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University of Maryland offers $5,000 'fat studies' course on how 'fatness' and 'Blackness' intersect

NatMorton said:
I can save you five grand. Ultimately, for the vast majority of people impacted by "fatness" it comes down to a set of life decisions that lead one to consistently consume more calories than one burns. Pretty much everything else is noise.
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YUP and, shockingly to some, fatness isn't confined to Blacks. If this were a study on social classes regardless of race, it might be different. Still, people are responsible for their own actions. If you eat more calories than you work off, you will gain weight. There are a few medical exceptions to this. My sister is one. She has an inherited condition which has hindered her from losing weight. Once upon a time, she was pushing 350lbs. I am so proud of her. She is now down to 260. Naturally, at her age and weight, she has Type II Diabetes.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Nope, see post #8.



As does the federal government.
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ttwtt78640 said:
The US military seems to think so.
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So, because the military discriminates, it’s a justification and excuse for others to do such?

And a reason to not study and try to understand why obesity tends to plague certain societal demographics more than others?

Ok then 🤷‍♀️
 
NatMorton said:
How expensive is a brisk, 90 min walk?
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Completely out of reach for some individuals.

Not just monetarily. That’s just one aspect of many.


90 minutes of free time to spend ONLY on self-care and fitness is way more time than a lot of people have in any given day. 🤷‍♀️

Some don’t have 20.
 
BirdinHand said:
So, because the military discriminates, it’s a justification and excuse for others to do such?
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It seems so, since the government leads by example.

BirdinHand said:
And a reason to not study and try to understand why obesity tends to plague certain societal demographics more than others?

Ok then 🤷‍♀️
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Folks can study whatever they wish.
 
BirdinHand said:
So, because the military discriminates, it’s a justification and excuse for others to do such?

And a reason to not study and try to understand why obesity tends to plague certain societal demographics more than others?

Ok then 🤷‍♀️
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“Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline.”

~ R.E.M.
 
I’ll never understand the reticence of some individuals to learning….sometimes JUST for the sake of learning and understanding.

Do these people not possess an innate curiosity to understand? To try to put together pieces of life’s puzzle? To try to see if X situation can be changed by modifying Y?

If there are connections between X and Y, shouldn’t it be a goal to try to decrease negative impacts by addressing that?

I truly don’t understand because it is a completely foreign concept to me.
 
Bok Tuklo said:
Do you think crimes committed by migrants will end in January?

I mean, I know you people will stop drooling over them, I’m asking if you think they will end.
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The point was that exercise activity placed the victim in danger, not the immigration status of the perp.
 
For the slow learners who insist that "healthy food" is too expensive, a reminder that this conversation is about calories. Here's quick comparison of the calorie difference between ordering a small burger, fries, and soda vs ordering a large of each courtesy of CharGPT:

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Doing the math, eating three small, fast food orders a day and adding a 60 minute walk several times a week, most adult males would either lose or maintain weight. (Average minimal caloric intake for men is 1500-1800 and a 60 min walk burns 300-350 calories).
 
BirdinHand said:
I’ll never understand the reticence of some individuals to learning….sometimes JUST for the sake of learning and understanding.

Do these people not possess an innate curiosity to understand? To try to put together pieces of life’s puzzle? To try to see if X situation can be changed by modifying Y?

If there are connections between X and Y, shouldn’t it be a goal to try to decrease negative impacts by addressing that?

I truly don’t understand because it is a completely foreign concept to me.
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Knowing stuff is for nerds.

InWalkedBud said:
Link: University of Maryland offers $5,000 'fat studies' course on how 'fatness' and 'Blackness' intersect

...the course 'examines fatness as an area of human difference subject to privilege and discrimination that intersects with other systems of oppression based on gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and ability.'...

...Titled 'Intro to Fat Studies: Fatness, Blackness and Their Intersections,' the course is worth three credits and is part of the university's diversity quota — with most students required to take two diversity courses before graduating...

U of M charges $1645 per credit. Sounds like an excellent way to spend five grand.
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“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
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― Isaac Asimov
 
NatMorton said:
For the slow learners who insist that "healthy food" is too expensive, a reminder that this conversation is about calories.
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Amazing. It's not even the usual hamfisted framing. He's just gonna announce what people are allowed to and not to consider.

(That said, for those who do not think that learning is for nerds, you're probably well aware of the varying effects of the source of food on satiety, length that satiety is maintained, insulin response, fluctuations in blood sugar levels, etc., and that thus the question does not boil down to simply calories).
 
NatMorton said:
I can save you five grand. Ultimately, for the vast majority of people impacted by "fatness" it comes down to a set of life decisions that lead one to consistently consume more calories than one burns. Pretty much everything else is noise.
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Not true. Some women of child-bearing age can gain weight on 1000 calories a day. It's their bodies being very good at storing fat during famine in case they get pregnant.
 
Mr Person said:
Knowing stuff is for nerds.
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Yeah, I suppose that is true. Proudly a nerd and guess I always will be.

I just cannot imagine living life NOT wanting to be constantly learning more things and understanding more things.

And it seems that quite a few people are very content in their ignorance and mindset that they have ALL the answers already and no need to learn more so they can understand more.
 
NatMorton said:
For the slow learners who insist that "healthy food" is too expensive, a reminder that this conversation is about calories.
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Actually, the conversation is about a course at the University of Maryland.

You're the one going down a calorie rabbit hole because you insist that you know that the only possible answer is simply calories.
 
Mr Person said:
Amazing. It's not even the usual hamfisted framing. He's just gonna announce what people are allowed to and not to consider.

(That said, for those who do not think that learning is for nerds, you're probably well aware of the varying effects of the source of food on satiety, length that satiety is maintained, insulin response, fluctuations in blood sugar levels, etc., and that thus the question does not boil down to simply calories).
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I’m announcing nothing. I’m simply pointing out the basics that some are unwilling to recognize.
 
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