Donna Simpson's Weight Gain Appeal

Fascinated with Donna Simpson's pursuit of fattiness, people continue to turn to her story like rubberneckers at a fatal collision. Many loathe her unhealthy weight gain goal but can't seem to look away, while others pay to watch Donna Simpson gorge online.

What is behind the fascination with Donna Simpson's calorie laden journey to be the world's fattest woman?

Concern - A parent's perspective of Donna Simpson

Parents are drawn to the obese woman's mission because of her children.

Donna's mission appears selfish and a risky for a woman who has small children. In risking her own life to gain notoriety by the pound, she is likely pushing herself toward an early death. I see children who may become motherless. That's heartbreaking.

She is also robbing them of their childhood through her inability to tend to their needs. She can't walk 20 feet without resting and has said that she doesn't want to interfere with her weight gain by burning calories keeping up with her 3-year-old.

Her children will also have to pay the social and emotional price of having the world's heaviest mother.

Entertainment - Donna Simpson's weight gain is bizarre

Many people simply find Donna Simpson's story bizarre and unusual.

The unique is always interesting, and people love to talk about fat. As a nation we are obsessed with fat, weight gain, and appearance. The weight loss industry is a multi-million dollar predator on our compulsion to watch weight. Donna Simpson's mission to be the fattest woman alive runs contrary to our "normal" response to weight gain, and that is exactly what she wants.

We turn our heads to look at the odd and unusual. Whether we find it attractive or repulsive, we find it hard to look away. Add the human curiosity factor to the national obsession with weight and you have created the perfect formula for a fascinating story. It elicits strong emotions, both positive and negative, and keeps us hanging on.

Donna justifies her life risking weight gain by preying on the notion that people like fat and enjoy watching her eat. Unfortunately, we have created a feeding frenzy which only encourages Donna Simpson to pack on the pounds. If we weren't so intrigued by her eating and weight gain obsession, perhaps she would abandon this life endangering plan to become the world's fattest woman.

Sources:
New Jersey woman wants to weigh 1,000 pounds, FOX News.com
Personal knowledge and opinion
Tony Hicks, New Jersey woman pursues dubious dream - to weigh 1,000 pounds. Contra Costa Times.
Weight Loss: Health Risks Associated with Obesity, Webmd.com