I’m finally getting over my jetlag from visiting the Windy City last weekend. This photo, featuring my husband, our friends and my enormous hair, was taken on the architectural boat tour on the (disappointingly non-green) Chicago river. Naturally I was wearing a life vest due to my inability to tread water for more than 12 seconds. And although an architectural boat tour seems an unlikely prospect for calamity, you can never be too sure. That’s why I always carry an emergency supply of molecular encapsulated alcohol powder and an extra pair of outrageously priced Lululemon yoga pants. BUT NOT ANYMORE. (I will, however, continue to hoard alcohol powder.)

In case you missed it, Lululemon co-founder Chip Wilson appeared on Bloomberg News last week and implied that fat women shouldn’t do yoga. At least not in his pants. I mean at least not in Lululemon pants. When asked about recent complaints that the yoga pants were overly sheer and fall apart too easily, Wilson replied, “They don’t work for some women’s bodies. It’s really about the rubbing through the thighs, how much pressure is there over a period of time, how much they use it.” Wait. Are we still talking about yoga? Pervert. Not that anyone should be surprised considering they have “Wunder Under” pants.

Now Wilson says he feels “really sad,” mostly for fat women who have to buy yoga pants at Old Navy. I would say that I’m going to boycott Lululemon but I can’t afford to shop there anyway. It’s either their yoga pants or my car payment.

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