Morning all.
I sat down with my toast and coffee this morning and opened The Sun (Don't judge me, I like it for it's 'anti-PC' viewpoint and it's light heartedness) and was quite surprised to be greeted with the shitlordiest editorial I have seen for a while in a newspaper. And they even managed not to put a 'free Greggs pasty' offer on the next page!
Here it is for your perusal in case you are not British or simply don't want to be seen buying a copy of The Sun:
Growing Pains
The explosion in under 12s weighing over 15 stone (210lbs) is profoundly disturbing.
They are on the fast track to diabetes, cancer, heart and liver disease and early death.
Some people will blame fast food, fizzy drinks, the seductive lure of advertising and demand the Government 'does something'. And, yes, it would help to encourage kids to spend more time exercising.
But the inescapable fact is that morbidly obese primary-age kids who do not have a medical condition are the victims of disastrous parenting that is tantamount to child abuse.
Social workers must intervene and if need be, take the children into care. Shock tactics might just wake their parents up - and save the kids' lives.
Wow. This is a newspaper with an average circulation of about 2 million, the largest in the UK. Admittedly the medical condition thing would in no way account for a 15 stone kid, but it is great to see this attitude in the popular press.
The Sun nearly always refers to obese people as 'Fatties' and rigorously shitlords them, even giving Saint Katie of FPH a mouthpiece, so I look forward to seeing more of this sort of thing over my breakfast in the future. Nothing like starting the day with some triggering truths.
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[–] journalistsarelazy 0 points 13 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago
Sauce: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/6947028/Figures-show-shocking-rise-in-childhood-obesity.html
[–] Ben77 [S] 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago (edited ago)
Jesus Christ. More than Tyson?
[–] Lilina 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Newham has the most young obeasts. How fitting.
[–] idontwannabeablob 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I'm 6'6 and that weight would leave me flabbier than Mess Dumpsters left cankle
[–] Oveass 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Lol. 12y olds weighing way more than me. This is so bad.
[–] TunaAndCucumbers 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
At least we can get cheap clothes in the juniors' section.
[–] Boombaby5000 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago (edited ago)
The parents are the problem. I remember the TV-show where Jamie Oliver tried to make school food in the UK healthier. He got fast food banned on school grounds and served healthy meals in the cafeteria. How did the proud homemakers of England react? The ugly prokers protested and REEE'd, but got nowhere. So they lined up outside the school fence and HAND FED their little niblets curly fries and burgers through the fence. I swear Jamie was crying. edit:words are hard
[–] Ben77 [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Oh god. Thanks for reminding me about that! That made me so angry.
Say what you like about Jamie, but he was genuinely trying to help these kids live healthier lives. Those parents were an absolute disgrace. You could tell from way they spoke that they were total scum.
[–] Nebulose11 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
That's like.... 2 Taylor Swifts and a Natalie Portman!
[–] Lilina 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I thought more like two Natalie Portmans.
[–] treepunchingprincess ago
2 regular Portmans or 1 Portman in full Queen Amadala costume.
[–] Ben77 [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Lol that is definitely a better deal! I ll take it!
[–] wmeth 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Lovely.
[–] FordGirl 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
And now for the sudden epidemic level increase of children with condishuns.
[–] Ben77 [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
No doubt! Special snowflakism and enabling of poor life choices will kick into overdrive.
Hurting their feelings and shitlording them as children actually saves lives! But no, everyone gets a trophy........sigh
[–] fiilu 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
So it isn't enough to fuck up their own life and revel in it, they have to destroy their kids lives too! My sympathies to the children, I can't imagine how disgusting I would feel if my parents had fattened me like a pig before I was old enough to know better.
[–] fupafeefees 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
She’s moved over to the dailymail if you’re wondering where she’s been for awhile, written some pretty brilliant shitlording over there.
[–] Ben77 [S] ago
Yup, I ve seen. I just try to avoid mentioning the Daily Mail as it brings out all the incredibly original "hurr durrr Daily Fail" types.