Fallout over “fatties” comment

October 29, 2010

If you haven’t heard already, a Marie Claire blogger made some comments about the “fatties” in the show “Mike & Molly,” which has caused quite a stir.

Thoughts on what she wrote? The topic always seems to spark much discussion, check the commentary on the Health & Swellness post on the public health minister of England believing that doctors should use the word “fat” instead of “obese”.

Does the blogger have a right to state her personal opinion and are people being too hard on her, or is this just perpetuating prejudice against the overweight (one of the last prejudices that still seems socially acceptable, as someone commented on a morning show today)?

(and does it matter that the blogger used to be anorexic, something Marie Claire’s editor in chief mentions when speaking about the controversy? Is that a way of explaining away what she wrote?)

I have to admit, I’m not quite sure what I think of it all.

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