Seriously, does anyone even wear Phat Farm anymore?

Which aspect do you find insensitive?

That the snack machines in schools were the problem with the fat kids.  They took out the soda and snack machines, problem should be solved right?  Can't figure out why what raised us is not good enough for our kids.

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No, I do not think every overweight person is a glutton, BBP, and you make some smart points. There are many pertinent factors. I concur, socio-economic status probably plays an important role. Genetic predisposition and disorders are chief culprits in some small proportion of cases.  On the whole though, I'd argue that overconsumption is the largest cause of the increase of weight-per-capita and obesity in America over the past twenty or thirty years. Certainly, as you suggest, there are forces that compel us to eat more poor quality food, and the food industry is one of those forces. Here's a pretty comprehensive paper on the topic. 

The cartoon itself focuses on children.  It depicts two children discussing what they think is “normal” and what they view to be abnormal.  Children learn what is normal from watching people around them.  It’s a tragic reality (recent data suggest) 1/3 of Americans have a normal weight/height ratio, 1/3 are overweight, and 1/3 are obese.  This means, in the average American city, two out of every three people are carrying extra weight.  So what is normal in America?  Unfortunately, for American kids born in the past twenty years, being overweight is normal. Eating more than they should is normal, too. It's all they know.