The Key Word is "Victim"

Don't worry folks! It is not your fault! In fact, nothing is ever YOUR fault! You are just a hapless victim! You were just minding your own business and then WHAMO! you got fat.

It turns out that the reason you (and you know who I am talking about) are obese is because you caught some virus and has nothing to do with that third bucket of KFC you choked down with a diet Coke last night.

The idea that viruses can cause obesity is contentious says Whigham despite evidence that factors other than poor diet or lack of exercise may be at work in the obesity epidemic.

Ya' think?

We need to make sure we eliminate all traces of personal responsibility wherever we find them! Go shop at Sam's all you want, with no consequences. Super size that "value meal" for a little extra "comfort" food. Ride a scooter, rather than walk down the street. It is all okay. You have a virus! You are a victim!

Or - and here is a thought - you could eat right, exercise just a little and not be morbidly obese. Nahh!