California ‘fat positivity’ expert Virgie Tovar hired by San Francisco Dept. of Health to consult on ‘weight stigma’
The San Francisco Department of Public Health has hired a self-proclaimed “anti-weight-based discrimination” expert to consult on “weight bias and weight neutrality.” Virgie Tovar, author of “You Have a Right to Stay Fat” and other books on “Fat Positivity and Body Acceptance” Announced on his Instagram On Monday, she announced that she had been hired […]
Fat activist says she’s been hired by San Francisco as consultant against ‘weight stigma’
A fat activist announced that he has been hired by the city of San Francisco to consult on the fight against “weight stigma” and “weight neutrality.” Virgie Tovar posted the announcement on Monday on her Instagram account, where she has more than 84,200 followers. “I felt like this job was the only way I was […]
San Francisco Health Department hires ‘fat positivity’ expert to consult on ‘weight stigma and neutrality’
The San Francisco Department of Public Health has hired a self-proclaimed “anti-weight-based discrimination” expert to consult on “weight bias and weight neutrality.” Virgie Tovar, author of “You Have a Right to Stay Fat” and other books on “fat positivity and body acceptance,” announced Monday on her Instagram that she has been hired as an advisor […]
Whoopi accuses RFK, Jr. of fat shaming, gets shredded on ‘Outnumbered’: ‘How stupid do you have to be?’
A Fox News panel reprimanded “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg after she accused President Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., of fat-shaming. President Kennedy has spoken many times about reforming America's approach to food, especially when it comes to controversial ingredients. He has recently encouraged Americans to embrace healthier lifestyles […]
When ‘Trimming the Fat Out of Twitter,’ Musk Opened the Door for ‘Nazis and Hamas’
CNN host Jake Tapper said Tuesday on “The Read” that when CEO Elon Musk tried to “cut the fat off Twitter, all he did was basically open the door to Nazis and Hamas.” It was,” he said. While discussing President-elect Donald Trump's appointees Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead DOGE (an acronym for Delivering […]
University of Maryland offers ‘fat studies’ course on how ‘fatness’ and ‘Blackness’ intersect
An upcoming class at the University of Maryland will have students consider how “fatness” relates to “blackness” and is a “social justice issue.” “Introduction to Fat Studies: Fat, Blackness, and Their Intersection” provided as a general education course for students in the spring semester. The three-credit course can be taken to satisfy the university's distribution […]
University of Maryland to Offer ‘Intro to Fat Studies’ Course in 2025
University of Maryland students will have the opportunity to take a course called “Introduction to Fat Research” during the spring 2025 semester. The three-credit course, “Introduction to Fat Studies: Obesity, Blackness, and Their Intersections,” examines obesity “as an area of human difference subject to privilege and discrimination,” and the course “highlights The relationship between fatness […]
Exiled NYC school staffers rake in fat paychecks as human trafficking probe drags on
The New York City principal and his wife accused of masterminding the bilingual teacher scandal exposed by the New York Post have raked in more than $500,000 in pay over the past two years, but the foreign educators they hired are prohibited from seeing their families if they wish. to protect their jobs. Amid a […]
Trump ally who threatened to put NY AG Letitia James’ ‘fat ass in prison’ says he doesn’t speak for prez-elect
A staunch ally of President-elect Donald Trump who threatened to put New York Attorney General Letitia James' “big bastard” behind bars said Friday that his words do not, and never will, reflect the thoughts of the commander-in-chief. He clarified. “To be clear, I'm not speaking for President Trump or anyone else,” said Mike Davis, director […]
‘We will put your fat a** in prison’: Letitia James gets absolutely excoriated by prominent Trump legal ally
After Donald Trump's decisive victory over Kamala Harris in Tuesday's presidential election, Trump-hating New York Attorney General Letitia James delivers a bizarre and puzzling speech in which she vows to “fight back” against the president-elect. It attracted a lot of people's attention. Mr. James, who campaigned on a promise to go after Mr. Trump and […]