems later in life? We do! Don't ever buy the rationalized response by obese people that they are happy the way they are! Just have them look at themselves in the mirror when they step out of the shower. If they still say they are happy with their appearance, then counseling is definitely called for.
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BronxBomber1 year, 2 months ago
Let the parents be the ones to instill discipline, pick the right foods for they're kids to eat, and have them participate in sports if they want the kids to lose weight. Remember folks, FAT kids aren't necessarily BAD kids. You want to scold a child? Do it to a spoiled,bratty and bad kid, especially those who insult fat kids who hasn't done anything to them.
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fa3bb251 year, 2 months ago
If a child is obese its not there fault. It's there parents. Children don't cook their parents and they don't buy groceries there parents do. So when parents are feeding there children bad food. There making them unhealthy. I rather have a child who is chubby then a kid who is anorexic or bulimic.
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mikedammann1 year, 2 months ago
we should be shaming the parents who stuff their faces to shut them up!
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