Less than a month after being enlightened that the Discovery Channel's Shark Week is both sexist and racist (as evidenced by the number of guys named "Mike" that have been on ), I have now learned that exercise is a part of some sort of kind of white supremacist plot thanks to this piece in Time magazine
No. That wasn't a piece put out by the Babylon Bee. Or even the Onion.
Nothing about the boom of exercising in the 80s being inspired by a dawning realization of the health dangers of a sedentary lifestyle -- going into work and sitting behind a desk all day, driving home, eating, watching some TV and sleeping. Rinse and repeat for a few decades.
Yes "plumpness" was once considered desirable back in the time when actual starvation was a real thing and having a little extra meat on the bones was regarded as a sign of healthiness. Now, when extremely few in the U.S. or other western nations, are in danger of starving through lack of food, that is no longer the case.
And, FWIW, "reducing machines" went away because of one simple reason. They didn't work.
A number of blacks have ripped the whole concept of exercise being a white supremacist plot of some kind. The New York Post notes a few
If exercise was some sort of "white supremacist project" then looking at most professional competitive sports, it didn't work out too well.
Then, seeming to double up on this, someone juxtaposed the Time story with another in Scientific American proclaiming that higher rates of obesity among blacks is the result of -- what else? -- racism.
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Still, I think my favorite response has to be
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Just say no to exercise unless you're a racist #NoExercise
No. That wasn't a piece put out by the Babylon Bee. Or even the Onion.
Nothing about the boom of exercising in the 80s being inspired by a dawning realization of the health dangers of a sedentary lifestyle -- going into work and sitting behind a desk all day, driving home, eating, watching some TV and sleeping. Rinse and repeat for a few decades.
Yes "plumpness" was once considered desirable back in the time when actual starvation was a real thing and having a little extra meat on the bones was regarded as a sign of healthiness. Now, when extremely few in the U.S. or other western nations, are in danger of starving through lack of food, that is no longer the case.
And, FWIW, "reducing machines" went away because of one simple reason. They didn't work.
A number of blacks have ripped the whole concept of exercise being a white supremacist plot of some kind. The New York Post notes a few
“First math was a tool of white supremacy. Now it’s exercise. Pretty soon, food is gonna be a tool to continue systemic racism oppression,” former heavyweight boxer Ed Latimore wrote while sharing the article.
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British rapper Zuby, who wrote a book about fitness called “Strong Advice,” said it would “eviscerate every remaining shred of [Time’s] credibility and perceived legitimacy.”
“It doesn’t anger me at all. It’s so goofy I consider it satire,” he wrote.
“We all know that only Nazis work out of course.”
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British rapper Zuby, who wrote a book about fitness called “Strong Advice,” said it would “eviscerate every remaining shred of [Time’s] credibility and perceived legitimacy.”
“It doesn’t anger me at all. It’s so goofy I consider it satire,” he wrote.
“We all know that only Nazis work out of course.”
If exercise was some sort of "white supremacist project" then looking at most professional competitive sports, it didn't work out too well.
Then, seeming to double up on this, someone juxtaposed the Time story with another in Scientific American proclaiming that higher rates of obesity among blacks is the result of -- what else? -- racism.
04c840c0-637a-4ae3-9a37-66926bec9a83.jpg
Still, I think my favorite response has to be
cc351caf-76fb-45b9-8b46-573eb39abcb5.jpg
Just say no to exercise unless you're a racist #NoExercise
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