The following post on this horrible fat-hating campaign in Georgia originated on Fierce, Freethinking Fatties. Please help us put some pressure on the hospital that is funding this effort. Contact information is at the end of the article. Please, please, please reblog and share with everyone you know. Every voice makes us louder.I think the message that obesity levels in children are at their highest and that most parents are to blame is an important one to get across. I think parents need a wake up call that all the things they feed their children affect the child’s health. I do NOT think that this is the way to get the message across.
NaturallyHealthyMe: I live in Georgia. Did you know that GA is #2 for having the most children with HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? Did you know that the childhood obesity rate is Georgia is steadily increasing? Did you know in Georgia we have one of the top Childhood Diabetes cases? The hospital put these ads up so that people can recognize the problem. Let’s be honest, if there was just an ad that says: “stop childhood obesity.” Would you look at it? Probably not. Yes, these ads are harsh, but if they were not, would we be having this conversation? Probably not. Childhood obesity in GA has BEEN a PROBLEM! The difference is people are now starting to talk about it. Why? Because of these ads! Let’s look at the big picture. This Is a Huge Problem and although harsh, these ads are true. Let’s help our children to become Healthy and stop sugarcoating the problem.
(via curvecreation)
