De-Conditioned KidsOh....My....God!!!! I couldn't believe what I read today in the monthly newsletter put out by our health club. They are now considering starting classes for what they call "de-conditioned kids".
What are de-conditioned kids, you ask? Well...judging from the things covered in the class...as you might have guessed....this new term is (I'm assuming) the politically correct way of referring to overweight kids. Nutrition information, weight management strategies, and beginning exercise routines are among the items the proposed class will include.
But I guess this is the center's way of recruiting kids to the class without offending them or their parents. Hey, I was a chubby kid myself and I think being referred to as "de-conditioned" would have been more offensive to me than to just call me chubby...but that's just me I guess.
"De-conditioned kids"...seriously....they have GOT to be kidding.
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I think they would have had better luck calling it a "YuGiOh Training" or "Mission Impossible Training" or some other cool name.
Posted by: DrinkJack ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://thepeachpit.net/nav-commenters.gif)
on January 22, 2006 10:59 AM
Oh good lord. Just call them fat for cryin' out loud! It's not like these kids know what politically correct is anyway. And their classmates surely aren't going to be politically correct when they pick on them.
I really wish socieity would stop sugar coating everything. It's gotten so you can't even talk to anyone without worry about pc-ness. (Well I don't necessarily, but ykwim!)
Posted by: Kris on January 20, 2006 09:32 AM
