I'm sharing links, because my computer screen is bogged with them.
First, this Snow Patrol song is eating my brain. I love it, and I love the lyrics.
*****************Now, onto some links about feminism and obesity. No, I'm not kidding. *headdesk*
Has feminism killed the art of home cooking? - wherein Rose Prince blames feminists for obesity.
I... am utterly baffled by this link. Give me a break, please, and quit making other people's choices my fault. *rolls eyes*
Feminism to blame for obesity? Fat chance. - wherein Jessica Reed responds to Ms. Prince in a much more coherent fashion than I could manage.
And thanks to the wonders of the internet, I obtained a copy of the obesity booga-booga article also referenced in Ms. Reed's response. It's an interesting look at the effects of obesity on the individual and on a population as a whole, and the politics of calling obesity a disease.
It draws this conclusion:
( Cut for talk on obesity )*****************And this is an interesting bit of meta that I'm linking on why people don't write what they claim to want to read.
Why am I not writing the stories I say I want to read?While this article is aimed at fanfic, I think it's an interesting question to consider about original fiction as well.