‘Fat Activist’ Speaks at Public Health School, Denounces ‘Thin Privilege’

Heatstreet ^ | May 10, 2016 | Emily Zanotti

[C19fan]

The University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health was a lot less healthy this week.

In celebration of “International No Diet Day,” the school of public health, together with the University of Minnesota’s School of Social Work and its College of Food and Agriculture, invited Virgie Tovar, a self-proclaimed “fat activist,” to instruct America’s future nutritionists, dietitians and social workers on the finer points of “fat oppression.”

[C19fan]

So according to the yenta one should be forced to date fat people. I had to google this Virgie and now need to wash out my eyes.

[gaijin]

Trigglypoof..?!

[goldstategop]

Yeeeeewwww... as a thin person, I hate being lectured to by ugly people about oppression.

[Noumenon]

[JudyinCanada]

Oh dear - another phobia.

If you don’t admire obesity, you’re not phobic. If you don’t agree with homosexuality, you’re not phobic. If you think there’s no such thing as “transgender”, you’re not phobic.

Get a grip, folks. It’s disagreement, not phobia. But I guess calling everyone phobic is more apt to silence the disagreement.

[dhs12345]

But, hey when everyone is phobic then no one is phobic... or something like that.

[elcid1970]

I’m overweight. It’s not good for me & I seriously need to lose some pounds. Normal body weight means what it means: better health and a pleasing appearance. I will never stop trying to lose weight & reject any notion of a `new normal’ when it comes to overweight, which is what it is.

This `fativist’ is seriously delusional.

[oh8eleven]

now need to wash out my eyes ...

[BiggerTigger]

As someone who's carrying too many extra pounds I'll just take this ludicrousness as a dropkick to my own "acceptance".

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Yeah, I’ll pass on Younger Rosanne Barr, too.

When Virgie Tovar lies around the house, she truly lies AROUND the house!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Wheat Belly

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I'm overweight as well, but without this book, I might be 220 pounds instead of around 200.

I agree with you, by the way. I find my own extra fat disgusting, but I guess I enjoy food too much.

[JayAr36]

I didn’t know that Porky Pig had children.

[KC_Conspirator]

This is why I am into “fat shaming”.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Don’t lose those extra pounds . . . for the sake of the children.

Combined PING! and DANG!

[NorthstarMom]

Gluttony, sodomy, etc. are all sins against a holy God. Even minor attempts to point out the natural consequences brings a defensive attack to rationalize the sin. Calling sin a lifestyle will never bear good fruit.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

[fella]

“Fat Privilege”means they get to eat from your plate and you’d better not complain.

[fella]

But what if you have phobia-phobia?

[Terry L Smith]

Dear Fatso,

If you are so much an “activist”, why not do what other so-called “fat activists” have done ... sign up on “bbcsluvsbbws” social media, shut up, and leave the rest of the U.S. alone!
(children, ask yo daddy)