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Shameful Seating for the Obese Installed on Brazilian Subway

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Super-Sized Fat Seats - Shameful Seating for the Obese Installed on Brazilian Subway
Shameful Seating for the Obese Installed on Brazilian Subway
 Published: Aug 22, 09
Comments: 3 Views: 1,598

As if overweight people don’t already feel self-conscious enough about their size, now special fat seats have been installed for them on Brazilian subways.

Labeled “priority seating for obese people,” the vibrant blue seats are almost twice as wide as normal chairs and can support passengers weighing up to 550lbs.

It comes as no surprise that the seats are being ignored by obese passengers, with Metro bosses in Sao Paulo admitting that overweight people are probably too ashamed to use them.

References:  croatiantimes

Filed In: health,  life,  lifestyle,  news,  travel,  world






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WTF Voted by Marissa Brassfield on Aug 22, 09
Marissa Brassfield on Aug 22, 09  3,633 Trends   4,298 Comments
Ouch! That's gotta hurt.
Marissa Brassfield on Aug 22, 09  3,633 Trends   4,298 Comments 0
Elsa Blaine on Aug 23, 09  1,011 Trends   1,027 Comments
Why in the world would they make them in a stand-out different colour? Ouch is right!
Elsa Blaine on Aug 23, 09  1,011 Trends   1,027 Comments 0
Kathleen Shimp on Aug 24, 09  0 Trends   12 Comments
Bold stand out coloring... Ouch, indeed. Really. Why not put a sign that says, "Sit here, fatty." Maybe that will make it more appealing. But... if you are too big to fit in the regular seat... Oh, I don't know what to say. I don't want to be insulting, but if people are breaking the seats... I just don't know.
Kathleen Shimp on Aug 24, 09  0 Trends   12 Comments 0
WTF Voted by Kathleen Shimp on Aug 24, 09

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