This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter. If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing! Last week I published a guide to help readers tell the difference between actual anti-weight stigma work and the diet industry’s co-opting of anti-weight stigma work to sell their products. I received this question from reader Amanda:
oof. my heart hurts for Amanda. it must be tough to have a spouse like that.
it's frustrating to me that people (healthcare providers especially) can't see the difference between a multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company that spends 20x the R&D budget on dividends and stock buybacks (source: Katie Porter's interview of AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez) with the goal of infinite growth, and the individuals doing free/cheap labor with the goal of putting themselves out of a job.
I know that we all start somewhere when it comes to identifying the cracks in capitalism and anti-fatness, but the amount of damage certain people (doctors) cause before they get there is terrifying.
Reader Question - What's the Difference Between Fat Activists and the Diet Industry?
oof. my heart hurts for Amanda. it must be tough to have a spouse like that.
it's frustrating to me that people (healthcare providers especially) can't see the difference between a multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company that spends 20x the R&D budget on dividends and stock buybacks (source: Katie Porter's interview of AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez) with the goal of infinite growth, and the individuals doing free/cheap labor with the goal of putting themselves out of a job.
I know that we all start somewhere when it comes to identifying the cracks in capitalism and anti-fatness, but the amount of damage certain people (doctors) cause before they get there is terrifying.