As I look through the JAMA article — I fail to see where you're arguing a different point than the one I've made. We're referring to the same data (the study(ies) showing grade 1 obesity has a lower mortality rate) and I've included caveats in all (or at least the majority) of my statements. Quite frankly, given the…

LOL sorry had to reply to this, I actually have WORKED in the biomedical industry and my partner has actually done research on different types of diet in mice as well as the health of mice at different weights.

Actually we don't "know" that being fat is an unhealthy state. There are dozens of detailed, peer reviewed studies showing that a healthy lifestyle at any weight (up to and including extremely obese) is a better predictor of longevity than weight itself. We have mislabeled physical preference for health and it is a…

You sum up my feelings exactly. It's like "Sexiness? Fuck that noise. Imma put on my soft pastel pullover and do my thing."

I know!! I also used to hate 80s fashion when I was a little kid at the time, but now all those loose-fitting t-shirts and big sweaters look so carefree and happily oblivious to (today's version of) sanctioned sexiness. I exercise in big t-shirts I get from old work events and things like that, and I always get very…

That is one of the most sweeping generalizations I have ever heard.

All you have to do is have bacteria from the poop of a thin person injected into your intestines!

1) Dream Valley is the. best. It's where I go when I want to find photos/info about the ponies I had when I was little.

Because they are oddly aggressive and sexual for a show meant for 5-6-year-old girls. Adventure Time has older male fans, but they aren't so impressively creepy.

THIS RIGHT HERE.

I definitely feel that way too. I've heard bronies say that My Little Pony didn't exist until Friendship is Magic. Oh right, because my 5-year-old self playing with ponies in the early '90s isn't important - it only existed until all you men starting liking it *rolleyes*

Oof, that moe fandom can get really gross. The problem is that there is a contingent of the brony community that is really loud, really creepy and sort of sets itself up to be hated. The most revolting thing that happened to me was the Ditzy Doo/Derpy Hooves debacle. When Hasbro and the creators embraced and then…

A lot of my problems with Bronies can be summed up by the fact that the fandom at large gets offended when reminded they are not the target audience and Hasbro/the MLP team is not considering them in every action they take with the show.

I'm not disgusted by Bronies for liking "childish" or "girly" things. I love cartoons (albiet not MLP) myself. I'm disgusted by them because a boatload's worth of Bronies hate real women. A lot of grown men glom onto cute things with cute girls because they view it as an escape from the real world, where women are all…

Men aren't allowed to break their gender role. If they do they are ridiculed for it by both sexes. Also probably doesn't help that a lot of bronies are creepy.

So why do the Bronies get singled out for this treatment? Why don't we have My Little Browncoat or My Little Benedict-bitch?

Repeat after me: Adults ALWAYS have the responsibility not to sexually exploit children, no matter what. NO MATTER WHAT. What is so difficult about that?