As if there weren’t enough reasons already to hate Jared Fogle, Subway’s former-fatty spokesman, he dropped a big ‘ol hate bomb on gamers (specifically Nintendo) at a recent lecture at the University of Missouri-Columbia. According to a story on 1up.com, which they got from Columbia Daily News, Jared reflected on what got him to 425 pounds. He cited the culprit as “the best birthday present of my life: a Nintendo.” He went on to say “I usually had one hand on the controller and one in a bag of chips.” While Mr. and Mrs. Fogle tried to limit their little eating machine’s video games, Jared said he found ways around their restrictions.

So let me get this straight, Jared. You showed zero responsibility and instead of using video games as a fun hobby, you showed no self-control and used the downtime to stuff your face. And now the same guy who promotes healthy fast food choices and responsible eating is using video games as the reason why his old pants could comfortably house a family of big boned hobos? Video games are always the scapegoat for violent teenagers and school shootings. Now we’re going to target them as the origin of annoying fast food endorsers? Sure, there are a lot of pudgy little Pokemon fans that should get off their Pokebehinds and exercise, but this should be blamed on their own laziness and lack of self-control along with abysmal parenting. Jared’s Nintendo smack talk is no different than a recovering alcoholic blaming a sports car manufacturer for their alcoholism after smashing their car into a tree during a round of drunk driving.

Sure, I know Jared’s comments weren’t meant to spark a war against video games. But I’m tired of seeing society’s problems, big and small, blamed on the gaming industry. And the final straw is hearing a nerdlinger like Jared pulling a wholesome, family oriented gaming company’s name into his own problems. He doesn’t have the sense to not put a fatty burger into his mouth after he just ate an entire cake? Yep, that’s because of video games.

I’ll get off of my soapbox now. But first one more complaint. What the heck is up with Jared’s lips? That man needs some ChapStick and fast.