PrintMarch 15, 2010
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - most of the time
There is a 42 year old woman in New Jersey who should be the poster girl for the Obama administration. Donna Simpson is the living embodiment of the future former president's philosophy of government. Sunday's UK Daily Mail told us.
The 42-year-old from New Jersey, U.S. is set on reaching the 1,000lb mark (71st) in just two years. Remarkably she insists she is healthy, despite now needing a mobility scooter when she goes shopping.
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Yet although she can only move 20ft before needing to sit down, she wants to be even bigger. ‘I'd love to be 1,000lb,' she said.
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To achieve her goal, Donna says she will need to eat up to 12,000 calories a day (the average woman should consume only 2,000.)
Of course Donna, like Mr. Obama has her enablers. Her version of Val Jarret is Phillipe Gouamba.
He met Donna on a dating site for plus-size people and is a self confessed fat admirer, although he himself only weighs 150lbs. ‘I think he'd like it if I was bigger,' said Donna.
Much as Mr. Obama found love and support from the extreme left (before slipping into a moderate disguise for the campaign), Ms. Simpson has found plenty of people who are willing to help with her campaign. Again, not unlike the future former president, the internet has played a key role in helping her reach her ultimate goal.
Donna, then 37 stone, came across a website which celebrated obese women. When she admitted her real size, Donna was flooded with emails from men.
‘They sent me gifts through the post, like protein shakes to help me put on weight faster,' she said.
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‘I love eating and people love watching me eat.' she said ‘It makes people happy, and I'm not harming anyone.'
Say what you will about Donna Simpson, her eating habits may actually be creating or saving private sector jobs.
Phil Boehmke
