What sort of rube dislikes oysters? Heaven is surely an extra cold martini and two dozen Wellfleets.

"Obesity, on the other hand, is one of the great freakout-inspiring scare-topics of our time." Or, obesity is the greatest public health crises in the country. Jezebel's pro-fat agenda is out of control

This is the worst thing I've read in recent memory. Also, it's entirely possible to have a society that engages in both body shaming and the normalization of obesity at the same time. Crap pieces like this are not productive or helpful in the slightest.

I suppose it's possible that you're 8 feet tall?

I've never got why folks are so against PMI. After all, it's simply a reflection of higher risk. Moreover, for most folks it goes away after time. Finally, for many in expensive rental markets the cost of PMI beat the expense of year over year rent increases.

You're very classy!

Of course that was the gist of my original comment. The normalization of obesity leads larger people to think of themselves or normal, healthy, and, in this case, perhaps even small. It's insane.

I'm 6'2. I'm 215 pounds. 9% body fat. I've run multiple marathons and bench press nearly twice my body weight. There is no chubs about me. I, too, wish that airliners had larger seats. Nonetheless, there is a whole lot of self-pity in this story and the the uber-reactionary comments. The average woman in the US may…

Size 14 should not be considered average.

Part of the real problem is that people are describing themselves as a mere size 12. That's not small.

About time. I'm a UConn alumnus and when I was doing my Ph.D., this was all too common. It spanned the whole gamut from faculty to undergrads, TA to undergrads, faculty to TAs. It was totally creepy. Also, it once led to the worst and most awkward sexual harassment training I've ever had the misfortune of attending. A…