(If you aren’t a fitness blogger, than you probably don’t know what this is or care whatsoever, but anyway…)

I have this huge post I made to respond to this whole Anytime Fitness blogging debacle.

I think I come out looking more like a bitch than anything else in the post, so I don’t think I will hit publish.

But there are two things I want to mention really quick, since comments are closed on two of the websites involved and my other comment on the initial blogger’s post is somehow still “in moderation” when others are being posted.

One:  The word “fat” has a negative connotation for many of us.  It can be extremely hurtful or fuel to a fire.  But either way, really, you make yourself look like an ass for using the term when referencing people as it’s simply not professional.  Just don’t do it.

Two:  (And this one is really only for those who read the blogs…)  Mr. Zehetner came back to the original post and apologized for his poor behavior that he displayed in his initial reply to that post.  The comments were then turned to “moderated-only” and his was deleted.  The comment in which he was an ass was kept, the comment in which he apologized was deleted.  In that same comment he offered to let the readers have the book for free so that they could form their own opinion.  So, all those people had the opportunity to educate themselves, but it was then deleted by the blogger.  That’s unfortunate.  And, in my opinion, irresponsible.  (I was lucky enough to catch  the comment and will be reading the book to think for myself.)

We have a responsibility to our readers to offer the whole truth.  Yes, we have the right to speak freely, scream from the internet rooftops, but also the responsibility to let others think fully.

That is all.