I will not be bullied into keeping fit!

[natlee]

AUSTIN—According to a groundbreaking report released this week by researchers at the University of Texas, tens of millions of citizens across the United States are bravely resisting the relentless pressure from the media to be thin and active.

The 80-page report confirmed that Americans are inundated with images of slender individuals in commercials, films, television shows, print advertisements, billboards, internet ads, and product packaging every day, yet noted that as many as 190 million citizens are “courageously refusing to conform” to these media ideals of physical fitness and leanness and are instead embracing the bodies they have.

Full article at:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-millions-of-courageous-americans-overcoming,33669/

[robertmf]

AUSTIN—According to a groundbreaking report released this week by researchers at the University of Texas, tens of millions of citizens across the United States are bravely resisting the relentless pressure from the media to be thin and active.


It's a matter of "quality of life" :fridaysign:

[xSnoofovich]

It's a matter of "quality of life" :fridaysign:

arf arf-

its a joke.

u saw its the onion, right??????

[BabyFirefly]

It's the Onion, it's a joke.

[robertmf]

It's the Onion, it's a joke.

Why let facts get in the way of a good story that appeals to the fatty masses, eh wot.