The Emperor's Nekkid!

ABC news reported this morning that a New Hampshire doctor is being reprimanded for telling one of his overweight patients that she was, well, overweight.

Um, okay. Isn't that his job? I mean, if he called her Fatty-Fatty-Bo-Batty, then I could maybe see where she might have a legitimate complaint, but just informing her that she needs to lose weight is no more offensive in and of itself than if he'd told her she was nearsighted and needed corrective lenses.

I realize being overweight carries a social stigma that other conditions don't, but if you're fat, you're fat. If a kid had pointed out that she was fat, would she try to sue the parents?

Sometimes, the emperor just needs a mirror, y'know?