As much as I love Michelle Obama.

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the-bitch-goddess-success:

And I mean adore…

I think her war on childhood obesity needs to be…re-examined. She needs to make it clear that being overweight does NOT necessarily mean you’re unhealthy and that it’s okay to be fat. I think when you deal with kids especially, you need to reiterate that your body type is okay. Period. 

There is quite a bit of body shaming and ableism in her ‘move’ plan that needs to truly be addressed.

Yes, having children exercise is a good thing, but for a great portion of fat people, exercise is nothing more than another reminder that ‘my body isn’t good enough because it is fat.’ And it completely ignores those who literally CANNOT move due to disability.

Not to mention the fact that there is little to no active involvement in helping nutritional access to poor areas. I’ve seen nothing in her plan mentioning eliminating food deserts.

Although I agree with many of your points Michelle did in fact attempt to do work toward eliminating food desserts in both Chicago and DC at least. I know in DC though part of her plan was partnering with Wal-Mart to bring multiple Wal-Mart groceries into the city and we have been fighting back against it. In that case I can’t fault her for ignoring the issue, but rather in poor execution. 

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   Such a powerful story. So so moved. Thank you.

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    Still, I’ll say...an active lifestyle can’t

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    we must disentangle this relationship between weight and health. we now know that statistically, what makes the...

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    recognizing flaws in people/things you love is important and this is one serious fault i find with michelle obama :(

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