[Rusty0604]

So does this mean that 'whitey' is responsible for every obese Latino? How much is this going to cost us?

[Steely Tom]

Hurtful Messages’ Could Contribute to Obesity in Minorities

What about all the white fatties out there?

[Cowboy Bob]

So what they are saying is that minorities are weak and succumb to “hurtful messages,” but that white people are superior and are able to overcome “hurtful messages?”

[cripplecreek]

So Charlie my chocolate chip chewing Chicano chum was hefty because of me?

[SMARTY]

‘Hurtful Messages’ Could Contribute to Obesity in Minorities’

Pleeeeease! Enough already with this crap!

[RoosterRedux]

This is just another liberal attempt to redirect blame away from the individual who is responsible for his/her lard @ss.

[Vigilanteman]

Hurtful messages like “Chocolate is yummy!”?

[Opinionated Blowhard]

This is silly, but let's play along. Do you know who usually generates the most “hurtful” messages about overweight people? Liberals who love to mock those fat Middle-American “Walmart shoppers.” How many times do you hear or read an article by some New York City of San Francisco Vegan who mocks the obesity of Fly-Over Country and the fatty foods Middle America eats?

[.45 Long Colt]

The government’s food pyramid is upside down. I’d call that a hurtful message. Of course I don’t believe hurtful messages have anything to do with it. In most cases obese minorities are the way they are because they eat whatever they like and want even though they know it’s junk. Today’s minorities aren’t generally known for self-restraint.

[Altura Ct.]

Is there any ‘minority’ malady, dysfunction or pathology that isn’t attributable to whites?

[GSWarrior]

There are more than 1 million obese people in the U.S.

Keep in mind that these are only round figures.

[Gay State Conservative]

...could be caused by “hurtful messages” and stereotypes that diminish motivation to stay fit.

Or maybe it's not "hurtful messages" but,rather,the fact that for the last 40+ years the Rat Party has been telling "minorities" that there's no need for them to get up in the morning to go to a job...a job that would very probably help them to keep their weight down...because those who choose to,or need to,get up in the morning will support them.

[defconw]

I don’t know about Latinos, but black men so I’ve been told like girls with meat on their bones. So how is this my fault exactly?

[PGR88]

Everyone on the Government Dole is much fatter than they should be.

[catnipman]

“‘Hurtful Messages’ Could Contribute to Obesity in Minorities”

And here I thought it was from eating too much. Silly me. Who knew messages had calories.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Oh...good grief...as someone who is not white...the assumptions/theories brought forward in this article are more “hurtful” and “demeaning” than anything someone can say to you. The idea that we are so weak is insulting...

[Raycpa]

tendency to be more obese than other populations could be caused by “hurtful messages”

You can say that again. Most mornings my bathroom scale trash talks to me in a coded numerical message.

[Cementjungle]

Rivera said that these negative messages range from those promoted by the entertainment media to comments by teachers and parents

What "hurtful messages" specifically are they referring to?

Do the media, Hollywood, teachers and parents routinely use slurs and other hurtful language against minorities? If they do, I sure don't hear any of it.

[LegendHasIt]

Dang, if I wasn’t a pasty white guy I could blame this ~70 extra pounds on someone else.

[Dr. Ursus]

So it’s the name of a football team and not the lard in a Navajo taco that’s the culprit!

[Boogieman]

They’re fat because they have no family structure, so nobody is cooking healthy meals, they just get junk food.