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12th December 2011

Link reblogged from NPR with 158 notes

Spandex Is Making You Fat →

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Jezebel pulls at our spandex story and then lets it snap back. Hard. OUCH.

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  1. impossiblequestions reblogged this from npr
  2. antithestasia reblogged this from npr and added:
    Read both articles [well, skimmed the NPR one, honestly] and gotta say, way to keep it classy, NPR. I mean, I agree...
  3. argyleacrobats reblogged this from moonhowler56
  4. loveandchunkybits reblogged this from npr and added:
    Yeah, NPR, you ought to be ashamed! But… u get ur kudos back for taking...all in stride =D
  5. madlovescience said: I’m a fan of NPR, but I have to side with Jezebel on this one.
  6. makelifemove said: NO, WE WEAR IT TO RIDE OUR BIKES»»ACTIVE LIFESTYLE!!!!
  7. mossteph reblogged this from moorehn and added:
    NPR>Jezebel any other day, but you guys kinda deserved this one.
  8. windmillcookies reblogged this from npr and added:
    Glad there are some people out there who still believe that it’s not okay to wear black stretchy pants in public unless...
  9. cinnamilk reblogged this from npr and added:
    “Spandex is an enabler to the obesity problem in America”…summarized the girl wearing yoga pants to bed bc other pjs...
  10. moonhowler56 reblogged this from npr
  11. pulppoetry reblogged this from npr and added:
    Someone finally took NPR to task for their fatphobia!
  12. seanrobert reblogged this from npr
  13. tornbread reblogged this from npr and added:
    didn’t really have a problem with it. Then saw the Jezebel critique. Yikes. Makes me want to be more sensitive/easily...
  14. jlgold01 said: Read this while thinking about that white lasagna. That size 4 bitch quoted in this piece needs to have some spandex wrapped around her mouth.
  15. wendyleftmealone reblogged this from npr
  16. vamosranya reblogged this from npr and added:
    Lolz Spandex is an enabler!
  17. wander2belost reblogged this from npr
  18. sailorbaby reblogged this from npr and added:
    The best of the comments from the NPR site:
  19. nickigee reblogged this from pistolpatronus and added:
    #stretchypantsmafia
  20. questingnomad reblogged this from npr
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  22. leechology reblogged this from npr and added:
    I don’t necessarily think so. Spandex -in- a garment is a poor man’s fabric, imo. Sorry not all of us can afford...
  23. letsgonuckingfuts reblogged this from npr