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Regarding the Wall-E article...
''Wall-E tells us that if we don't change the way we live, we'll all get really fat and destroy the world.'' You'll find no bigger supporter of the first amendment than me. However, I think the statement above, quoted from the article is a little biased. To me, it sounds like someone who is just looking for a reason to look down on ...
Posted to Green Room by CWickham on July 11, 2008
Fat enough
I couldn't even finish this article. I am sure that some people can't help being fat. All your science aside I have known many people that went from an active lifestyle to an inactive one and gained a lot of weight. Period. If you don't care enough about your own body to eat right, exercise, and generally take care of the one and only thing in ...
Posted to Green Room by digitalmonkeys on July 11, 2008
WALL-E
I disagree that Wall-E makes a connection between obesity and environmental issues. The film clearly indicates that the ''loss of bone mass'' occurred because of space travel, and the availability of hoverchairs (originally for the elderly). The environment was a mess before humans left Earth, and the obesity occurred after, and partly becuase ...
Posted to Green Room by Jevanyn on July 11, 2008