So, I’ve been seeing this “What’s Your Excuse?” poster that some fitness idiot posted on their website that shows of her body 8 months after having her third child. There’s been arguments that this woman is helping to create a healthier country by encouraging people to be like her. There are critics that accuse her of “fat shaming” and encouraging bullying.

Let’s step into the little bubble where this is actually important enough to warrant our time..

For years, I’ve hear the argument that Barbie creates an unhealthy image for girls and she shouldn’t be touted as the “perfect woman”.

Agreed. Barbie, in addition to be a physical impossibility (because she is a fucking toy!!!), also has a corvette, a Mailbu Dream House, countless baubles, dresses and accessories. What she doesn’t have is a goddam job! Who is paying for all of this? Certainly not Ken. No, she’s been stringing her “friend Ken” along for years. Where’s the money coming from? Is there a Sugar Daddy doll that nobody knows about?

Maria Kang has been getting more support than criticism in the reports I’ve seen. And, if we’re honest, she is the problem. I took some time to read her website, and encourage you to do the same. I’m no psychologist, but I can spot crazy at ten paces. Make up your own mind. I’m calling “severe emotional damage” here. Train wreck in motion, with THREE kids, no less.

So, as someone who is “out of shape” (to put it mildly), what is my “excuse”?

For starters, I like who I am and feel quite comfortable in my skin. Does my weight limit some things I can do? Yes. Is my health at risk? Not according to my doctor. rnrnLet me point something out here. My Doctor IS someone who has been through medical school, passing all exams and boards and has been treating patients for many years, both in hospitals and private practice.

My Doctor IS NOT a realtor who is “really knowledgeable about holistic healing and has read a bunch of stuff on the internet and participated in retreats and been to ‘Burning Man’ for, like, the last twelve years running and has his own set of crystals that really work”.

Also, I really don’t care what the media says. I don’t want to be like any modern celebrity, with the possible exception of Tom Hanks. There are people who intentionally dress and act like the idiots from “Jersey Shore”. They buy into this bullshit. And the absolute LAST woman on Earth I’d care to associate with would be anyone named “Kardashian”. (Although a possible exception could be made for Kourtney. There may be hope for her yet.)

Let’s step out of the bubble, get back to the important stuff of raising families, fixing our government (it’s up to us), and helping the next generation develop better bullshit filters.