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    Posted on my blog: Maui Author’s Diet Tale Sparks Uproar:
    A children’s book author on Maui has set off a firestorm of controversy with a forthcoming title about a 14-year-old girl who finds her way to social acceptance through weight loss.
    The title has perhaps unsurprisingly sparked outrage in some circles. Encouraging kids to eat well and exercise? Good. Doing so in a picture book that feels like it's aimed at younger children, and harping on social insecurities rather than health? Not so good.

    Horribly wrong message in a questionable medium? Overly sensitive online mob strikes again? Much ado about nothing?

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    Re: Maggie Goes On A Diet

    Maggie, it's late September and you should be back in school.

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      Re: Maggie Goes On A Diet

      Originally posted by pzarquon View Post
      Much ado about nothing?
      Don't like it? Don't buy it.


      There... that's it.
      I'm still here. Are you?

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        Re: Maggie Goes On A Diet

        Just for kicks and grins, I'd be curious as to the weight of all the objectors.

        I think the biggest concern I'd have about the book is does it sew the seeds for a eating disorder? Given the kids could hear the message "loose weight, be popular" it could.

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        • #5
          Re: Maggie Goes On A Diet

          Just goes to show, you can't please everyone.
          Life is what you make of it...so please read the instructions carefully.

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