Pro-fat groups getting bigger, more visible

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | Sunday, February 29, 2004 | Lisa Richardson, Los Angeles Times

[Willie Green]

The newspaper ad inviting fat people to learn about El Camino Hospital's new weight-loss surgery program held out the opportunity to be not just a thinner person, but a better one.

"It's not what you have to lose," the Mountain View, Calif., hospital ad said. "It's what you have to gain. Pride. Dignity. And Better Health."

Marilyn Wann, 5-feet-5, 270 pounds and darn proud of it, scanned the ad and fumed: How dare they imply that fat people are not proud, or that dignity is reserved for the thin? Wann threw down the newspaper. Then she smiled and began to e-mail her friends.

At the hospital's weight-loss surgery workshop in October, Wann and a handful of others blended into the crowd, most of them at least 100 pounds heavier than doctors say they should be. They listened to the surgeons -- then Wann blew a whistle.

The infiltrators jumped up, whipped off their clothes and, clad only in bathing suits (Wann in a pink two-piece), danced through the stunned audience with the words "Fat + Pride" and "Fat + Dignity" marked on their stomachs.

[Sofa King]

"Pro-fat groups getting bigger, more visible"

Alright, who wants to make the first crack?

[Tijeras_Slim]

martin_fierro is gonna come and post that picture now.

[Bogey78O]

Oh lord...

[Sofa King]

Their newest spokesman commented:
"I'm proud to be fat -and stupid!"

[Tijeras_Slim]

Dare to be fat
Fat is where it's at
Dare to be fat
Fat is where it's at
Havin' a ball
With cholesterol
Come on, y'all
Fat don't matter at all

I saw a fat girl
In my neighborhood
Good God Almighty
She was lookin' good
Tight ski pants
Cashmere sweater
Root Boy can't think of
Nothing, nothing better

Dare to be fat
Fat's where it's at
Dare to be fat
Fat's where it's at
Dare to be fat
Fat is where it's at, baby, you know
Dare to be fat
Fat is where it's at
Havin' a ball
With cholesterol
Come on, y'all
Fat don't matter at all

She's got a shape
That makes me drool
Lord, I'm just a
Fat girl's fool
She weighs in at 202
That's fine with me
I'm portly, too

Dare to be fat
Fat's where it's at ...
ROOT RAP
Me and my woman
Really got it made
Eating in and eating out
At least six times a day
Breakfast and brunch
Lunch and dinner, too
Plus a few meals
That might be
New to you

"Dare to be Fat" ~ Root Boy Slim (No relation)

[cyborg]

FU... fatties united

[cyborg]

I am not pro fat. I'm not pro fat unless it's in the right places and since it isn't, I'm not.

[Alouette]

Pro-fat groups getting bigger

Otherwise they would be "anti-fat" groups...

[Sofa King]

Fat
by Al Yankovic


Lyrics:

Your butt is wide, well mine is too
Just watch your mouth or I'll sit on you
The word is out, better treat me right
'Cause I'm the king of cellulite
Ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat, all right

My zippers bust, my buckles break
I'm too much man for you to take
The pavement cracks when I fall down
I've got more chins than Chinatown

Well, I've never used a phone booth
And I've never seen my toes
When I'm goin' to the movies
I take up seven rows

Because I'm fat, I'm fat, come on
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, come on you know
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
Don'tcha call me pudgy, portly or stout
Just now tell me once again who's fat

When I walk out to get my mail
It measures on the Richter scale
Down at the beach I'm a lucky man
I'm the only one who gets a tan
If I have one more pie a la mode
I'm gonna need my own zip code

When you're only having seconds
I'm having twenty-thirds
When I go to get my shoes shined
I gotta take their word

Because I'm fat, I'm fat, sha mone
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it you know
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
And my shadow weighs forty-two pounds
Lemme tell you once again who's fat

If you see me comin' your way
Better give me plenty space
If I tell you that I'm hungry
Then won't you feed my face

Because I'm fat, I'm fat, come on
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
Woo woo woo, when I sit around the house
I really sit around the house

You know I'm fat, I'm fat, come on
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know, you know, you know, come on
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
And you know all by myself I'm a crowd
Lemme tell you once again

You know I'm huge, I'm fat, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, you know, hoo
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
And the whole world knows I'm fat and I'm proud
Just tell me once again who's fat

[cyborg]

Embrace your fatness...
http://www.naafa.org/

[Extremist]

The infiltrators jumped up, whipped off their clothes and, clad only in bathing suits (Wann in a pink two-piece), danced through the stunned audience with the words "Fat + Pride" and "Fat + Dignity" marked on their stomachs.

OMG...What if this cow was their leader?

OOSH!!!

[Old Sarge]

Howzabout this?

Think She'll lobby hard?

[clintonh8r]

Is Wo Fat pro-fat? How about Arafat?

[clintonh8r]

hobby lard....

[Old Sarge]

Don't look like no hobby, looks more like a vocation to me...

[satchmodog9]

You want to see fatties, come to western Kenosha county in Wisconsin. Wow. I think there is a chapter here or at least a recruitment center.

[BlackVeil]

Against this trend stand a handful of organizations such as the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, the Council on Size and Weight Discrimination, and the International Society for Size Acceptance. More obscure fat pride groups include SeaFattle in Seattle; Pretty, Porky and Pissed Off in Toronto, and the Bod Squad in San Francisco -- a radical cheerleading group.

How can anyone make a comment? The article is such a gobsmacker.

As for the fat activists leaping up in an audience and throwing off their clothes - doesn't America have strict anti-terrorist laws to prevent that type of thing?

[martin_fierro]

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[Smartass]

Some people just haven't figured it out yet. The Atkins Diet sucks. Puts to much fat into our system.

Its all about SUGAR, carbohydrates that turn to SUGAR (called the Glycemic Index), and the amount of SUGAR we consume in a twenty four hour period (called the Glycemic Load). The key is simple. Cut sugar, fat, carbohydrates and eat in Moderation.