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Radio personality Shavonne Patrice Owens, 37, says she experienced weight discrimination firsthand when she applied for a daycare job in Huntsville, Alabama, two years ago. Despite having all the qualifications for the job, Owens says her friend — a former employee of the daycare center in question (whose employment later terminated) — told her the reason she was ultimately passed over for the job was because of her weight. Owens, who was 525 pounds at 5’11” at the time of her interview with the daycare center, said that this incident “hurt for a second, just for a second… but I...

Males who’ve skipped a meal find larger women more attractive, according to a new study. Frankly I’m skeptical abut the validity of this study, who was it funded by, Rosie O’Donnell? Even if I fasted for a month I wouldn’t find Oprah Winfrey very attractive. Maybe the hungry guys weren’t looking at the larger-size ladies as objects of lust, but as a possible meal. But if this study is to be believed, then plump wives now know how they can get some action from their husbands — don’t feed them dinner. Or if your husband is developing an unhealthy interest...

Are husbands to blame for their wives becoming fat? Posted: December 4, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com Newsweek recently reported that between Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme, Americans consume more than 14 million donuts per day. Now, given that about half of that is eaten by New York city cops, that still leaves a good few million to be eaten by women, especially housewives. If I had a dollar for every e-mail I've received over the last few months from husbands who complain that their wives are too fat – and they have no idea how to tell them diplomatically that...