Institutionalized Fatphobia: Salad-Dodger Migrant Visas DENIED
Fat Propaganda Roundup: Documenting the meatiest, juiciest cuts of “fat acceptance” propaganda from corporate and social media.
Trump administration to deny salad-dodger migrants visas
A man after my own heart, at least in this respect, Donald Trump has done as I would on my first day as emperor, right after executing all of the bankers and pharmaceutical pimps in a football stadium on live television: turned fatphobia into official government policy, denying obese immigrants visas on the grounds that they are financial liabilities.
Via The Independent (emphasis added):
“On the same day that Donald Trump unveiled plans to slash the consumer cost of weight-loss drugs, the president issued a new directive banning obese foreigners or people with diabetes from obtaining visas to visit the United States.
The new guidelines instruct visa officers to reject applicants who may be eligible for public benefits, as part of the president’s hard-line crackdown on immigration.
The guidance, which was issued by cable to embassies across the United States… identifies people with obesity or diabetes as being a “public charge.”
“You must consider an applicant’s health,” the order read. “Certain medical conditions — including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, cancers, diabetes, metabolic diseases, neurological diseases, and mental health conditions — can require hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of care.””
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Pete Hegseth issues fatwa against fat generals
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
-George Orwell, Animal Farm
Right to their overfed faces, Secretary of Defense (or Secretary of War, whatever) Pete Hegseth issued a brutal fatwa against all the heavily decorated butterballs assembled in the audience:
“It’s tiring to look out at combat formations or really any formation and see fat troops. Likewise, it’s completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon and leading commands around the country and world. It’s a bad look… and it’s not who we are. So whether you’re an Airborne Ranger or chair-borne ranger, a brand new private or four-star general, you need to meet the height and weight standards and pass your PT test.”
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Based.
Shades of Saddam Hussein, no?
After the previous regime subjected the nation to an entire term of notorious fatass and unrepentant traitor Mark Milley, the nation could use a few less embarrassments in military brass.
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Morbidly obese rapper settles Lyft lawsuit for denial of service, purchase special van outfitted for her special needs
It’s a momentous day for civil rights, folks.
A historic wrong has been righted.
The Rosa Parks of our time has finally seen justice.
“For the good Lord is a’comin’ for to carry me to freedom, follow the Drinking Gourd!”
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I have covered this specimen, and this particular story regarding said specimen, before for you fine people.
The TL;DR is that this corn syrup-fed 489-pounder ordered a Lyft, the driver showed up in a Corolla or something of that sort meant to ferry around humans rather than livestock, he kindly refused the ride upon seeing her for obvious logistical reasons, even offering to refund her money, and she subsequently sued the company for something called “weight discrimination.”
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Anyway, Lyft recently caved under the immense weight of Dank Demoss and the huckster lawyers who took up her case, settling for an undisclosed amount.
Via Fox 2 Detroit (emphasis added):
“A lawsuit over a Lyft driver refusing to give a Detroit passenger a ride because he said she would not fit in his car was settled earlier this summer, according to court records.
Dajua Blanding’s attorney, Zach Runyan, confirmed that the discrimination lawsuit was “resolved,” but could not speak further on specifics of the case…
Blanding, who raps under the name Dank Demoss, requested a Lyft to a Detroit Lions watch party in January, but when the driver arrived and saw her, he told her that he was unable to give her a ride due to her weight. Demoss was recording the encounter.
“I can fit in this car,” she can be heard saying, to which he responded, “Believe me, you can’t.“…
The driver then told Blanding his tires couldn’t handle the weight, apologized, and mentioned ordering an Uber XL - a larger vehicle. He added that he would refund the ride so she wouldn’t be charged.
“I’ve been in cars smaller than that,” she previously told FOX 2. “I just want them to know that it hurt my feelings.”…
When FOX 2 spoke to Blanding’s other attorney, Jonathan Marko, after the lawsuit was filed earlier this year, he said that denying someone a ride based on their weight is legally the same as denying someone because of their race or religion.”
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>>the nation could use a few less embarrassments in military brass.
how embarrassing is it going to be when hegseth loses the war against venezuela?
Ben, I wonder what in your psychology leads to such animus to fat people? Everyone has the right to their day in court. Unfortunate or no, that is how we solve things in the US. If an airline gives away seats, it is only in calculation of that airline's best interests.
Our politics has been basically a 50-50 split forever, making sure that the Congress can't be effective. This is more than an accident. The little people are induced to fight among themselves while the elite make off with our money.
Promoting division is promoting our own powerlessness. Focusing on scapegoats is promoting our own powerlessness.
I had a debilitating back injury and heart failure and gained a lot of weight. Luckily I got better and used 4 months of Ozempic and 6 months of physical therapy to recover my mobility and get strong again and to lose weight. But I live in Latin America and could get Ozempic at less than half price. And I had Latin American doctors who were actually effective, unlike the above average US clinic I went to, that could only work on my case in 5-10 minute visits because of the health corporation that owned it. And my uninsured doctor visits in Latin America cost less than a copay in the US.
I also had a girlfriend who ballooned up in size. It killed our sex life. But she wasn't obviously pigging out and she remained active. It was incongruous.
Probably something psychological was going on was this girlfriend. But Ben: Something psychological is going on with YOU and fat people. There is no significant difference between you except in the specific way some fear or trauma is manifesting. And please don't tell me you don't hate fat people, because that would just reinforce how off this is.