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San Francisco hires overweight ‘fat activist’ to give guidance on ‘weight stigma’ (thepostmillennial.com)

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An overweight "fat activist" disclosed that she has been hired by the City of San Francisco to provide guidance on the prevention of "weight stigma." On Monday, Virgie Tovar reported the news to her more than 82,000 followers on Instagram. This comes after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state's own version of DOGE, President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, which is meant to eliminate wasteful government spending.

Tovar, 42, wrote in the post: "I'm working with a team at the San Francisco Department of Public Health as a consultant on weight stigma & weight neutrality." She added: "I'm UNBELIEVABLY proud to serve the city I've called home for almost 20 years in this way. This consultancy is an absolute dream come true, and it's my biggest hope and belief that weight neutrality will be the future of public health."

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[–] Fredselfish 3 points 4 days ago

Come to Oklahoma they walk freely and no one shaming them. My wife is overweight. But we shouldn't be glorifying it either. And that what campaigns like this do. Hell people should feel little shame for allowing themselves to get that big. My best friend lived his life proud being over 400lbs. He is 47 and now lives in a nursing home, because he never took care of himself and allowed his health go.