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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 12:42 AM

    What, exactly, would you have us do about this problem?

    Let's assume that Ms. Dickerson is correct and that African-American lad mags are to blame for obesity among black women. What, on god's green earth, can we do about it?

    Would she have us ban these magazines? Institute aversion therapy for black and Hispanic males in the public education system? Start a publicly funded magazine that glamorizes healthier black women? These ideas, as ridiculous as they sound, are the best ones I can envision to solve this problem.

    The fact is, it would take one incredibly strong-willed and altruistic MF to change what he is attracted to in order to further public health policy. I firmly believe that you can't help what you love.

    —Dan from the Ramp Read Dan from the Ramp's other letters

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