Comments on: America’s Surgeon General Is A HAES Rock Star

By: littlem

littlem — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:14:00 +0000

You know …
I’m sure I’m in the minority on this one, and I do think she may not have the optimal amount of empathy about variant body shapes, because she’s been an athlete all her life (and shaped by the things that beat any high-achieving Western woman about the head, with additional pressures being a woman of color), but …

I’m not sure I’d lay all the atrocities of Monsanto and the other Big Ag lobbies, and what they’ve contributed to fatphobic culture, at her feet.
They’ve been sneaking crap into our food and leaching nutrients out of it looooong before her husband even contemplated being President.

By: littlem

littlem — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:29:38 +0000

I do.

By: The Curvy Goddess

The Curvy Goddess — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:01:18 +0000

WOW!! This is really HUGE I think. I am so pleased that someone in the upper ranks is understanding this.

By: bariatric girl

bariatric girl — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:27:02 +0000

I didn’t think I would be hearing what I heard when I went to click play on the video. I’m really happy to see and hear that. A step in the right direction agreed. Now lets see how far the government will go to invest in what the surgeon general talks about

By: Carol Gwenn

Carol Gwenn — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:17:08 +0000

Let’s see how long this smart, brave woman lasts in her job, when what she has to say is so obviously sensible and intelligent…and SO at odds with the uninformed opinions of the fatphobic Mrs. Obama.

By: Leora

Leora — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:11:59 +0000

I love this. It’s so great to see that there is a message out there that isnt’ “DIET” but “go toward health.” I’m hoping that the climate around the diet mentality is changing.

By: Cat

Cat — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:11:22 +0000

So pleased. So <3 Dr. Benjamin. Having a brief but beautiful flashback to another African-American woman doctor talking sense from this position–anyone of you young folks remember Dr. Jocelyn Elders? I've never forgotten her common-sense position masturbation, or that it cost her her job. May the times be changing for the better!

By: Simone Lovelace

Simone Lovelace — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:19:28 +0000

I love this. I love it so much.

*Loves.*

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:54:54 +0000

OH AH !!! I KNEW I WASNT CRAZY ALL THESE YEARS I HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT US FATTIES CAN BE JUST AS HEALTHY AS EVERYONE ELSE !!!! lol . Seriously . I live a very healthy life style , I eat very healthy bc its just the way I was raised and I stay active , just bc Im active by nature and for years every one BUT my doctor has been telling me that ''you just CANT be healthy if you are overweight'' and there WRONG !!! HA HA HA !

By: crookedfinger

crookedfinger — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:48:43 +0000

Finally, a step in the right direction. I’m curious to see what (if anything) happens because of this…