Weight Issues

Today in class we viewed an episode of "The Critic" and a clip of MeMe Roth talking about weight issues. The episode of "The Critic" was mainly talking about weight and popularity. The boy was chubby and was an outsider. But once he lost weight, he quickly rose in popularity. The YouTube clip we viewed was more controversial. MeMe Roth started off saying Jordin Sparks was obese and overweight. She also said that when she sees Jordin Sparks, she sees diabetes. I think this is totally outrageous. Who gives her the authority to just accuse Jordin Sparks as being obese? Thin girls can be just as unhealthy has bigger ones. Jordin Sparks was only seventeen at the time and this is when teens are most self-conscious about their bodies. If girls her age sees this, they might be driven to develop eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. I understand her saying that overweight people leads to health problems, but her tone and way of approaching problems gets me angry. Instead of trying to come up with possible solutions, she makes accusations. Same with the Redbook Magazine issue, she bashes on the magazine and tells people to boycott it. This is not a way to solve problems. 

I think she needs to carefully re-evaluate the way she approaches problems so people would actually take her seriously.