Comments on: Sicky Linky Roundup

By: Cat

Cat — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:48:50 +0000

I wish to comment on the article about the Horseland show. I found it to be very disapointing to say the least. I’ll sum it up with the fact, while you can compare pictures of fifteen and sixteen year olds to each other, you CAN’T compare pictures of eleven to twelve year olds to pictures of a girl who is obviously older.

By: Kari

Kari — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:12:20 +0000

I responded to that article on EWHAED about Michelle Obama – and now that I had more time to think about it, I don’t think she represents the “normal” sized Americans; and I word it this way because I’m not American, I’ve only been to the USA (MA specifically) thrice, and I feel like I don’t know enough to talk much. Maybe I’ll have a better opinion when I go to MA for college this Fall.

Also: Get better soon Madame Pie!

By: littlem

littlem — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:21:54 +0000

Janeane Garofalo said “I do get a lot more compliments now. I just don’t take them as compliments… ” which is the same thing confusing me from a couple entries ago!

I get this. It’s not so much “You look great thin!” as “You looked horrible bigger! Don’t get fat again! ”

Especially when you know it will affect your employment, it sounds like a threat, not a compliment.

By: Punchy

Punchy — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:25:12 +0000

Janeane Garofalo said “I do get a lot more compliments now. I just don’t take them as compliments… ” which is the same thing confusing me from a couple entries ago! She says she is depriving herself of the food she wants and (tried to) work out, all people are trying to say is that they notice. Wouldn’t you be irritated if you were working your butt off to lose weight and nobody ever said a thing?

Again, I don’t mean it to sound sarcastic or anything I just really don’t get it.

By: mo pie

mo pie — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:54:13 +0000

Thank you, Christina!

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:48:09 +0000

The piece ascribed to Body Impolitic on the “Horseland” show was actually written by Lyn from Escape from Obesity (they did credit her in reposting her words). Just wanted to point that out!

By: Kudret

Kudret — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:25:42 +0000

Michelle is normal looking in that it doesn’t look like she hasn’t eaten for days on end. On the same token, I once heard her mention that she wakes up at 5am to workout for 2 hours a day and that by no means is the “normal american”. She’s tall and she has biceps of steel and I respect her for that. I just wish normal would be accepted as a range of bodies instead of one single ideal. Am I blabbing?

By: devil

devil — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:58:35 +0000

Take good care of yourself, Mo. Damned husband brought home the Death Plague last month and got over it in three days. My superfunhappy version of it lasted two weeks. Lots of Vitamin C (powdered) helped me.

Michelle Obama looks thin to me – naturally thin. She’s just one of those people who was born to be tall and lean. She looks healthy and happy to me.

By: Roni

Roni — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:26:02 +0000

I’m not sure Michelle Obama represents the masses. She exudes strength, confidence, health and overall fitness. If anything I hope the attention she is getting will show that healthy isn’t waif thin. She looks fab because she feels fab, that’s all that matters.

Hope you feel better!

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:34:12 +0000

You poor thing, I hope you’re feeling better soon!!!!!

(And I agree with living400lbs; Mrs. Obama isn’t a skinny stick. She has height and strength.)