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My latest post to the McDougall board:

This new newsletter's main article made me so sad. Here's a quote:

Research Shows:

American society adores the slim and deplores the fat.

Obese applicants are rated as less qualified for jobs.

Obesity has led to weight-focused job interviews, forced resignations, denials of promotions and insurance coverage, and exclusion from office social functions.


..and of course he goes on to encourage people to get thin, or "healthy" (healthy is NOT the same as thin). How do you think this would go over if instead it read:

Research Shows:

American society adores the white and deplores the black.

Black applicants are rated as less qualified for jobs.

Dark skin has led to race-focused job interviews, forced resignations, denials of promotions and insurance coverage, and exclusion from office social functions.


...and then encouraged people to bleach their skin or become paler?

I need to leave these boards. I feel anti-fat bigotry every day here, and I'm tired of fighting it right now, while I'm trying to regain my health.

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