Life Rant

Just shoot me now. In this story it's stated that there is a debate going on concerning whether to use the word "obese" to describe... obese children. Why? Because it might hurt their feelings or make them angry.

Here's a snippet from the article:

Obese "sounds mean. It doesn't sound good," said Trisha Leu, 17, who thinks the proposed change is a bad idea.

The Wheeling, Ill., teen has lost 60 pounds since March as part of an adolescent obesity surgery study at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

"When you're young, you don't understand what obese means," Leu said. "I still don't understand it."[emphasis added]

That's pathetic. My daughter is 9 years old and she understands EXACTLY what obese means.

Friggin' denial isn't going to make the situation any less real. Doctors NEED to be using the term "obese" as a reality check/slap upside the head for the parents of these kids and the kids themselves.

It's bloody ridiculous. More political correctness run amok and idiot parents who don't understand what they're doing to their children. Adult onset diabetes in kids is skyrocketing due to this obesity epidemic.

Maybe I should just stop complaining and invest in pharmaceutical companies that produce insulin...