At Yale, Cult of Fat is scarce and unfashionable
About one in every five people in America is obese. It’s a fact of life and a product of our consumerist culture. We’ve learned to accept it, and integrate overweight people into society as equals. But has Yale? Take a moment and look around the dining hall — go ahead, I’ll wait. How many fat people did you see? The answer: not enough. And this is a room dedicated to eating. Twenty percent of America is obese and 60 percent is overweight, yet, by my estimation, less than 3 percent of an incoming Yale class will even be classified as hefty. Why the disparity?
As someone who is...
Yes, #1, there are many skinny people who can't run a mile! There are many hefty people who are extremely athletic. Half of all cases are due to metabolism, many skinny people can eat a lot and many fat people eat little. Let's love our sizes!
I write to inform you that several Yale students were the victims of property vandalism last night. The vandals destroyed their satire detectors.
Some context:
http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/22956
The author seems to confuse being skinny with being healthy or fit. I bet many of the skinny people walking around campus couldn't run a mile if they tried.