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FIFA: special seats for the obese

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  1. basso

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    World Cup to Offer Special Seats for Larger Fans
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    Published: March 5, 2013
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    The 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be the first to offer special seats for obese fans. The seats, which will be put in to conform to Brazilian legislation, will also be available for the Confederations Cup this summer. To qualify for a ticket, people must have a body mass index of 30 or more. The 2016 Rio Olympics must also offer seats for obese fans.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/05/s...seats-for-larger-fans.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
     
    #1 basso, Mar 5, 2013
  2. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum

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    Can I sit there with my son if our combined weight and width is less than an obese?
     
    #2 Xerobull, Mar 5, 2013
  3. RedRedemption

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    Pretty soon they'll classify being obese as a disability. This is dumb.
     
    #3 RedRedemption, Mar 5, 2013
  4. Jontro

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    The obese watch soccer?
     
    #4 Jontro, Mar 5, 2013
  5. basso

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    wish they'd do this with airplanes.
     
    #5 basso, Mar 5, 2013
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    This would make more sense for NASCAR.
     
    #6 kevC, Mar 5, 2013
  7. SwoLy-D

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    WTF? SRSLY? Yeah, I heard this on the radio in Spanish this morning. Unbelievable.
    Pretty soon? They call ANYTHING a disability... people are "sick" because they do certain things... I'm with you, though. This is a step backwards.

    Let's reward people for not being able to put down the cookie! :rolleyes:
     
    #7 SwoLy-D, Mar 5, 2013
  8. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    Rich fat cats have to sit somewhere and FIFA will gladly take their money.
     
    #8 REEKO_HTOWN, Mar 5, 2013
  9. SwoLy-D

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    This is not a FIFA thing, it's a Brazilian law thing. :eek:
     
    #9 SwoLy-D, Mar 5, 2013
  10. krnxsnoopy

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    Yup, let's reward bad behavior.

    (Note: Obese and overweight are two different things. People don't get morbidly obese by "genetics")
     
    #10 krnxsnoopy, Mar 5, 2013
  11. krnxsnoopy

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    spoilered for size

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    #11 krnxsnoopy, Mar 5, 2013
  12. SwoLy-D

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    ^ :mad: why are you making fun of LITTLE PEOPLE, man?!?!?!? :mad:

    ;)

    On the other hand, in the space they use to seat four obese peeps, they could have sold 10 tickets to people who aren't gluttons. :eek:
     
    #12 SwoLy-D, Mar 5, 2013
  13. Rodman23

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    so will they be made out of chocolate?
     
    #13 Rodman23, Mar 5, 2013
  14. Anxiety Trooper

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    This.
     
    #14 Anxiety Trooper, Mar 5, 2013
  15. Anxiety Trooper

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    The funny thing is most of the stadiums in Brasil have General seating. No chairs. They are changing that for the wc
     
    #15 Anxiety Trooper, Mar 5, 2013
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    BMI of 30 isn't even as big as some of you might think! The regular chairs would have to be tiny for 30 to be the boundary.
     
    #16 tomato, Mar 5, 2013
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