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

Josie said:

The majority of weight loss happens when you change your food. You do not need to sweat for an hour everyday to lose weight.

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So why did you bring up small movement drills in relation to excise if you're going to follow it up by saying "you don't need to exercise to lose weight"

Josie said:

A change in habits is a change in lifestyle. You do not need to work out like you did to lose weight.
And people who have five kids and a demanding job have done the same thing. The concept is simple - sticking to it with everything going on in life is hard work. Being single with no kids doesn’t mean it will be easier either.

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This just flat out isn't true. It's much easier to handle the dietary needs of a single person (i.e yourself) than it is to also balance the nutritional needs of others, especially children. That doesn't meant taking care of yourself can't be difficult, but adding more people to the mix (with their own tastes and potential allergies, etc) is undoubtedly more complicated, and pretending otherwise is just foolish on face value unless you want to try to make some kind of point based system for various factors.

Josie said:

You don't need to eat the expensive stuff labeled "organic" in order to be healthy. Cutting out the purchasing of all of the ultra-processed snacks and desserts would save a nice penny.

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I was going to say much the same thing - and got distracted. Fresh vegetables will always be better for you than processed foods that might have a few veggies in them. Walking past the frozen entree section at your local grocer, to pick up fresh potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, onions, and whatever else is in season is always a healthy choice. Those veggies that are out of season, you just walk up the canned veggies and/or the frozen veggies sections. I can make those same decisions whether I shop at the local family grocery, Dollar General, Walmart, or any of the major grocery chains. Those who choose to shop at a convenience store probably won't have those same choices.

Of course, all of that demands that you spend a little time COOKING each day, as opposed to opening the freezer, then popping a ready to serve box into the microwave.

The Maga crowd hates science and research.

They hate what they will never be able to understand.

Jredbaron96 said:

The fact that you think this class intended to serve as a substitute for exercise, as in the target demographic for attendance is solely for those who are in black and need to lose weight, rather than people who are interested in the intersection of health and specific demographics, just sort of perfectly illustrates the point.

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I bet 100% of the students in this class are overweight and mentally unwell, who want to hear someone tell them that their weight is The System's fault instead of their own fault. No one in a healthy physical or mental state signs up for a class like this. One of the biggest predictors of success is having an internal locus of control over your life; this class teaches people precisely the opposite.

Gatsby said:

I bet 100% of the students in this class are overweight and mentally unwell, who want to hear someone tell them that their weight is The System's fault instead of their own fault. No one in a healthy physical or mental state signs up for a class like this. One of the biggest predictors of success is having an internal locus of control over your life; this class teaches people precisely the opposite.

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And we can conclude this exchange by safely noting you had nothing noteworthy to add.

Jredbaron96 said:

And we can conclude this exchange by safely noting you had nothing noteworthy to add.

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Okiedoke. Have a nice day!

Gatsby said:

I bet 100% of the students in this class are overweight and mentally unwell, who want to hear someone tell them that their weight is The System's fault instead of their own fault. No one in a healthy physical or mental state signs up for a class like this. One of the biggest predictors of success is having an internal locus of control over your life; this class teaches people precisely the opposite.

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Seems hostile. Perhaps the point of the course can be found here.

j brown's body said:

Seems hostile. Perhaps the point of the course can be found here.

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Well, here's the course description:

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. Though we will look at fatness as intersectional, this course will particularly highlight the relationship between fatness and Blackness. We approach this area of study through an interdisciplinary humanities and social-science lens which emphasizes fatness as a social justice issue. The course closes with an examination of fat liberation as liberation for all bodies with a particular emphasis on performing arts and activism as a vehicle for liberation and challenging fatmisia.

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She really got all the buzzwords in there. "Fatmisia" is a new one to me. It sounds to me like the cringiest brain rot imaginable, like if someone made a parody of woke professors being useless. But I guess there's a market for that, so...

Jredbaron96 said:

So why did you bring up small movement drills in relation to excise if you're going to follow it up by saying "you don't need to exercise to lose weight"

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Because you said many people don’t have time to exercise. Exercise doesn’t have to be sweating in a gym 6 days a week. Any kind of movement improves mood, circulation, brain fog, etc. All of those can aid weight loss in a small way. Even a very busy person can take the stairs instead of elevator, park farther away from the store, stand instead of sitting, etc.

What you eat, however, will make the most impact.

Jredbaron96 said:

This just flat out isn't true. It's much easier to handle the dietary needs of a single person (i.e yourself) than it is to also balance the nutritional needs of others, especially children. That doesn't meant taking care of yourself can't be difficult, but adding more people to the mix (with their own tastes and potential allergies, etc) is undoubtedly more complicated, and pretending otherwise is just foolish on face value unless you want to try to make some kind of point based system for various factors.

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Of course it’s more complicated with children. People have different personalities and strengths. A mother of 5 could find it easier than single woman for all sorts of reasons.

multivita-man said:

Actually, I think there's value in understanding why one of our biggest public health problems disproportionately impacts certain demographics.

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People who are in the lower income classes tend to eat food that is heavy in calories, therefor leading to weight gain. It's not rocket surgery.

GIJane said:

People who are in the lower income classes tend to eat food that is heavy in calories,

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Okay, but why?