Venus Williams Defies Michelle Obama’s Claim That Obesity Is a Race Issue

Nanny State Liberation Front ^ | July 14, 2010 | Nanny State Liberation Front

[HandsOffMyFreedom]

While addressing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) this week, First Lady Michelle Obama declared obesity a threat to black Americans comparable to oppressive racial policies of the past. Instead of citing positive black role models who refuse to fall victim to a supposed threat that is ‘terrorizing’ their race, Mrs. Obama instigated another racial struggle for the civil rights organization to unnecessarily embed itself.

“We are living today in a time where we’re decades beyond slavery, we are decades beyond Jim Crow; when one of the greatest risks to our children’s future is their own health,” Mrs. Obama told the NAACP on July 12. “African American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are white children.”

One African American who did not allow herself to fall victim to the so called obesity ‘epidemic’ is Venus Williams, a professional tennis player who has won three Olympic gold medals and seven Grand Slam singles titles. Williams is a shining example of a black American child who thwarted the health threats posed by foods Mrs. Obama and her fellow food cops claim are this generation’s most notorious genocidal murderers.

In the July issue of Bon Appétit magazine, Williams shares her secrets for how she “fuels up for her work on and off the court.” Williams reveals she is not afraid of the poisonous foods that Mrs. Obama and radical food “watchdog” groups like the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) are waging war against.

“Ruth’s Chris is my favorite restaurant, and I always order the rib eye, medium-rare,” said Williams, which undoubtedly makes the anti-meat PCRM cringe in fear for the tennis star’s life. According to the PCRM ...

[cynwoody]

[whence911]

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[lonestar]

I suppose black people could be genetically at increased risk of obesity.

Come to think of it...I don't recall seeing a lot of obese Blacks in National Geographic...or winning the Boston marathon.

[netmilsmom]

>>Romaine lettuce, sliced tomatoes, strawberries and vinaigrette are still around...

Throw in some grilled chicken breast, while you’re at it.<<

OMG!!! I never thought of that. Here all this time, those people I know have been living on twinkies and wondering why they can’t lose weight! You’re a genius!!!

Now let’s talk seriously about herbs that have been pulled off the market, along with those that are demonized.

[TontoKowalski]

“Many of you probably grew up like I did — in a community that wasn’t rich, not even middle class..” “In these kind of strong African American communities, we went to neighborhood schools around the corner. So many of us had to walk to and from school every day, rain or shine. I know you’ve told that story. (Laughter.) And in Chicago, where I was raised, we did it in the dead of winter. (Laughter.) No shoes on our feet — it was hard, but we walked! (Applause.)”

Drifting off-topic... the First Lady needs to relay this story of the benefits of neighborhood schools and their positive impact on communities to people in North Carolina caught up in the busing mess.

[cynwoody]

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It's a pic of Taft's chair. The site is probably watching for hot-linked image requests and denying them, which is why you (and everybody but me) is seeing a red x, a broken-picture icon, or nothing at all. Unfortunately, the Preview button doesn't detect the problem, because the image is served successfully out of the poster's browser cache, not from the actual site.

Hopefully, this one will work better.

[whence911]

Kewl, thanx