Uncle Teddy Says Obese People Are Vulgar And Displeasing To Look At
August 20, 2008 by Scott
Ted Nugent has never been one to beat around the bush so why should he stop now. Honestly I respect the man for the way he is willing and quick to speak his mind, but sometimes he’s a bit too blunt about things. Old Uncle Ted was on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations show on The Travel Channel where he was exploring the elements of Southwestern cuisine and stopped by Ted Nugents ranch in Texas. Anthony and Ted were speaking on many things to include Obesity. The Nuge’ said “Obesity is a manifestation of a cultural depravation in its most vulgar and displeasing-to-look-at form. And it’s suicide as a lifestyle.” Nugent also added “It all comes back to the horror, the soullessness of a trend in America that is the abandonment of parenting. Somebody’s got to go, ‘You can’t eat that. You’re way too fat.‘”
While I can understand what Ted is saying, Obesity is more than just an image issue. The last part of his statement is true that it may lead to certain and early death, but I think someone needs to give this guy a lesson in tact.
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i’m not condoning his remarks, but uncle ted is a trip. he pulls no punches & tells it like he see’s it
LOL!
I think we need to be worried a lot less about tact and a lot more about the genuine obesity problem. People sometimes need to be jolted out of bad habits, and tact/niceness won’t do that. If someone falls asleep at the wheel of a car and starts drifting off the road toward a tree, you wouldn’t gently prod them awake–you would yell “HEY!”. It’s the same thing with obesity. People need a wake-up call as to how self-destructive and dangerous it is.
good point with the car analogy, I always like shit like that. But it’s not quite the same I’m all about tough love, but you have top state it in a positive way. A person that needs help, most of the time knows they need help. Positive support, educating and prevention work a lot better than ridicule and insults.