there’s always a straw that breaks the camel’s back – no pun intended. And when it comes to obesity, those who successfully lose weight and keep it off have their own kind of straw, the one trigger that makes one think, “i am huge and this has GOT to end.” For many, it’s that pair of pants that finally gave way, or that tactless kid that didn’t see the harm in the name “Lard Ass,” or that time the airline requested that two tickets be purchased – one for yourself, and one for….the rest of yourself.
all that is to say, maybe it takes a broken chair to make someone decide that enough is enough, and a gym membership will reap more benefits than spending the same amount of money on a trip to Costco. But, as always, there are people looking to make a buck by any means necessary, and now we have – wait for it – plus-sized home goods.
BrylaneHome has launched Plus+Sized Living, a collection of furniture, bath, and housewares geared toward the fit-ly challenged. That means wider chairs, bigger hangers, and towels that cover all 2000 parts…and pounds.
now, I am not a fattist by any means. But I can’t help but sigh and feel a bit pissed off when there is yet another company capitalizing off of what is an exceedingly problematic condition in western civilization. Genetically modified foods have seriously fucked up society, especially for those in lower-income households who can’t afford fresher fruits and vegetables and natural foods, but that doesn’t mean the solution is to make even more crap that caters to obese people. It’s bullshit. There have got to be other ways to use money than to make desk chairs the size of loveseats.
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Sabrina // June 25, 2009 at 5:30 pm |
A damn shame.
when you’re fat, keeping your ass clean costs 50 bones « about absolutely nothing. // August 21, 2009 at 2:37 pm |
[...] the problem is not that an ass-wiping device has been invented to convenience morbidly obese individuals. The problem is that the American weight condition has become so bleak that there is actually a MARKET for a product like this. If you look back just a few decades ago, there were still super fat people, but few enough to not be able to bank on products that make living large more comfortable. Example A: fatpeople furniture. [...]