HBO, A Platform for Hate
Is HBO a platform for hate? As long as they continue to give voices such as Bill Maher air time… seems so. This isn’t fiction, it’s real comments aimed at real people. #stopweightbias #OACAction #obsm
Tagged: stigma
Raising the Bar, or Knocking You Down With It?
A recent Blue Bloods episode on CBS used weight bias and shaming to get a win for it’s lead character. Why I’m not as upset as I first was, and how they could fix it…
Must Read: Everything You Know About Obesity is Wrong
Last week Huffington Post published a great article by Michael Hobbes titled Everything You Know About Obesity is Wrong. about the current state of obesity and just how wrong, so many have gotten it for so long. It opens with...
In App Bias: WordCrossy
When it comes to the OAC, Action really is their middle name. With the recent site redesign and other initiatives, the Obesity Action Coalition is really putting an emphasis on it too. Advocacy is a big part of that, and...
Radio Archive: The Stigma of Obesity
This show originally aired: May 4, 2013 On this day last year, I was chatting with my guest, Ted Kyle of ConscienHealth and Board Member with the Obesity Action Coalition about weight stigma. Over 1/3 of Americans suffer from obesity, and aside from the...
Discovering something positive in a sea of negative
A while back I posted about a certain you-tube personality, a rather negative video about obesity she did, and some of the great responses that were posted. Well, she was recently at it again. And Twitter was once again a...
People, People, People, c’mon already
2015… start of a new year. resolutions, new beginnings, all that jazz. And time for People’s annual “Half Their Size” edition where they share some inspirational stories of folks who have lost pounds by the hundreds. Celebrating healthy living, active...
A Rose By Any Other Name
Gastric Banding. Gastric Bypass. VSG. RNY. Sleeve. Stomach Stapling. Lap-Band. DS. And more. I think you get the idea. These are all names, or rather names use to identify different types of surgery. Well, different types of a specific surgery –...
