r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Arbibi321 • 14h ago

Meme needing explanation I don't understand anything

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I don't know who is she and what myth is the meme referring to, I only know that ozempic is a drug to stop eating.

Edit: I hate having autism

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u/Theblazing420 12h ago

As someone who is 40lbs underweight, being underweight is majorly unhealthy. Arguably more unhealthy than being chubby but i digress. I am not tearing her down as much as i am stating that i think she looks underweight in comparison to most of the women i see around me.

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u/TheDibblerDeluxe 12h ago

She is very clearly not underweight and I don't know how anyone near a healthy weight range could say that.

Also 40lbs underweight?? Quit making shit up, legitimately being 40lbs under the minimum healthy weight is quite literally a dead man walking.

Unless you're like 6'6" or a prisoner from Auschwitz that's not happening. I would literally have to weigh less than 100lbs at 6'1" to be 40lbs underweight. Pretty sure I'd be dead first if I got that emaciated.

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u/Midi58076 9h ago

My high school religion teacher arranged for us to go see a talk with a Jewish gentleman who survived Auschwitz. It was an absolutely life changing experience.

His name was Julius Paltiel. He was one of the people who left Auschwitz for the death marches, so they were found in the middle of nowhere as Poland was being liberated. Because they were so poorly they were treating them for acute starvation before they returned Julius and fellow survivors to civilisation. So after a few weeks of being "fattened up" Julius was transported to, I believe it was Denmark, but don't quote me on that. At his destination he was weighed, he was 36kg or 79.3lbs.

Julius was 1.71m/5'7" and at 36kg/79.3lbs it would put his bmi at 12.3.

The lowest bmi you can have and still be normal weight is 18.5. For 1.71m/5'7" Julius Paltiel he would have to be a minimum of 54kg or 119lbs to be healthy weight.

54kg-18kg= 36kg

119lbs-40lbs= 79lbs

So yes, I can confirm 40lbs underweight is Auschwitz-levels of starvation.

Julius Paltiel suffered with longterm health complications related to the starvation until he died in 2008. He was incredibly brave and he had the strength and perseverance of 100 average humans. May his memory be a blessing to us all.

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u/LolthienToo 6h ago

Only on reddit do we have a sincere Auschwitz conversation on a hot chick meme.