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I suppose that the whole point of an article is to present a "point of view" that is strong and even controversial but this "ass" article was filled with rude, unhelpful information. What do I care if Ms. Dickerson doesn't like the bodies of certain black women? What do I care about her weird relationship with her own body? And what do I care about her ambivalent attitude about many of her fellow African-American women -- which she says is because she cares about their health?
It would seem to me that many of her negative feelings stem from the early conflict with her own mother. If she wanted to write about that, perhaps it might be have been more interesting...it certainly it would be less rude. This article was too dogmatic to be interesting. I can't believe that an African-American woman who grew up with a mother who wanted her to be less buff and who is a part of a culture that has such varying degrees of female beauty, but who decided to be a gym nut and food fanatic -- and a scold -- doesn't have a more nuanced and interesting story to tell than the one she did.
And to all the people who spend their time "worrying" about fat people who are not professionals who or who haven't been asked for their help -- it is none of your damn business! You don't know whether it was sexual abuse, mental illness, physical illness or some other reason that has contributed to somebody's obesity. Just take care of yourself and deal with your own problems. I am sure you have plenty.
