As Though They Needed Any Help Looking Stupid
Boston teenagers showed one reason why the rest of the world thinks of Americans as fat, slobbering idiots when they responded to a “healthy food-only” proposal for the school vending machines.
Some quotes, and my responses, for your gagging pleasure:
Tanisha Gray (who usually buys Doritos and fruit juice for lunch, according to the article: “I guess I won’t be eating lunch, then. You’d get more money from the vending machines with real snacks.”
And you’d be able to walk to your classes without breaking a sweat if you ate something besides chips and sugarwater.
Sherrell Stokes and Akeem Brown: “Nobody eats bananas or apples for lunch — nobody.” (Stokes) “Who’s going to walk around school eating an apple?” (Brown)
Remember, it’s cool to wear your pants so low they could be kneepads, but heaven forbid you be seen with a healthy *gasp* apple. That takes away all your street cred.
Shirley Gomez: “No way. They can’t do that. If I wanted that kind of food, I could take it from my refrigerator at home. Why do I need to buy it at school?”
Because you’re fat.