one of the top free games in the iPhone app store this week is called “fit the fat”. basically, you start off with a cartoon of a man you’re told is 400 pounds, and you have to make him jump rope. for every 10 jumps, he loses 1 pound. you “win” when you get down to 150 pounds.

i dont understand how people think that this is ok! first of all, why is 150lbs “better” than 400? and why is he referred to only as “the fat” (he’s never given a name)- it’s not ok to refer to other people based on their physical appearances, so why is it ok for so-called fat people? also, it’s pretty bad that it sends the message that jumping rope 10 times will make you lose a pound, when this clearly is very far from the truth. it disgusts me that this is a popular game when it’s clearly so discriminating.