Memorial Day

I don’t celebrate Memorial Day (American holiday for those of you elsewhere – meant to honor dead American soldiers), evil, God hating, man hating, war hating unPATRIotic as I am, no.
Why celebrate Memorial Day?  Well of course if you personally know a soldier in your family who died on the battlefield, yes, this day has [...]

“Choice”

There’s a lot of buzz about “choices”.  About women who “choose” to have abortions, about women who “choose” to be straight or lesbian, about women who “choose” to shave or not shave their legs.  About poor people who “choose” to be lazy and not work.
There’s some deeper philosophical divide going on here.  Are we all [...]

On a Personal Note

I know there have been long quiet stretches here of late, and yes, there will be more of those to come, I’m afraid.  On top of other, smaller crises like the sudden death of my last computer, etc., well the biggest thing going on in my life right now is that my mother is dying [...]

Questioning the numbers

According to the CDC, us fatties are costing all the good, deserving thin people billions of dollars.  (Only a fraction of what greedy, lying, thieving corporate bankers stole from all your pockets but hey – its more fun to hate fat people!)
The claim:
Overweight and obesity and their associated health problems have a [...]

Fat Hatred in the Feminist Blogosphere

I would like to call on all feminists who blog to put an immediate moratorium on the fat-hating comments of their visitors and themselves.  I would like to call on you all to examine the bullshit that comes out of your mouth when you lambast fat people for “liking to sit around eating twinkies all [...]