Fat-Phobia

Christy Fredrickson
Posted 4/9/21

If you are a potato chip lover, or a Twinkie lover, a soda pop lover or if you adore candy bars, listen up.

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Fat-Phobia

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If you are a potato chip lover, or a Twinkie lover, a soda pop lover or if you adore candy bars, listen up. I have fabulous news for you. 

For years we heard that these things are bad. They are full of empty calories, they make you fat, they harden the arteries, blah, blah, blah. But we kept on eating them because THEY TASTE GOOD.

But all the sudden, believe it or not we are on the cutting edge of cool. I just read an article that urges people to eat some of these things so they don’t become “fatphobic”.

Yep, “fat-phobia” is a real thing. It’s an obsession about weight and for some people this means only eating certain foods which sure don’t include Twinkies and potato chips. 

But if you want to be a regular, well balanced person WITHOUT fatphobia, you are encouraged to eat things like Twinkies and potato chips.

It shows that you are in control of your destiny. You can eat whatever you want without feeling guilty. You can tell fatphobia to go jump off a cliff.

In addition, you will be fighting eating disorders and “promoting self-acceptance.” That’s a fancy way of saying you like yourself just fine, even with a can of Pringles in your hand.

Of course, those of us who have never given up on chips or sweets are already ahead of the game. We know we can’t eat only chips and sweets for every meal, no matter how much we want to. We know we have to eat stuff that’s good for you, so our bodies and brains function well enough to go to work. 

But because we are already well-balanced people, we know that a person NEEDS chips and sweets, or we get depressed and surly. Depressed, surly people go around snarling at everybody, leading to more depressed, surly people. THEREFORE, chips and sweets are necessary for a well-balanced,
happy society.

In fact, if you read the news every day, you start to think that the whole problem with America is that too many people are not eating potato chips. How many crimes could be avoided with a bag of Fritos? How much better could politicians get along over a box of Ding-Dongs?

Oh wait, maybe that’s not such a good idea. After all, if politicians got along better, they would get more done. If they got more done, they would pass more laws. And if they passed more laws, we’d all have more stuff to put up with.

So, maybe it’s not a good idea for everyone to eat chips and sweets. Keep them away from Washington, D.C. But for the rest of us, prove you’re not fat-phobic. Eat, drink and be merry. It’s your contribution to a happy society.