Boteroesque Babe
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The fuel conservation (or lack thereof) of American individuals changes our world economically, ecologically, and politically. A fact which has gone unheeded by many of the luxury SUV and Hummer owners who use their vehicles for purposes better suited to smaller cars with more reasonable gas mileage. For many, the data hasn't swayed them, but peer pressure now has.
What today's NY Times says of the recent shift in sales:
"The higher cost of gasoline plays a big role, as it has for the last year of high oil prices. But wealthy buyers, who used to shrug off the expense, are shifting gears, as excessive energy consumption is becoming socially embarrassing."
What does this have to do with us? I'd think it would encourage fat people, their admirers, and their allies to not cower in the face of prejudice, but rather to let our feelings be known. If we feel we've been discriminated against, if we're too timid to admit to our buddies we dig fat girls, if we want respect we're not being given, speak up. Apply social pressure. A simple "not cool, Man" is sometimes all that's needed.
If it can cause Americans to give up their beloved gas guzzlers, it can surely work for Size Acceptance, no?
Just a thought. Your mileage may vary.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/18/business/18trucks.html?ex=1143349200&en=3b6a853b78b530ef&ei=5070&emc=eta1
What today's NY Times says of the recent shift in sales:
"The higher cost of gasoline plays a big role, as it has for the last year of high oil prices. But wealthy buyers, who used to shrug off the expense, are shifting gears, as excessive energy consumption is becoming socially embarrassing."
What does this have to do with us? I'd think it would encourage fat people, their admirers, and their allies to not cower in the face of prejudice, but rather to let our feelings be known. If we feel we've been discriminated against, if we're too timid to admit to our buddies we dig fat girls, if we want respect we're not being given, speak up. Apply social pressure. A simple "not cool, Man" is sometimes all that's needed.
If it can cause Americans to give up their beloved gas guzzlers, it can surely work for Size Acceptance, no?
Just a thought. Your mileage may vary.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/18/business/18trucks.html?ex=1143349200&en=3b6a853b78b530ef&ei=5070&emc=eta1
