I’m not buying into this study:
Frequent experiences of racism are associated with a higher risk of obesity among African American women, a new study claims.
Scientists found that women who were more frequently victimised for their race, were more likely to be obese.
The study, by Slone Epidemiology Centre at Boston University, found the relationship between racism and obesity was strongest among women who reported consistently high experience of racism over a 12 year period.
I do not think the average American white is anywhere near as racist as the media would portray them. I think what is happening here is that obese black women are enjoying the results of a colorblind society. Yeah, colorblind, but also very much against the fatties. I bet these women are not interpreting the signals they receive properly, they are not being slighted over the color of their skin, they are being slighted over the amount of their skin.
Different thing, that is.
