An Obscenity

Hi p1kef1sh I have never really thought about it like that but I am glad you have brought it to my attention and quite frankly I am quite disgusted by the thought, it does seem so wrong. I am clearly not a competitive eater and would certainly not enter such a competition, I don't think that many exist in England but I know it is big thing in America. I don't see the attraction of seeing someone stuffing food into their mouth against the clock until they litterally barff. I think a percentage of the winnings should go to starving countries however minimal it may be which would at least show some sort of compassion!

I'm not a competitive eater because that's just something I'm not cut out for doing so I would never enter a contest. But a funny story about that is at the Wisconsin state fair they have a cream puff eating contest. My mom decided to enter the contest not to win but to get a free cream puff. Instead of stuffing it down like all the other contestants were doing she sat up there savoring the cream puff and eating it slowly lol. It was pretty funny to watch. I think eating competitions can be kind of fun to watch but also gross that someone would eat so fast. People are starving in the world and I find your opinion to be very valid but at the same time I don't think that banning the competitons would be helpful at all to that cause. People are always going to waste food no matter what and there is little we can do to change that. It's really crazy that a competitive eating organization exists.

Would more people enter the contest if the contest was held in countries with starving people? I am not against competitive eating. Maybe they should hold their contests in countries with starving people? I have never chosen to enter an eating contest.

I personally find it dis-tasteful (no pun intended). It just confirms my theory that there really isn't such a thing as scarcety in anything. It is just a fact that resources are disproportionately distributed among the worlds inhabitants.

I think is obscene also, first is disgusting seeing those people eating as the world is going to end tomorrow and wow imagine after their bathroom, LOL! So many stupid things happening all the time, what can we do?

You're right, that's really obscene, child in poor country die because they don't get and don't have the minimum for survey and we vaste so much food..obscene is the right word Nun

What since is there in a eating contest? What is the big deal of a bunch of people trying to see how fast they can consume something in record time? I don't think I would ever enter something so silly because I love tasting and savoring my food that I eat..With eating contest who has time to taste and enjoy? And yeah talk about indigestion later.. You feel as though you need to call the fire department to come put out the fire in your belly. It is a waste of food that can be donated to charities that care for children or sent to a homeless shelter atleast the food won't be wasted and it would feed many whereas with the contest maybe 6 will be eating.

It's disgusting even if there were'nt people starving. I encourages greed both for food and money and can't possibly be good for the health.

i guess im not at all...i mean a competitive eater..just like to eat in slowly fashion and enjoy the food...and at the same time think and plan as well on what im going to prepare next for them..sometimes its so tiring to think and cook that i had to call for a delivery..opps i guess im out of topic now...

Wow, I never really thought of this until I read your post. I would never enter one of these because I can barely eat a plateful as it is. I can't imagine eating tons of this food at once. Shame on the competitive eating contests. They need to rethink their programs in this day and age..

i think those contest are disgusting.. no one should make a huge sport out of stuffing themselves with food when other people dont have any..

Hello p1kef1sh, I think is so disgusting when people do eating competitions and the amount of food that is wasted, there is no respect for food like you said there are so many people starving around the world so that is why I avoid programmes like that. Tamara

I am completely against this .. Such activity and organizations should be banned . It is completely inappropriate and disgusting . It makes me vomit and at the same time I feel sad for the people who stay hungry for days.This is extremely unfair and should be stopped.

yes, it is obscene and I disagree with the person who equates eating competitions to the olympics...now that's an obscene comparison!

I agree there are all these competitions for food eating, yet there isn't enough food to feed people. That seems a bit wrong. I am not a competitive eater. I don't think that I would enter an eating contest. I am personally night a big eater. So an eating competition wouldn't be right for me.

thankfully I don't have any eating disorders p1ke but think it is the reverse I just eat when I feel the need even then it is never much so would never consider going in for a contest for eating-that is just yuk to me!! littleowl

I doubt I would ever enter such a competition. The bad feeling you get from overeating is too uncomfortable. Besides I doubt I would ever win such a thing the way some other people eat. What we need is an editor of the New York Times who would publish photos of hot dog eating competition winners next to photos of the slums of Zimbabwe. That should do it.

I think its a terrible waste of food and highly rude to televise something like that when there is places& people going with out and less than what people consume in those contests. I'd never compete in that sort of thing - I'd probably make myself sick!

Oh it makes me sick watching contest like that, people stuffing their faces, its sickening, I can't stand it. I don't think I would ever enter a contest like that, I'd get sick first..lol. Can you believe that there is a show on tv thats an eating contest, but its not how much you eat, its how much you can throw up after eating all that food, its disgusting to watch. I haven't watched it but I've seen previews of the show and I'm not watching it. I can't believe what stupid person out there came up with such a stupid show.

Hi well there is noway that I would be able to eat large amounts of anything.I like a little of this and a little of that.Portion control is a big thing with me,why have more on the plate than you may be able to eat,that is greed,and greed is a sin,so I can not equate o these competitions no,they are just a silly way to indulge yourself.