I've seen it. You've all probably seen it. Most of us probably couldn't stop watching. A few weeks ago this video was copied from ebaumsworld.com and posted on YouTube:
This young boy earned his 15 minutes of fame with adorable lip-synching of the Cuppy Cake Song and overall zippity-doo-da demeanor. However, while adored by many, the video has sparked heavy debate and concern about the soaring obesity rates among children in the United States. This fact alone has prompted many individuals to leave serious comments about the boy's physical state. Some are respectful and others are blatantly harsh.
After having viewed this video, do you find yourself cooing or are you in a state of shock and disbelief? Why or why not?
HAHAHAH check out those eyebrow moves at first I thought poor fat kid but fuck that that kids got some talent.
That child is going to die unless they do something.
There are so very many aspects to the subject of obesity in the children of America. First and foremost teaching a child how to lead a healthy lifestyle starts at home. It starts with the parents leading by example. If the parents aren't leading by example and teaching their children how to live healthy those children's chances of becoming obese increases dramatically.
No matter if the parents have taught them well or not there comes a time in every child's life when they must make a choice. Once those children come to an age of accountability then it's time that they choose for themselves whether they should choose a healthy lifestyle or not. Now just because a parent taught their children well doesn't mean they are always going to make good choices and vice versa.
Which leads me to this. outside influences, i.e. fast food, indoor entertainment, media attention of body image, ect. All of this can indeed have an effect on all of us, if we allow it. What it comes down to is personal choice, will power, and accountability.
However, it's easier said than done.
By the way, that kid is adorable regardless of his weight.
instead of "cuppycakes" he'd better start singing about salads.
@LadyValkyrie37 - That is very true that it should start at home and parents should lead by example. Parents also though, should sorta try to control what they eat and when. I don't know, it's a really tough thing. I mean me growing up I was "controlled" by taunts (cutsey taunts they tell me, but it affected me adversely), but my youngest siblings I was fearing to be obese, because they are pretty large.
It saddens me though also how they've cut back on the required number of years needed in physical education in order to graduate. When I went, it was 3 years mandatory, when I graduated they cut it back to 2 because it wasn't necessary. Then in college, we all learned the importance of physical activities such as physical education.
First time I saw this video though, I felt sad. It was cute, but sad at the same time. :( Obesity is a problem we have here in the US.
i'd say that kid has a couple of hours left.. its kind of creepy.
what are these boys parent's thinking? do they think this is cute? do they find this funny? the fact that they're son is obese and looking at years of dealing with countless problems!!!??! they have serious issues if they can't see what is happening to they're son.
OMG YOU CAN BARELY SEE HIS EYES! I can't believe his parents let him get that way. That is way too sad.
I just went and read some comments and found that he has a kidney disease that makes him gain weight uncontrollably. I guess he was on some talk shows. Probably Oprah with Dr. Oz or something. I feel bad for the kid. At least it's not his or his parents' faults.
While working in India I saw no fat children. In fact I saw no fat people. Upon returning to the UK I found myself being disgusted at the huge number of extremely fat people there are here.
Fat is not funny or cool. Nobody strives to be fat. It's always a problem, and despite what fat people often say, it's nealy always down to bad lifestyle and health choices by the individual (or kids parents). As smoking kills less and less through the growing stigma we attach to that habit, so being fat will go the same way. Eventually being fat will be viewed as someone actively engaging in bad health. And while some people might say that smoking effects others in ways that being fat doesn't, that's simply not true. Being fat effects even the skinny people because of the strain fat people are putting on the entire healthcare system. So yes, it's tragic that this kid has a kidney disorder. But the truth is he is one of a very very few who can legitimately claim to have a medical defect that makes them fat. We, as a society, need to stop thinking it's okay to be fat. It's not. The health of those who are eating themselves to death, or worse still feeding their kids to death, is a matter of great social importance.
@mkenyon719@xanga - Thank you so much for bringing that up. It's sad that so very many people believe that obesity stems from overeating and inactivity. It's just one of the many stereotypes in this world. There are some legitimate medical reasons why one may be gaining an excessive amount of weight. We need to learn not to judge a book by it's cover but by it's contents.
I admit, I've gotten upset about this before. There are a lot of parents who just let their kids eat uncontrollably and they know it is wrong, but they won't say no. It is sad. It is sad that the parents have no back bone to spare their children from a life of health problems, lack of discipline, and spoiled into thinking they can have or do whatever they want.
I actually knew a child who had jowls like a bulldog from his infancy. He's only begun to grow out of it in the last few years (he's probably 11 or 12 now.) His parents were very responsible and their three older children looked nothing like that. I guess I could maybe chalk it up to baby fat.
However, I will say that he wasn't as bad as this kid.
There was a study that came out either last week or a few weeks ago that pointed out that obese kids could have arteries that look like a 45 year olds. That's frickin scary!
lmao!!
Sooo cute!
what. an .ironic. song.
