That's racist!

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Carl Pickens said:
How is this crazy ass still employed?
Jack Brewer demands Joy Reid apologize for 'child abuse' remark or he'll file defamation suit
"This mis-use of Black boys is tantamount to child abuse. I would really like to hear the back-story on who these kids were and how they wound up at a DeSantis event. Given how anti-Black DeSantis is, using Black children this way is extra sick," Reid said in her tweet.
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Her mind is broken, you can’t sue it into being healthier.
 
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Russians getting wrecked by some good old fashioned USA donated MLRS. I've always wondered what it was like to be on the receiving end of this. Glad to be American.
 
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That'll do the trick

University of Illinois Chicago wants to cancel 'racist' word 'obesity'

The University of Illinois Chicago’s school of public health published an article by a dietitian claiming the medical term is “racist” and should be replaced with the wordy term “people with larger bodies.”

the actual publication is a hoot

"Focusing on weight ignores systemic injustices
Though lifestyle factors such as nutrition and exercise are important, it is essential to note the historical racism and injustices within our current food environment. As presented by Soul Fire Farm33, the U.S. food system is built on stolen land usingstolen labor from Black and Latinx indigenous people. Not only has this created a large scale food apartheid and trauma forpeople indigenous to this land, it has caused a disconnection of indigenous people from their cultural practices and identities."



Yes, your individual health if obese may benefit from better diet and exercise but it will really improve if you only recognize the historical racism and injustices with our current food environment and remember back in the good ole days being fat was a sign of wealth so being fat is really better for you.



"Around 81 percent of societies historically have favored people in larger bodies5. Larger bodies signified wealth and prosperity while thinness signified poverty andweakness. However, this began to change due to racism and eugenics. Charles Darwin and other race scientists created a hierarchy of civilization, placing whitemen on top and people of color, specifically black people, at the bottom, considering them to be “less civilized.” Fatness and differing body characteristics wereused to justify lack of civilization: fatness used as a marker of “uncivilized behavior” while thinness was “more evolved”. This idea was maintained throughoutthe United States in the 19th and 20th centuries, as a way to justify slavery, racism and classism, and control women through “temperance”. This ideology hasperpetuated Desirability Politics- where thinness and whiteness are given more access to social, political and cultural capital6,7."
 
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Oh man, I love this:

What language do you use?
The term “obesity” is extremely stigmatizing. Instead, use terms such as “people in larger bodies.”

followed by

How does fatphobia show up in your classroom?
  • Replace assignments connecting “obesity” and health or that focus on weight loss.
  • Use weight loss research as a tool to think critically about what counts as good research to use when developing public healthinterventions. Consider: Who is most harmed by the use of BMI? How do racism, capitalism, and the use of BMI intersect?Whatwould it look like to center the dignity, safety, and needs of fat folks in health interventions instead? Instead, have students explore other ways to promote health that are not focused on weight and are inclusive of all communities.
  • Use research that isn’t rooted in fatphobia. Research may be fatphobic if it uses BMI as a marker for health, does not critically assess the role of confounders such as weight stigma, weight cycling, or trauma, has a goal of working to reduce the “obesity epidemic” or regards weight as a personal or moral responsibility.


So calling people obese is racist and stigmatizing but referring to them as "fat folks" isn't?

But wait, there's more!



How does fatphobia show up in your research?
  • Stop using BMI in research or contributing to/funding research that is fatphobic.
  • Consider a broad range of research about the impact of weight on health when forming a research question. Public healthinterventions focused on weight loss are often rooted in shame, rather, use your research to explore interventions that areuplifting for all people and inclusive of all body sizes.
  • Are you using BMI to look for differences in health? Unless you are using weight to dismantle fatphobia, consider using adifferent marker to indicate health.
  • Ensure that you are creating an environment that is safe for fat folks. Do you have equipment like blood pressure cuffs orchairs that are comfortable for people in larger bodies? Are you requiring people to be weighed or report their weight?Consider how these aspects may be harmful or stigmatizing to people in larger bodies. Are you creating situations where fatfolks are able and encouraged to participate in the study?

How does fatphobia show up for you internally?
  • Explore your own internalized fatphobia. What biases do you have towards your family, friends, colleagues or students whohave larger bodies?
  • What types of conversations do you have with your family, friends and colleagues about body size, dieting, or what beinghealthy looks or acts like? Do they prioritize thinness?
  • When you speak about your experience with the BMI or your body, are you looking for reassurance that you’re not fat?
  • If you live in a thin body, consider the privileges this brings. Keep in mind intersectionality, and how other identities such as race and ability may play a role in the oppression of bodies. How can you be a better advocate for people in oppressed bodies?

