Provoking people with emotional responses does not work any better then Kindergarden for your position. You need to think harder, you commented that passing judgement was not a good thing, yet you can’t seem to respond beyond judgement, vague one liners, and emotional bantering. How do you know, without discussion, that ZoomZoom could in fact have been starving or is starving. You attack that position without looking at the facts, or inquiring on the facts. I looked at the facts and used them in my argument, you call that grade school? I call that a well thought out argument.

To keep Trek in the topic, it is not logical.

One of things which attracted me to Trek as a child was the notion of total inclusiveness. (I’ve been a fan now for 31 years — I type that and it boggles my mind.) I’ve struggled with weight my entire life and can speak firsthand on the topic. Sure there are people are overweight because of lifestyle. However, given that literally millions of folks are obese, it indicates that it’s not something that can be dismissed as simple personal failure on their part. Heck, I was put on a diet at FIVE MONTHS of age and it’s just gotten worse as I’ve gotten older. Luckily — and I really think growing up in the fandom community helped — I never let it stop me from anything and have done what I’ve wanted in life.

On another note–Be sure and watch the outtake video on that reporter’s website. Great suff there.

Has CBS Digital quit putting out with regard to the early images from new remastered episodes and previews?

All this “non-news” on here is killin me! I come here for the advance goodies…

Sorry, but “you’re another” doesn’t work very well beyond grade school. Think harder and try again.

You go Lenny.
Baby got BACK!

I used to be the kind of person that could almost *absorb* food without any consequence. I’ve got a slight beer belly now, but not too much. I’m trying to keep an eye out for myself. But before, I could eat almost anything and it would have no effect on how I looked.

That began to change. My metabolism changed. Nothing I ate or drank changed, just the fact my body did.

The point is: I had nothing to do with how my body changed, although I’m doing my best to change it now. You’re right, there are some out there who don’t have the self-confidence, self-respect, or strength to do anything about it. But just because they fall inside your purview does not mean you should ignore and, worse, condemn, those who fall outside it.

Myrth: what you say is quite valid, but you’re speaking about a group of people who are within one very small segment of the population. You need to have a wider view of people, and why they are the way they are. I can understand that you want to take the wider view, but something tells me you’re being somewhat deliberately blinkered to what is the real view. Like I said before, yes, some people are over-weight because they do not have the will power to be any other way, but some people are because they just are.

I think the fact that Leonard Nimoy’s photographs have developed so much conversation has vindicated his choice for taking those photographs. I criticised them before because I thought they were “done before”, but, without realising this particular audience (surprisingly) would be so unaccepting, I can see why he chose those particular models (I feel bad for not using their name, simply because I don’t know them) for his Full Body project.

For a community that should pride itself on inclusion, no matter the person, race, sexuality, colour… whatever… I’m surprised and disappointed at the reaction on here. I think Leonard Nimoy would be too.

My friend was extremely self-concious and depressed. She eventually turned to drugs and alcohol to make her feel better, then her weight really ballooned and she stopped contacting her friends because she was so embarrassed by her weight.

Harry, Myrth:

Life is not fair to everyone. Why should someone have to feel so bad about themselves because someone else’s idea of beauty is not attainable for them? Why should I receive admiration for being thin, when I can go home and polish off a whole big bag of doritos by myself in one sitting (yes, I have done that), and not show it?