Mississippi Legislator Proposes Restaurants Ban Serving Obese Customers

How would you feel if a restaurant refused to serve you because youre overweight? Well thats what one southern legislator is proposing. A Mississippi legislator is proposing a bill that would bar restaurants from serving obese customers. And while he knows the bill doesnt stand a chance... he hopes it will shed light on the obesity epidemic in the south. At the Kitchen Restaurant in Monroe... the cornbread is piled high, portions are hearty, and the sweet tea is flowing. News that a Mississippi legislator wants to ban restaurants from serving those who are a few extra pounds did not go over well: "Its discrimination, you cant keep people from restaurants, it doesnt matter what size they are," says one customer. But the state representative who proposed the bill, whose 230 pounds himself...says he did so to shed light on the Souths obesity epidemic.