13 Responses to America’s Surgeon General Is A HAES Rock Star

1. Melba, on October 5th, 2010 at 7:23 pm Said:

   Aaaaaand I have a new governmental crush. This administration makes me so, so happy.
2. Caity O'Connor, on October 6th, 2010 at 2:05 am Said:

   And I notice she’s not a skinny minny herself – how refreshing!!
3. Cixia, on October 6th, 2010 at 8:36 am Said:

   I’m playing this for my children when they get home from school.
4. crookedfinger, on October 6th, 2010 at 2:48 pm Said:

   Finally, a step in the right direction. I’m curious to see what (if anything) happens because of this…
5. Dawn, on October 6th, 2010 at 3:54 pm Said:

   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 !
6. Simone Lovelace, on October 6th, 2010 at 4:19 pm Said:

   I love this. I love it so much.

   *Loves.*
7. Cat, on October 8th, 2010 at 8:11 am Said:

   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!
• littlem, on November 3rd, 2010 at 10:29 pm Said:

  I do.
8. Leora, on October 11th, 2010 at 12:11 pm Said:

   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.
9. Carol Gwenn, on October 12th, 2010 at 2:17 pm Said:

   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.
• littlem, on November 4th, 2010 at 2:14 am Said:

  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.
10. bariatric girl, on October 12th, 2010 at 10:27 pm Said:

    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
11. The Curvy Goddess, on October 22nd, 2010 at 9:01 am Said:

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

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