Lesbians Fatter Than the Rest
According to a new study, lesbians are nearly three times more likely to be overweight than their heterosexual counterparts. If you’re not bound politically-correct dogma, that doesn’t really come as any surprise. Stereotypes often have their bases in observed characteristics and behavior of the stereo-typed group, not just blind prejudice. All this study does is reinforce that basic truth.
What’s funny about the study is the conclusion that the study’s authors draw:
The results of these studies indicate that lesbian women have a better body image than do heterosexual women…
What? Obesity is not a sign of a better body image. It’s a sign of stuffing your face - something which is often caused by a depression created by low self-esteem. Because you’re more satisfied than other people being fat doesn’t mean you have a “better body image,” it just means you care less about your personal appearance or its long-term impact on your health than you do about where your next triple cheeseburger is coming from…
Tags: Health, lesbians, obesity, Political CorrectnessPopularity: 15%
This entry was posted on Monday, April 30th, 2007 at 5:44 pm and is filed under Health, Political Correctness.
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