tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post4916030205575179725..comments2023-09-25T11:48:08.067-04:00Comments on Unapologetically Fat: Dr. Regina Benjamin and Fat HateJoGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093660035883346402noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-62924481805245879552009-07-25T13:30:30.234-04:002009-07-25T13:30:30.234-04:00I enjoyed your post very much it rose some very im...I enjoyed your post very much it rose some very important points and issues. Thanks for the excellent read!Whimsicalhttp://whimsical-foodie.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-22148350376016169442009-07-23T18:07:42.411-04:002009-07-23T18:07:42.411-04:00At this point, I'm just waiting for a (large, ...At this point, I'm just waiting for a (large, male) senator to ask her during the confirmation hearings how much she weighs and her BMI.<br /><br />Gahhhhh!!!jaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328666344764784829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-22792711984865120342009-07-23T13:30:14.613-04:002009-07-23T13:30:14.613-04:00Holy crap. I have been avoiding this whole story ...Holy crap. I have been avoiding this whole story -- just hoping that it would die of it's own stupidity, I guess. But no such luck. For fuck's sake people. <br /><br />The only good thing that could come of this is that people outside the fat community might finally understand the discrimination that fat people go through.Tante Terri - The Belly of the Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150630868626177441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-49658105246779993102009-07-22T20:56:41.009-04:002009-07-22T20:56:41.009-04:00Not to mention a President who smokes. (Which is a...Not to mention a President who smokes. (Which is a lot worse for you, and completely under your control, unlike body size.)<br /><br />Health policing seems to be reserved for bodyweight, though. It even seems to me that some of the energy that used to go into bashing smokers now goes into bashing fatties.jaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328666344764784829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-39818253855911532112009-07-22T20:21:33.485-04:002009-07-22T20:21:33.485-04:00I'm sorry, but how is a doctor who smokes (and...I'm sorry, but how is a doctor who smokes (and they are <em>everywhere</em> different than a "fat" Surgeon General??? The double standards in the country kill me. Geez.Boozy Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765083787738573580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-8927328541675411752009-07-22T13:40:31.670-04:002009-07-22T13:40:31.670-04:00Agreed! She's an impressive nominee, and I wi...Agreed! She's an impressive nominee, and I wish that the press would concentrate on her qualifications and on the story of her practice - which is positively heroic - rather than focusing on the fact that she's not thin. And, just as aside, I think she's both gorgeous and healthy-looking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com