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Thursday, June 7, 2007 12:00 AM

Healthy, my ass

Many blacks love big women, but having a rump the size of Buffie the Body's can put women at risk for disease.
By Debra Dickerson

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  • Thursday, June 7, 2007 11:19 AM

    That Sentence Is Disturbing...

    According to the Voice, Buffie "eats nothing but junk food and sugary drinks, and she doesn't work out.

    Let's see Buffie in 20 years. Something tells me she won't be posing for any calendars. Hope she has a good health insurance plan.

    The hubris of youth!

    —Jeanette D. Read Jeanette D.'s other letters

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