As Federico (Estimado) requested regarding the "minorities" and the media campaign that is asking First Lady Michelle Obama NOT to appear on The Biggest Loser that only reinforces weight-based (and thus race-based) bullying and instead work with the professionals fighting weight stigma in the media and our culture. Here are some resources. Please share widely with your students and others who are potentially interested:
Here's the petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/first-lady-michelle-obama-please-do-not-appear-on-the-biggest-loser-and-instead-engage-with-the-advocacy-communities-specializing-in-weight-stigma
An article about why it is so harmful for Mrs.Obama to appear on the proogram.
http://www.shakesville.com/2013/10/michelle-obamas-guest-appearance-on.html
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Though the following link is voiced by a white fitness professional, these issues impact African Americans disproportionately. Please share this will all your fitness (and other contacts). I hope you'll sign the petition too.
Here is the link to Fitness Professional Rochelle Rice's blog
page with the YouTube video.
http://rochellerice.com/2013/10/tell-michelle-obama-not-to-appear-on-the-biggest-loser/
Here's the video I'm in: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixeYQi6IBP8
Here's the petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/first-lady-michelle-obama-please-do-not-appear-on-the-biggest-loser-and-instead-engage-with-the-advocacy-communities-specializing-in-weight-stigma
Hi EK.Please resend the link for the signatures.Cheers,FedericoOn Nov 4, 2013, at 6:45 PM, EK Daufin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Thanks American University Professor Angie Chuang for having one of your grad students working on weight stigma in broadcast journalism contact me. Sorry list, didn't have her email. Thanks to all who signed and forwarded the campaign to keep Michelle Obama off the Biggest Loser and to join with those of us working to end weight stigma.The letter was sent to the White House with over 3,000 signatures of individuals and professional organizations. The online petition is still open so please still encourage others to sign. It was about 3,500 last time I checked. We'd like to have 5,000.
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