New York Times article about WLS

sherilynn · November 20, 2007

I wonder if we could take the letters of you folks, somehow put it into an email 'petition' style?? Perhaps electronically send it in with our 'signatures'. Let them know of our successes, trials, and 'side steps' )(never failures!). We're a BIG group; all posts considered. Let them know just how big of a community we are; and how much they've offended.

Alexandra - would that be going against LBT t&cs???

Lucy · November 20, 2007

I don't know if that's really worth doing. I think there will be plenty of other NYT readers who will write in what they think. It is, afterall, a free country and the author is entitled to write what he wants. It is an opinion piece and not everyone has to agree with him. I'm not excusing his ignorance, but I also feel the same sort of anger when I read political op-eds with a bias that I don't share.

Alex R. · November 20, 2007

Some of the responses to this article are interesting, see:

Freakonomics in the Times Magazine: The Stomach-Surgery Conundrum - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog

KarenG. · November 20, 2007

I can just imagine an obese NY Times Magazine reader on Sunday morning: “Oh my God. Eat less??? [slaps his forehead] Wow, those Freakonomics guys really are smart! Why didn’t I think of that? Eat less … wow … I’m going to try that.”

<CITE>— Posted by Rupert Pupkin </CITE>