White Men Made Me Fat
The Jubilee YouTube channel sat Jillian Michaels from The Biggest Loser in the middle of 20 body positivity activists this week and told her to defend the claim that obesity is not healthy. What followed was one of the most entertaining things I’ve seen in a while.
The eating disorder therapist, appearing on the show “Surrounded,” refused to say the word obese. She announced she was going to say “fat-bodied” instead, then admitted she wasn’t actually a medical expert. The dietician declared she doesn’t encourage weight loss because it’s unethical. One activist blamed BMI on white men. And then there was Leopard Print — who waddled up to the debate chair, announced she could sleep with anyone she wants, and argued that the word obese was invented to oppress her.
Jillian Michaels did not flinch once. When she looked at Leopard Print and told her she saw a life or death situation sitting in front of her, the absolute audacity of it was genuinely impressive.
SugarTits and I break down the whole spectacular circus — the thumb clicking, the dietician who won’t help you diet, the white men who apparently made everyone fat, and the woman who wore an entire leopard population to a debate about body image. LET’S GO!! Here’s more from Bearing.
