NPR podcast argues 'thinness' a product of 'White supremacy and patriarchy'

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NPR podcast argues 'thinness' a product of 'White supremacy and patriarchy'

The World Obesity Federation predicted that over half of the population will be overweight or obese in twelve years
By Lindsay Kornick Fox News
Published April 27, 2023 5:00am EDT
 

NPR podcast guest claims thinness a byproduct of White Supremacy
A guest on NPRs "Fresh Air" podcast Tuesday explained that the obsession with thinness in our culture emerged from structures used to maintain White Supremacy.

"Fat Talk" author and journalist Virginia Sole-Smith asserted that the "thin ideal" is a byproduct of White supremacy and the patriarchy while appearing on NPR’s "Fresh Air" podcast.

Sole-Smith spoke with NPR journalist Tanya Moseley on the podcast Tuesday to discuss her new book as well as obesity issues throughout the country. During the discussion, Sole-Smith linked "thin privilege" could be comparable to "White privilege."

"Thin privilege is a concept that I think is tricky to get our heads around, because if you have it, you don't really see how much you have it. I mean, it's a lot like White privilege in that way because you don't see how much it's benefiting you," Sole-Smith said.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/npr-podcast-argues-thinness-product-white-supremacy-patriarchy

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What’s not an example of white supremacy today

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Fat little Heifer isn't she.     

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and ugly!

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We’re being told that we must accept all behaviors, regardless of their consequences or their destructiveness

Obesity, is linked to many medical problems. Those don’t go away just because this guest comes up with a cockamamie theory

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From the article…

Thin privilege is a concept that I think is tricky to get our heads around, because if you have it, you don't really see how much you have it. I mean, it's a lot like White privilege in that way because you don't see how much it's benefiting you," Sole-Smith said.


In other words, she is admitting that this is a concept that she just came up with on her own

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"Thinness" is often the product of good human nutritional habits, including diet and exercise.

Sometimes though it is the result of starvation, which is itself frequently caused by bad economic systems and informed by the same logical fallacies that produce such idiotic notions as "white privilege".