Beyer finds speed eating documentary hard to stomach
The Sun today (no web link) tells of the “outrage” sparked by Channel 4 plans to broadcast a documentary about the UK competitive eating championships, in which contestants strive to eat as many hot dogs as possible in twelve minutes.
John Beyer, the Black and White Minstrels fan who likens himself to St Paul, was consulted, of course:
It’s not appropriate to show the programmme when there are so many concerns around the issue of obesity. It seems to be normalising overeating. It’s setting a bad example at a time when there’s a lot of concern about children’s diet and junk food,
said the chubby smut campaigner.
The world record is held by a 27-year-old Japanese man who devoured 53 hot dogs in 12 minutes, The Sun notes with relish.
(Thanks to Dan Factor for the Sun-spotting)
