Comments on: Why ‘anti-obesity’ campaigns will fail http://www.bettylovesblogging.com/getting-size-wise/ travel writings, rambles, meals and photography by australian ashlee betteridge Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:25:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Spilt Milk http://www.bettylovesblogging.com/getting-size-wise/comment-page-1/#comment-2074 Spilt Milk Sat, 15 May 2010 05:11:14 +0000 http://www.bettylovesblogging.com/?p=660#comment-2074 I love this - it is powerful and very true. Even the framing of a publc health issue as a 'war' of any kind is completely offensive and doomed to fail. I know this is an old post - I came here via Mamamia. I am one of the fat acceptance advocates who was attacked at that site for speaking up. It is a shame the whole thing has been framed as a fight about Donna Simpson - it wasn't - but that is the nature of spin I suppose. Anyway it is always a pleasure to find more writing on fat issues - I loved your Gruen transfer post too, I felt similarly about that incident. I love this – it is powerful and very true. Even the framing of a publc health issue as a ‘war’ of any kind is completely offensive and doomed to fail.

I know this is an old post – I came here via Mamamia. I am one of the fat acceptance advocates who was attacked at that site for speaking up. It is a shame the whole thing has been framed as a fight about Donna Simpson – it wasn’t – but that is the nature of spin I suppose. Anyway it is always a pleasure to find more writing on fat issues – I loved your Gruen transfer post too, I felt similarly about that incident.

]]> By: Ashlee http://www.bettylovesblogging.com/getting-size-wise/comment-page-1/#comment-1769 Ashlee Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:43:23 +0000 http://www.bettylovesblogging.com/?p=660#comment-1769 Sara — attacks on weight is often such a power thing, especially when gender is brought into it. It's another mechanism by which men can disempower women, that's one of the reasons why I get so angry when I see fat-shaming being continually reinforced. It's so often not about health at all. Trish — Thanks :). Maybe I'll try giving it an edit and submitting it somewhere. It was basically just a rant. Sara — attacks on weight is often such a power thing, especially when gender is brought into it. It’s another mechanism by which men can disempower women, that’s one of the reasons why I get so angry when I see fat-shaming being continually reinforced. It’s so often not about health at all.

Trish — Thanks :) . Maybe I’ll try giving it an edit and submitting it somewhere. It was basically just a rant.

]]> By: Trish http://www.bettylovesblogging.com/getting-size-wise/comment-page-1/#comment-1768 Trish Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:51:07 +0000 http://www.bettylovesblogging.com/?p=660#comment-1768 This is eloquent and well-reasoned. You should try to get it published as an op-ed somewhere. This is eloquent and well-reasoned. You should try to get it published as an op-ed somewhere.

]]> By: Sara http://www.bettylovesblogging.com/getting-size-wise/comment-page-1/#comment-1756 Sara Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:16:44 +0000 http://www.bettylovesblogging.com/?p=660#comment-1756 Well said. We are all made differently. It still amazes me how it remains acceptable to criticize people for their weight (either to their face or behind their back) - I see it as akin to racism. So much in society encourages people to consume far more than they need - we are being fed these messages constantly. Eat this, buy this, etc. Campaigns to encourage health should definitely take a positive approach. Well said. We are all made differently. It still amazes me how it remains acceptable to criticize people for their weight (either to their face or behind their back) – I see it as akin to racism.

So much in society encourages people to consume far more than they need – we are being fed these messages constantly. Eat this, buy this, etc. Campaigns to encourage health should definitely take a positive approach.

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