The Hell?

[fabrisse]

I am obese. I am working on changing that, but, currently, I am obese. I've lost nearly forty pounds in the last two years, and my doctor doesn't recommend that I lose too quickly because I have a heart condition.

I love eating in restaurants. It gives me ideas for new recipes, and often, I try to figure out how to lower the fat content of a dish so that it's healthier. (I don't use fakes. I'll do without or balance the rest of the meal to avoid such hideousness as fat-free cream.)

The legislature of Mississippi has introduced a bill to "prohibit food establishments from serving food to any person who is obese." Really, it's here, if you want to have a look.

Now I'm pretty sure this is a state that still permits smoking in restaurants, so I'm not certain I buy the idea that this is about improving the health of the state. And as eanja pointed out when I mentioned it at work, what about health food or vegetarian or vegan restaurants. Surely those of us whose BMI is out of whack should be encouraged to eat at such establishments, not banned from them.

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Everyone in my apartment is probably considered obese, including me. I mentioned this bit of news to them and they stood there shocked before they unanimously degreed, "That's illegal!" *snort* I said, no, it's bigoted, prejudiced behavior. Sean, the young roommate, used to live down south(I forget where), said that the only half-assed reasoning he could come up with to explain that shit was that the bigots need a new scapegoat because they can't hate as openly as they used to.