SMH
 
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volinbham said:
Oh man, I love this:

What language do you use?
The term “obesity” is extremely stigmatizing. Instead, use terms such as “people in larger bodies.”

followed by

How does fatphobia show up in your classroom?
  • Replace assignments connecting “obesity” and health or that focus on weight loss.
  • Use weight loss research as a tool to think critically about what counts as good research to use when developing public healthinterventions. Consider: Who is most harmed by the use of BMI? How do racism, capitalism, and the use of BMI intersect?Whatwould it look like to center the dignity, safety, and needs of fat folks in health interventions instead? Instead, have students explore other ways to promote health that are not focused on weight and are inclusive of all communities.
  • Use research that isn’t rooted in fatphobia. Research may be fatphobic if it uses BMI as a marker for health, does not critically assess the role of confounders such as weight stigma, weight cycling, or trauma, has a goal of working to reduce the “obesity epidemic” or regards weight as a personal or moral responsibility.


So calling people obese is racist and stigmatizing but referring to them as "fat folks" isn't?

But wait, there's more!



How does fatphobia show up in your research?
  • Stop using BMI in research or contributing to/funding research that is fatphobic.
  • Consider a broad range of research about the impact of weight on health when forming a research question. Public healthinterventions focused on weight loss are often rooted in shame, rather, use your research to explore interventions that areuplifting for all people and inclusive of all body sizes.
  • Are you using BMI to look for differences in health? Unless you are using weight to dismantle fatphobia, consider using adifferent marker to indicate health.
  • Ensure that you are creating an environment that is safe for fat folks. Do you have equipment like blood pressure cuffs orchairs that are comfortable for people in larger bodies? Are you requiring people to be weighed or report their weight?Consider how these aspects may be harmful or stigmatizing to people in larger bodies. Are you creating situations where fatfolks are able and encouraged to participate in the study?

How does fatphobia show up for you internally?
  • Explore your own internalized fatphobia. What biases do you have towards your family, friends, colleagues or students whohave larger bodies?
  • What types of conversations do you have with your family, friends and colleagues about body size, dieting, or what beinghealthy looks or acts like? Do they prioritize thinness?
  • When you speak about your experience with the BMI or your body, are you looking for reassurance that you’re not fat?
  • If you live in a thin body, consider the privileges this brings. Keep in mind intersectionality, and how other identities such as race and ability may play a role in the oppression of bodies. How can you be a better advocate for people in oppressed bodies?

SMH
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Where did this stuff come from?
 
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volinbham said:
Oh man, I love this:

What language do you use?
The term “obesity” is extremely stigmatizing. Instead, use terms such as “people in larger bodies.”

followed by

How does fatphobia show up in your classroom?
  • Replace assignments connecting “obesity” and health or that focus on weight loss.
  • Use weight loss research as a tool to think critically about what counts as good research to use when developing public healthinterventions. Consider: Who is most harmed by the use of BMI? How do racism, capitalism, and the use of BMI intersect?Whatwould it look like to center the dignity, safety, and needs of fat folks in health interventions instead? Instead, have students explore other ways to promote health that are not focused on weight and are inclusive of all communities.
  • Use research that isn’t rooted in fatphobia. Research may be fatphobic if it uses BMI as a marker for health, does not critically assess the role of confounders such as weight stigma, weight cycling, or trauma, has a goal of working to reduce the “obesity epidemic” or regards weight as a personal or moral responsibility.


So calling people obese is racist and stigmatizing but referring to them as "fat folks" isn't?

But wait, there's more!



How does fatphobia show up in your research?
  • Stop using BMI in research or contributing to/funding research that is fatphobic.
  • Consider a broad range of research about the impact of weight on health when forming a research question. Public healthinterventions focused on weight loss are often rooted in shame, rather, use your research to explore interventions that areuplifting for all people and inclusive of all body sizes.
  • Are you using BMI to look for differences in health? Unless you are using weight to dismantle fatphobia, consider using adifferent marker to indicate health.
  • Ensure that you are creating an environment that is safe for fat folks. Do you have equipment like blood pressure cuffs orchairs that are comfortable for people in larger bodies? Are you requiring people to be weighed or report their weight?Consider how these aspects may be harmful or stigmatizing to people in larger bodies. Are you creating situations where fatfolks are able and encouraged to participate in the study?

How does fatphobia show up for you internally?
  • Explore your own internalized fatphobia. What biases do you have towards your family, friends, colleagues or students whohave larger bodies?
  • What types of conversations do you have with your family, friends and colleagues about body size, dieting, or what beinghealthy looks or acts like? Do they prioritize thinness?
  • When you speak about your experience with the BMI or your body, are you looking for reassurance that you’re not fat?
  • If you live in a thin body, consider the privileges this brings. Keep in mind intersectionality, and how other identities such as race and ability may play a role in the oppression of bodies. How can you be a better advocate for people in oppressed bodies?

SMH
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I’m not fat phobic but my back is.
 
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