Sunday, August 22, 2004
Atkins nazis spin tragedy
The recontextualization of this article is a nice analogue to the about.com post I linked to (back on 8/9) about the dog fur rugs causing allergies. Here we have cretins from the "Active Low-Carber Forums" taking advantage of the recent sensational coverage of the truly pathetic death of Gayle Grinds to advance their insane agenda. In case you were wondering if "Low-Carber" was an adjective or a noun, let me clarify: it's a cult.
That's right, folks -- what we shouldn't be thinking about is the complete societal breakdown that allowed this woman to drop out of the world. Pay no attention to the fact that this woman and her husband were very obviously suffering from mental illness -- why bother? They probably didn't have adequate, affordable health care anyhow. No, indeed, let's make sure the media feeding frenzy fills us up on lots of sidebars selling us low-carb versions of our favorite chemically poisonous foods (I'd link, but I don't want to give yet still more free advertising to these parasites) and sending those who can afford it (and plenty who can't) scurrying off for gastric bypass surgery.
The next time you see a "lifestyle" ad for some low-carb product, or spot der furhrer's big red A -- the new scarlet letter -- on your bottled water or whatever, know that you're being indoctrinated. This Atkins-critical article from The Raw Story got linked to a low-carber support site, and was subsequently blasted with a barrage of cultspeak so uniformly inane it sounded like the buzzwords and soundbites that flow from the White House, another scary cult that doesn't want anyone talking about serious healthcare reform.
The good news? As long as they use the unsweetened variety, there are no carbs in the Kool-Aid.
P.S. For stoking my endless fiery hatred for this nonsense, I have to thank Roxy, who showed me a bag from Wendy's that illustrates the kind of low-carb pretzel logic afflicting the world; the front of the bag is graced with the advice that customers seeking to reduce their carbohydrate intake can order their sandwiches without buns. The bananas sitting in my kitchen right now have Weight Watchers' stickers on them. Sigh.
That's right, folks -- what we shouldn't be thinking about is the complete societal breakdown that allowed this woman to drop out of the world. Pay no attention to the fact that this woman and her husband were very obviously suffering from mental illness -- why bother? They probably didn't have adequate, affordable health care anyhow. No, indeed, let's make sure the media feeding frenzy fills us up on lots of sidebars selling us low-carb versions of our favorite chemically poisonous foods (I'd link, but I don't want to give yet still more free advertising to these parasites) and sending those who can afford it (and plenty who can't) scurrying off for gastric bypass surgery.
The next time you see a "lifestyle" ad for some low-carb product, or spot der furhrer's big red A -- the new scarlet letter -- on your bottled water or whatever, know that you're being indoctrinated. This Atkins-critical article from The Raw Story got linked to a low-carber support site, and was subsequently blasted with a barrage of cultspeak so uniformly inane it sounded like the buzzwords and soundbites that flow from the White House, another scary cult that doesn't want anyone talking about serious healthcare reform.
The good news? As long as they use the unsweetened variety, there are no carbs in the Kool-Aid.
P.S. For stoking my endless fiery hatred for this nonsense, I have to thank Roxy, who showed me a bag from Wendy's that illustrates the kind of low-carb pretzel logic afflicting the world; the front of the bag is graced with the advice that customers seeking to reduce their carbohydrate intake can order their sandwiches without buns. The bananas sitting in my kitchen right now have Weight Watchers' stickers on them. Sigh.
