While a member of Solidarity, I actually encountered a self-proclaimed woman comrade who called herself a "fat activist," which I found incredibly short sided, and not at all a good way to advance real leftist ideas. But there is this contrarian streak on the left, especially the far left, of which Solidarity was a part, that anything approved of by the "mainstream" must be opposed in principle! Even--of all things--obesity. So, as a conscientious radical who upholds science, I penned an article for Solidarity's discussion bulletin pointing out that the CDC had pointed out that obesity in the US was a major public health problem. My article was denied publication on the grounds it was--get this--"offensive"! Well, truth is, obesity is a major health problem in the US, and can lead to many other diseases, among them high blood pressure, diabetes, and vulnerability to heart attacks. While some people are obese due to natural conditions (for example, my friend's daughter, who has fibromyalgia), or to certain medications (such as many of the drugs used to treat bipolar disorder), in too many other cases it's due to lack of exercise, poor eating habits (i.e., too much sugar and junk food in diets), alcohol consumption, or a combination of these. In other words, it's a bad habit that may be difficult to overcome, but be overcome it must, for a healthy body. Which is the point of my sardonic brief article posted below. I'm going to advance here another short bit of sardonic humor, this brief "advertisement" for legal services:
GET RID OF UGLY FAT
Divorce him/her now!
W.E. Splittem
Attorney-at-law
Now to my actual post, below--GF
Did you hear about the left-wing "fat
activist" (yes, such do indeed exist, and so publicly proclaim themselves,
on the left today!), who fights female "body-shaming" with—obesity?
She graduated. She's now a "diabetes activist," a "high blood
pressure activist," and a "heart attack danger activist"!