Where were his parents when he was eating all those cuppy-cakes anyway? Its scary.
ew that's vile! who let that kid become that fucking big?
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That...is...disgusting.
HAHAHAH check out those eyebrow moves at first I thought poor fat kid but fuck that that kids got some talent.
That child is going to die unless they do something.
There are so very many aspects to the subject of obesity in the children of America. First and foremost teaching a child how to lead a healthy lifestyle starts at home. It starts with the parents leading by example. If the parents aren't leading by example and teaching their children how to live healthy those children's chances of becoming obese increases dramatically.
No matter if the parents have taught them well or not there comes a time in every child's life when they must make a choice. Once those children come to an age of accountability then it's time that they choose for themselves whether they should choose a healthy lifestyle or not. Now just because a parent taught their children well doesn't mean they are always going to make good choices and vice versa.
Which leads me to this. outside influences, i.e. fast food, indoor entertainment, media attention of body image, ect. All of this can indeed have an effect on all of us, if we allow it. What it comes down to is personal choice, will power, and accountability.
However, it's easier said than done.
By the way, that kid is adorable regardless of his weight.
instead of "cuppycakes" he'd better start singing about salads.
@LadyValkyrie37 - That is very true that it should start at home and parents should lead by example. Parents also though, should sorta try to control what they eat and when. I don't know, it's a really tough thing. I mean me growing up I was "controlled" by taunts (cutsey taunts they tell me, but it affected me adversely), but my youngest siblings I was fearing to be obese, because they are pretty large.
It saddens me though also how they've cut back on the required number of years needed in physical education in order to graduate. When I went, it was 3 years mandatory, when I graduated they cut it back to 2 because it wasn't necessary. Then in college, we all learned the importance of physical activities such as physical education.
First time I saw this video though, I felt sad. It was cute, but sad at the same time. :( Obesity is a problem we have here in the US.
i'd say that kid has a couple of hours left.. its kind of creepy.
what are these boys parent's thinking? do they think this is cute? do they find this funny? the fact that they're son is obese and looking at years of dealing with countless problems!!!??! they have serious issues if they can't see what is happening to they're son.
@Kevin_is_a_pirate@xanga - you don't have to curse!
OMG YOU CAN BARELY SEE HIS EYES! I can't believe his parents let him get that way. That is way too sad.
I just went and read some comments and found that he has a kidney disease that makes him gain weight uncontrollably. I guess he was on some talk shows. Probably Oprah with Dr. Oz or something. I feel bad for the kid. At least it's not his or his parents' faults.
While working in India I saw no fat children. In fact I saw no fat people. Upon returning to the UK I found myself being disgusted at the huge number of extremely fat people there are here.
Fat is not funny or cool. Nobody strives to be fat. It's always a problem, and despite what fat people often say, it's nealy always down to bad lifestyle and health choices by the individual (or kids parents).
As smoking kills less and less through the growing stigma we attach to that habit, so being fat will go the same way. Eventually being fat will be viewed as someone actively engaging in bad health. And while some people might say that smoking effects others in ways that being fat doesn't, that's simply not true. Being fat effects even the skinny people because of the strain fat people are putting on the entire healthcare system.
So yes, it's tragic that this kid has a kidney disorder. But the truth is he is one of a very very few who can legitimately claim to have a medical defect that makes them fat.
We, as a society, need to stop thinking it's okay to be fat. It's not. The health of those who are eating themselves to death, or worse still feeding their kids to death, is a matter of great social importance.
@mkenyon719@xanga - Thank you so much for bringing that up. It's sad that so very many people believe that obesity stems from overeating and inactivity. It's just one of the many stereotypes in this world. There are some legitimate medical reasons why one may be gaining an excessive amount of weight. We need to learn not to judge a book by it's cover but by it's contents.
@mkenyon719@xanga - thank you for pointing that out!
I admit, I've gotten upset about this before. There are a lot of parents who just let their kids eat uncontrollably and they know it is wrong, but they won't say no. It is sad. It is sad that the parents have no back bone to spare their children from a life of health problems, lack of discipline, and spoiled into thinking they can have or do whatever they want.
His parents failed him.
@methodElevated@xanga - naaa...they probably taught him the song.
But yeah, I do feel sorry for him.
@mkenyon719@xanga - thanks for pointing that out.
I actually knew a child who had jowls like a bulldog from his infancy. He's only begun to grow out of it in the last few years (he's probably 11 or 12 now.) His parents were very responsible and their three older children looked nothing like that. I guess I could maybe chalk it up to baby fat.
However, I will say that he wasn't as bad as this kid.
There was a study that came out either last week or a few weeks ago that pointed out that obese kids could have arteries that look like a 45 year olds. That's frickin scary!
lmao!!
Sooo cute!
what. an .ironic. song.
Where were his parents when he was eating all those cuppy-cakes anyway?
Its scary.
ew that's vile!
who let that kid become that fucking big?