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What's with the stereotype of fatties being poor?

Despite actual data concluding otherwise? http://www.poverty.org.uk/63/index.shtml

It's also quite funny how people will nod along and agree to this stereotype before citing their own bull**** reasons for this being true:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2538708/Poor-children-likely-obese-Study-finds-weight-creating-class-divide.html#comments

However when the blame shifts to a group of people who aren't the poor, well...:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2277382/Middle-class-children-MORE-likely-obese-poorer-backgrounds.html#comments

(Note: No, citing the Daily Mail does not invalidate my point, because we aren't looking at what the DM itself has said, rather what their readers (average Joes) are saying)

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Poor people lack money
Can't buy healthy foods which are more expensive than junk
Buy more junk and ready cooked meals
???

Obesity
Original post by bittr n swt
Poor people lack money
Can't buy healthy foods which are more expensive than junk
Buy more junk and ready cooked meals
???

Obesity


Original post by TheGuyReturns


Mind blowing right...
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Original post by bittr n swt
Poor people lack money
Can't buy healthy foods which are more expensive than junk
Buy more junk and ready cooked meals
???

Obesity


200g Spinach - £1
McDonald's - £5.99

Your logic is flawed
I always thought it would be the other way around.
Poor people are thin because they can't afford to eat a lot
Bigger people would be rich because they can buy lots of food which includes junk
Original post by naxiv
200g Spinach - £1
McDonald's - £5.99

Your logic is flawed


wtf who's gonna snack on spinach, we ain't no cows
Original post by naxiv
200g Spinach - £1
McDonald's - £5.99

Your logic is flawed


Bag of chips £1
6 apples £2.50

Your logic is still flawed
Original post by naxiv
200g Spinach - £1
McDonald's - £5.99

Your logic is flawed


Why would someone eat spinach plain?
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Original post by bittr n swt
Bag of chips £1
6 apples £2.50

Your logic is still flawed


Gym - £20/month
McDonalds - £5.99/meal. They probably end up spending £60/month.

Your logic is still flawed
If you don't have money you spend what you do have on the food stuffs that contain the highest amount of kcal/£ to ensure you don't go hungry. Unfortunately these foods tend to be high in fat/salt/processed
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Original post by IGCSEKid
Why would someone eat spinach plain?



Original post by R Dragon
wtf who's gonna snack on spinach, we ain't no cows


I eat spinach raw.
Original post by naxiv
Gym - £20/month
McDonalds - £5.99/meal. They probably end up spending £60/month.

Your logic is still flawed


Please shut up you're talking nonsense now.
Original post by naxiv
I eat spinach raw.


The rest of the species are Homo Sapiens
Original post by naxiv
Gym - £20/month
McDonalds - £5.99/meal. They probably end up spending £60/month.

Your logic is still flawed


Okayyyy but you would die if you go to the gym and not eat.
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Original post by bittr n swt
Please shut up you're talking nonsense now.


fight me
What gym is £20/month? I pay £75 and that's the cheapest in my area!
Original post by naxiv
fight me


That would be unfair since I'm more likely to win
Go and pick fights with 40kg guys I'm sure you'll do well.
Original post by bittr n swt
That would be unfair since I'm more likely to win
Go and pick fights with 40kg guys I'm sure you'll do well.


Why does anyone have to fight? Lol is this normal on tsr? It's Christmas Eve! All get wasted! I already am!
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Original post by Olderandwiser23
What gym is £20/month? I pay £75 and that's the cheapest in my area!


Where do you live????!
I pay £16/months:redface:

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