| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
DarkGunn
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 1228
Location: London
|
| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:36 pm Post subject: Wii Fit offends fat kids :3 |
|
|
| And Nintendo apologises for it |
|
| Back to top |
|
Dream~Rose
Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 927
Location: In the demons lair, chillin'
|
| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:41 pm Post subject: |
|
|
WiiFit tells child its 'fat'; Also beats child up and shits on them..
Jesus, the parents just want money for christ sake.. |
|
| Back to top |
|
Spider Ruff Boy
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 271
Location: That place up north
|
| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:07 pm Post subject: |
|
|
That's ridiculous. Although I can see how the BMI can get screwed up like that when it comes to children. Still, that picture of that fat kid in the mcdonald's there always cracks me up.
RUN LITTLE BOY! RUN! |
|
| Back to top |
|
Asis
Joined: 13 Apr 2006
Posts: 863
Location: Buenos Aires
|
| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject: |
|
|
""She is solidly built but not fat"
I stopped there.
:roll: |
|
| Back to top |
|
Gopher
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 2991
Location: In a hole....
|
| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
What the hell does "six stone" mean? Is that a medieval way of saying "really really fat?"
Anyways, I just can't see what these parents are getting angry about. Just be glad their whopper-munching brats are being called overweight, and not obese. That's when the health problems really start to kick in. God forbid any of them visit the MyPyramid site.... |
|
| Back to top |
|
DarkGunn
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 1228
Location: London
|
| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 6:52 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Gopher wrote: What the hell does "six stone" mean? Is that a medieval way of saying "really really fat?"
It's a unit of weighing yourself that is mainly used over here. 6 stones in pounds would be 84 I think. |
|
| Back to top |
|
Elmo
Joined: 31 May 2005
Posts: 611
Location: Sesame Street
|
| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject: |
|
|
^ 84 pounds at 4'9? I just used one of those BMI calculator things and it's actually underweight...
Damn, if 84 pounds is considered fat on WiiFit, I better not get that game! XD;
I can see why parents are getting upset... I mean, consider the fact that young kids take everything to the heart, and telling them they are fat at such a young age, no matter how it is told to them and whether it's true or not, will make them self-conscious about it. Any parent who cares about their child doesn't want that happening to them, they obviously want their child to feel good about themselves. |
|
| Back to top |
|
King Moonraiser
Joined: 28 May 2005
Posts: 2479
Location: The Land of Misfit Boys
|
| Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 2:15 am Post subject: |
|
|
| I'm not fat, I'm bigged-boned. |
|
| Back to top |
|
Agent Orange
Joined: 31 May 2005
Posts: 939
Location: The Netherlands
|
| Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject: |
|
|
If the picture of the kid in the article is the one of the kid mentioned, someone isn't totally truthful, as 6 pounds at 4'9" is (as Elmo already stated) considered underweight at a weight of 84 pounds, yet the kid in the pic looks as if he is much heavier than that.
If the woman is right, Nintendo's apology is fitting; if it's not, then the woman owes Nintendo an apology. |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
RSS feed of forums.