Oprah's gag-me order

[Guest guest]

If you've ever read Howard Lyman's " Mad Cowboy " he notes that not

only did oprah say she would never eat beef again on her show, but

she told him privately that after watching the move " Babe " she didn't

think she could ever eat pork again. He told her that he could tell

her things that would convince her to stop eating chicken, too. She

said something like " one animal at a time, please! " / " i'm not giving

up the bird! " as a result of CattlerRancher trial (which caused

Oprah to meet Dr. Phil) she received a gag order- she is not to ever

speak negatively of beef or cattle ranchers ever again. Howard Lyman

tried to convince the court that everything he said was substantiated

but trying to convince a texas judge beef is bad for you is just as

impossible as convincing them that oil is bad for the environment.

 

Furthermore, I'm pretty sure that part of the resolution included

that she would make a certain amount of food shows with meat

products. What oprah's diet is like privately, I have no idea, but

publicly she is legally obligated to eat meat and like it.

 

I believe I saw an episode of just such a food show where Oprah was

going door to door asking people what they were having for dinner.

One lady mentioned she was having a vegetarian meal or maybe just

that she didn't eat red meat and Oprah said " uh-oh, i can't talk

about that. "

 

Mandatory meat-eating is also a common sentence for young women

hospitalized for eating disorders. They are force-fed pork fat, (not

to mention raped) and only released once they are obese. Once

released they must continue to eat meat (because vegetarianism is an

unofficial symptom of anorexia) and if they ever return to a normal,

healthy weight they risk re-hospitalization. Many times parents of

female celebrities get them locked up in order to get control of

their daughter's income.

 

It's a male-dominated society all right.

[Guest guest]

Sorry Dave, but I have to take issue with this.

 

I know that many clinics dealing w/ eating disorders do encourage

meat consumption, but it's usually because sufferers of anorexia,

bulimia, or other body dysmorphia disorders usually portray certain

food items as " bad " and themselves as bad/guilty/dirty/etc for

consuming them. What they're trying to get at is the root of this

distorted thinking, not necessarily trying to force patients to eat

meat because it's " better " for them. Once someone is in recovery,

they can certainly make the distinction that they don't like animal

suffering or they don't like what it does to the environment or

whatever and decide (rationally) to forgo meat eating.

 

And, no, hospitals and clinics do not force patients to become

obese. They do require that patients be at a healthy weight before

they're released - but that's far from obese.

 

And, unfortunately, many girls do become vegetarian because they want

to lose weight. I've seen on many college campuses girls with eating

disorders giving up meat to drop pounds. Of course, with Atkins,

this is now reversing somewhat. So the best advice is - don't force

anyone to eat (or not eat) anything. Just pay attention to why

they're doing it.

 

Sorry to be so anal, but this is a " hot " topic for me ...

 

, " dave " <dave4sale>

wrote:

>> Mandatory meat-eating is also a common sentence for young women

> hospitalized for eating disorders. They are force-fed pork fat,

(not

> to mention raped) and only released once they are obese. Once

> released they must continue to eat meat (because vegetarianism is

an

> unofficial symptom of anorexia) and if they ever return to a

normal,

> healthy weight they risk re-hospitalization. Many times parents of

> female celebrities get them locked up in order to get control of

> their daughter's income.

>

> It's a male-dominated society all right.