New Zealand: "No Fat Chicks"

I think this image is on the bumper of every car (all 3 of them) in Wellington.

Why? Because it's government policy in New Zealand.

From the article:

NEW YORK — New Zealand immigration officials are keeping a U.K. wife from joining her husband "down under" because they say she is too fat, the Daily Mail reports.

British citizens Rowan Trezise, 33, and Richie Trezise, 35, are living apart as she tries desperately to shed the pounds needed to comply with New Zealand guidelines that immigrants maintain a healthy BMI, or body mass index.

BMI is a weight-height ratio that estimates percentage of body fat. The New Zealand Immigration Service requires all applicants to undergo a complete medical examination, which includes body size measures like "waist circumference."

The regulations were supposedly put into place for budget reasons. The country's health care system cannot afford to open its doors to overweight immigrants, a spokesman for New Zealand's Fight the Obesity Epidemic explained to the Daily Mail.

I, for one, am fully supportive of this policy. In fact, now that I know they are screening the tubbo's out, I may just move there myself.

After all, it's their rigid screening process that allows for the creation of national treasures like this:

Shouldn't our laws promote the creation of such wonderful eye-candy?

I say yes!

Who's with me? Maybe if we start lobbying now, we could get this put in the next "comprehensive immigration reform bill."

posted by Jack M. at 08:14 PM

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