{"id":5979,"date":"2011-08-13T16:04:38","date_gmt":"2011-08-13T20:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/watchwomanonthewall\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2011-08-14T23:42:05","modified_gmt":"2011-08-15T03:42:05","slug":"is-first-lady-michelle-obama-turning-obese-children-into-targets-for-bullies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/watchwomanonthewall\/2011\/08\/is-first-lady-michelle-obama-turning-obese-children-into-targets-for-bullies.html","title":{"rendered":"Is first lady Michelle Obama turning obese children into targets for bullies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>GROUP: MICHELLE OBAMA TURNING FAT KIDS INTO BULLYING TARGETS WITH \u2018LET\u2019S MOVE\u2019 CAMPAIGN<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Posted on August 11, 2011 at 8:01pm by\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/userphoto\/madeleinemorgenstern.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Madeleine Morgenstern\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/blog\/author\/madeleinemorgenstern\" rel=\"author\" target=\"_self\">Madeleine\u00a0Morgenster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>The National Association to Advance Fat People Acceptance charged Monday that first lady Michelle Obama&#8217;s &#8220;Let&#8217;s Move&#8221; campaign makes overweight children a target for bullies. (AP File Photo Removed)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, an organization \u201cdedicated to ending size discrimination,\u201d says yes.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cnsnews.cloud.clearpathhosting.com\/news\/article\/fat-advocacy-group-says-first-lady-s-mes\" target=\"_blank\">CNS News<\/a>, the group has charged that Obama\u2019s \u201cLet\u2019s Move\u201d campaign \u2014 aimed at tackling childhood obesity \u2014 \u201csingles out\u201d heavy children and gives \u201cpermission to everyone to condemn them\u201d for their size.<\/p>\n<p>Peggy Howell, the group\u2019s spokeswoman, said the \u201cwell-intentioned but somewhat misdirected\u201d campaign focuses too much on the bodies of heavier children rather than encouraging healthy practices for all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen children of higher body weight hear we have to wipe out childhood obesity in one generation, for them, those words translate into \u2018we have to eliminate obese children,\u2019\u201d Howell said. \u201cThey hear \u2018thin equals good, and fat equals bad.\u2018 They hear \u2019your body is bad.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the video, via CNS News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NAAFA Activists States First Lady&#039;s Let&#039;s Move Campaign Marginalized Over -Weight Children\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e2K8f847Pac?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>In the case of bullies who target overweight children, \u201cthe perpetrators feel justified in their actions because after all, the first lady said these kids have to go,\u201d Howell said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe it was not the intention of the first lady to cause more pain and suffering for these children, but I believe it is also one of the consequences of focusing on reducing body size as opposed to improving health,\u201d Howell said.<\/p>\n<p>Howell\u2019s comments come as the organization is trying to encourage lawmakers to add legal protection for heavier or shorter children to a proposed anti-bullying bill.<\/p>\n<p>The Safe Schools Improvement Act, introduced by Sens. Bob Casey (D-Penn.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) in March, would require schools and districts that receive designated federal funding to adopt codes of conduct that specifically prohibit bullying and harassment. As it currently stands, the bill would protect children from bullying based on their race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion, according to a statement from Casey\u2019s office earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/group-michelle-obama-turning-fat-kids-into-bullying-targets-with-lets-move-campaign\/\">http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/group-michelle-obama-turning-fat-kids-into-bullying-targets-with-lets-move-campaign\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GROUP: MICHELLE OBAMA TURNING FAT KIDS INTO BULLYING TARGETS WITH \u2018LET\u2019S MOVE\u2019 CAMPAIGN Posted on August 11, 2011 at 8:01pm by\u00a0 Madeleine\u00a0Morgenster The National Association to Advance Fat People Acceptance charged Monday that first lady Michelle Obama&#8217;s &#8220;Let&#8217;s Move&#8221; campaign makes overweight children a target for bullies. 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