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You given voice to one of the most intractable predjudices in this country: the prejudice against overweight people. Everyone agrees that the solution to "our looming health crisis" is for overweight people to exercise more. Everyone agrees, that is, until a fat women is seen running in public, subjecting real atheletes to the sight of her "flab".
As a fat middle-aged women I'd like to suggest that we find another fat middle-aged women to pick on. Oh that's right, there aren't very many fat middle-aged woman in the public eye. Wonder why? We're a pretty big segment of the population.
When people feel free to blame Oprah for everything from dumbing down the american novel to ruinning sports it makes her a hero in my eyes. Not because she can run a marathon or a conglomerate, but because she has the courage to get out of bed in the morning and face the onslaught.
