According to the paper’s author, Richard Baldwin, fat bodybuilding should be a thing that exists. Specifically, “a fat-inclusive politicised performance… embedded within bodybuilding,” in which the “assumptions” and standards of the sport would be “destabilised,” with the result that “everyone” can be “taken seriously,” regardless of their girth and athleticism. Competitors, we’re told, would “showcase fat through poses… that display fat in a body-positive way,” while wearing whatever commodious garments are deemed to enhance the, um, aesthetics of their gyrations.
I found a picture of Mr. Baldwin on the web, and I was most surprised to see that he’s not fat. He’s a bodybuilder – not a massive one, but definitely muscular. You can see a picture of him here:
https://www.gulfcoast.edu/academics/programs/history-aa/index.html
Coming soon – the trampoline.
The ancient Greeks had the right idea. We want nudity.
“Harrison Bergeron” is a Kurt Vonnegut short story dealing with this kind of thing. It used to be considered satire.
Fat bodybuilders – great idea. Just hand out puke buckets. I’m a self loathing fatty and nobody should have to watch me primping and preening. I got old and sedentary but still like the grub. Being proud of being fat is like being proud of being ugly.
I used to think that most of Vonnegut was satire, but the more the old coot talked, the more I began to doubt it.
It’s only satire, because it’s fiction…in the sense of “names and dates were changed to protect the guilty.”
Proving there’s more than one way to lose weight…
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/04/14/green-activist-lawyer-burns-himself-to-death-to-protest-global-warming/
Not a cult.
Proving there is only ONE remaining shame … ugly. Ugly shaming. Ugly shunning. Yes, it is still acceptable to either stare and/or avert your eyes when UGLY people cross your path. Or sit the ugly diners at the back of your restaurant, by the kitchen door. I believe it is time for ugly people to join forces and demand respect! Make those beautiful people PAY for their beauty privilege! And God knows there are plenty of ugly people to join the fight … we’ve seen their faces on college campuses … screaming at conservative speakers. Ugly. Downright Fugly.
Nope. You forgot self-inflicted gender shaming:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1POJXbFE3AY
Honestly, there is a problem with unrealistic expectations in our society, but unhealthy is unhealthy.
In other news, in solidarity with those of our cars that do not meet the cultural ideal of “fast”, ten percent of all race cars entered in next year’s Daytona 500 must be 3-cylinder Yugos.
No – electric, they go 200 miles, then the fans get to watch them recharge for 8 hours so they can finish. Unfortunately it’s now the Daytona 400ish
I don’t look good naked anymore. Come to think of it …..
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OOgd9hitEAE
Well the sumo wrestlers are all set to join those contests, no training nor preparation required, they are ready to roll.
I think I see what you did there.
Shame is good if it motivates you toward self-improvement.
I’m ashamed of my potlet and am in day 3 of its gradual diminution.
Not out of vanity but out of discomfort and running out of belt notches. I do not want to celebrate or normalize my potlet. Don’t want it to become a POT.
Love that EDIT feature! I had left the word GOOD out of the “don’t look good naked anymore” post above. I wrote a second post correcting the error, used edit to delete it, used edit again to correct the first post.
I with you 100%. Too bad at the august age one has to train and eat like an pro athlete to prevent pot acquisition.
That is, unless you’ve ruled out all junk food and pastrami sandwiches. And bread/pasta; lest we broaden the pot issue.
Re: the article. How delightful. What’s next?
– weak entitled bodybuilding
– JV bodybuilding
– girth friendly centres.
Newsflash: problem solved with the ingenious invention of the health club. So get off yer butt and go to the gym.
To the SDA Nation…… Thanks for all the posts. I needed a good laugh this morning, and y’all provided about a dozen of ’em.
Thanks
Best. Thread. Ever.
this thread is truly upsetting, I’m 70 and have never been able to experience being a pot bellied lard bucket
I laughed when Baldwin said “it takes time to build a fat body”.
No it doesn’t. Eat a carton of Hagen Daz every day and you’ll be amazed by how quickly you become obese.
But keep in mind that the skinny ones always go first. I recommend at least 20 lbs to carry you through the coming recession. If you pay attention you will see that the race towards 3rd world status by our leadership is very real. Treehuggers vs Logic and common sense has been a epic battle,…. but it looks like the treehuggers are gaining ground. As long as Gerald Butts has the ear of Trudeau, logic is in danger. Also as long as the U of A thinks Suzuki is worthy of a honorary anything, you can rest assured the brainwashing is still in dire need of intervention. Ten lbs at the least is the insurance you need. Remember that a federal carbon tax is on its way and Ontario is already in a heat or eat situation, as is BC’s rural community. Until Al Gore is strung up you simply can’t take anything for granted.
Once more I am heartily amused at the number of people who couldn’t gain much weight to save their souls, assuming such, and imagine their great astounding virtue and diligence is keeping them in appropriate weight range. Hoo Ha! Its genetics dummies.
obese bodybuilder is as Johnny Carson liked to say, an oxymoron.
I’ve been going to the weight room some, oh, 45 yrs now. I’m going there again in about an hour.
I like to encourage the 20somethings by once in a while telling one of them the ‘get’ it.
IOW, the true challenge is NOT in the arms, legs, deltoids, but rather the grey matter.
the DISCIPLINE to ignore fatigue, boredom, stress, munchies, time constraints, et friggin cetera up the wall, across the ceiling and out the door.
the DISCIPLINE necessary to still put in at least some half arsed workout to gain the inevitable desirable results. the first one being the sense of accomplishment of *overcoming* doubts, and all the above.
anybody out there know a 60+ yr old who can leg press 3/4 ton? hmmm? and no, NOT the full flex, but about 90 degree knee bend then straight out not more than about a foot, but by gawd, I’ve NEVER in all those years seen anyone else pull it off. full flex ie full ‘scrunch’ is in the neighborhood of mebbe 20 reps @ 500 pounds.
weight lifting boosts the immune system, offsets insomnia (boy does it EVER), keeps the weight of yer BODY down in rough reverse proportion to the weight one is lifting.
obese people by their very behaviour lack the DISCIPLINE necessary to use this approach.
Even the triglyceride-challenged need a hobby.