From the Delaware County PA Daily Times: Obesity: "In genuflecting to political correctness, America shuns shame"

http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2012/10/15/opinion/doc507c724224c08947340181.txt

How to tip the scales against obesity? Why not shame

Published: Monday, October 15, 2012

"How would obese patrons feel if, in front of hundreds, they were required to stand in a different queue -- one simply marked “Obese Riders Here.” And that instead of meeting just the height requirement, they were also forced to meet a “width” criteria.

Or when boarding an airplane, fat people would be called separately so they could sit in extra-wide seats, for which they pay double?

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In genuflecting to political correctness, America shuns shame. It has become a nation so afraid to offend that it turns a blind to its biggest problems, such as obesity. And that problem is burgeoning. 

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For many, they are the product of their environment, where parents (many obese themselves) and society as a whole have sent the message that being fat is no “big” deal. The stigma once rightly associated with obesity is disappearing as quickly as fat is accumulating.

So how do we get to the bottom of this problem? For starters, shame. Because no matter what else is attempted, if shame is not the cornerstone of the solution, the situation will never improve."