I was talking with some friends about Brittany Murphy dying. None of us were particulary big fans and few of us had even seen a movie by her. All my friends assumed that she died of a drug overdose. I randomly suggested that perhaps her skeletal body had something to do with it because people that skinny often have heart (and other organ) failure.
The reaction was amazing. They were really angry that I would “jump to conclusions” about her weight and anorexia (I didn’t mention anorexia and they had already jumped to conclusions about her using drugs) and that know people who are skinny and not dying (not that I suggested that being skinny was unhealthy, just being a skeleton).
I was then accused of being a “fat fucker”, a champion of fat women, that I hated skinny people, and various other weight related insults.
Why is it bad to suggest that something people think is really good (being skinny) might actually be bad (as in, kill you)? These people were really, really angry about my off-hand suggestion.
—Baffled
This article appears in Dec 24-30, 2009.
Sounds like you need to get some friends that aren’t assholes. Anyone who feels the need to call you a “fat fucker”, and gets really, really angry when speculating about the cause of the latest celebrity death has obviously got issues. Have some self-respect and stop hanging out with such stupid people.
yeah, they don’t sound all that intelligent with that brush you’ve painted them with.
was it one person and the rest just hopped on board the bitch train?
and who hasn’t seen movies like “girl interrupted”, “sin city”, as much as I don’t want to admit it…. “clueless”… or hasn’t seen ‘King of the Hill’?
8-mile wasn’t that great…but wildly popular at the time.
These are your friends????? I’d rather have rabid snaggle-toothed pitbulls chewing my ass piles before I’d consider such morons ‘friends’. They’ve obviously telling you how they really feel.
zZz I think we’re on the same wave length today because I was going to say he same thing about “who hasn’t seen King of the Hill”?
Obviously both extremes of weight are unhealthy. There are health consequences to severe malnutrition as seen in anorexia, but just being thin is not “unhealthy”.
I think there is compelling evidence that obesity causes FAR FAR FAR more health problems in our society than being underweight.
We are complacent with obesity despite all the blatant health implications and costs to the health care system because of it. Why? Because it is all around us, it is an epidemic. Anorexia to the degree that there are health consequences exists in our society, but it is a rare zebra in a herd of cattle, so to speak…
What I love is how everyone assumes those who are skinny are in better shape than those who are overweight. Cardio resistance can be SHITTY in anyone, no matter what their body size is. I know someone who has a hard time putting weight on (she has to drink weight gaining protein drinks and is still underweight) and she’s told me many times her cardio resistance/endurance is shit — she said she has a hard time walking up steep hills.
I have a nother friend who’s normal weight and she’s the first to admit she’s out of shape. However, I know people who are overweight who have amazing cardio endurance/resistance. One can run for an hour on an effing treadmill.
zZz I think we’re on the same wave length today because I was going to say he same thing about “who hasn’t seen King of the Hill”? Find the misspelling – i totally did not get any of that posted response – can you learn to spell so i can get it? kidding – see i guess some posters are not as smart and or do what they suggest other do. Take it with salt jennifer – just pointing out something you raved on about with my bitch is all –
Another dead celeb? Oh my god – do these people really die ?
Dear OP…you need new ‘friends’ !
Or at the very least you actually need friends & these people are just acquaintances (& not very good ones at that IMO)
Anywhooo…have a merry christmas
if you really wanna talk about fucked up looking bitches,look at the olsen twins on the msn homepage.man they look worse than crack ho’s on a good day.they were always ugly,but now,how shit.you would think with all that money,they would invst in something like,say make up,food,clothes,i don’t know,maybe even a hairdo or something to not make them so fucking ugly.even a paper bag would be good.
I use drugs and always puke my food up – its that ok with you guys? HEY !!!! LIsten i know it all and doing crack and barfing your meals is the way to go – stop picking on me
kayyy,nice pic,you?shit i’m getting hungry.
It’s porn and has no business being on this site… either do you.
You’re not fooling anybody. Why not create a profile on some porn site where such a pic might be amusing. Here it’s simply offensive properly labelled or not.
Why do you know so much about crack? Are you a crackhead? Come on.. lie to us. We like that.
Kay the pseudo-mod strikes again! Sorry love, but that isn’t porn. Better luck next time!
Is it just me, or does anyone else see lulz in the Kayyy -Kay posts?
Unfortunately being able to pull something like a ‘lulz’ off means you walk a fine line, if or when , you go over that line, the humor is gone.
This is of course like many things I post, my personal opinion… at the moment. Because I am not completely inflexible (or at least I like to think so) & someone with a good argument to their point of view, can get me to reevaluate my position.
But Kayyy you need to keep an eye on the line IMO.
Yes, I do more. It’s theweedhog, having some sexuality issues.
how the HELL is a picture that appears in text books (jr high text books at that!) porn?
Fuck sakes kay.
Considering the topics that go down in Savage Love, I don’t think that it’s totally inappropriate as a picture. The vag picture with the pseudo-kay together might be a bit over the top however.
A bit of meat on the bone ain’t bad. More cushion for the pushin!
kay’s only offended by the photo because the only time she’s seen one is when Desi’s naked.
Well, obviously someone at the Coast found the pic offensive, cos it’s gone!
It wasn’t porn, but it was inappropriate within the context with which it was used.
Sarey…’inappropriate’ ?
That’s really open for interpretation IMO. Not as bad as what’s sometimes ‘said’ here ! I agree with those who didn’t find it pornographic, & that’s because, It was a text book stylized picture of a vagina. But this is a privately owned site so they can moderate it anyway they like.
Now if I was to label the now removed pic, it would be IMO tasteless.
You’re right, it wasn’t porn, but it definitely made me think twice about opening up the bitch section of the coast at work.
let alone clicking on the profile pic to enlarge to see if that’s indeed what it was and what the little text said…. needless to say it was informative.
porn, no people don’t usually ignore and/or avert their eyes at porn….
I myself am quite skinny and that’s just the way I am. I don’t eat amazing but I don’t eat McDonald’s everyday. People would accuse me of being anorexic all the time, just because I was skinny and because I don’t want to eat their chips or fries they offer me everyday. So, I can see the point these ‘friends’ made but they definitely went overboard. They had no right to say any of that to you, but I understand where they come from. Assuming someone is anorexic just because they’re skinny is wrong, just as is saying everyone who is overwieght is overweight because they’re own doing.
The bitcher’s whole point was that s/he didn’t jump to conclusions about Murphy’s anorexia, just mentioned that severly underweight people often have heart and organ problems.
kaay, love the new pic! I like chocolate pudding too.
HO HO HOOO! A drunken Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
Ohh my God, it’s HIM!
what’s with no bitches?!?!? Those that have to work today can only bitch at themselves, I suppose.
ah well, if nothing more comes of this, I’m going to pick a thread and spam the shit outta it.