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more about #raylahood more comments → hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE: i look at that picture and i see what an average american woman looks like. wouldn't she be the right person to give the average american the health ... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: You know all those people squinting and snorting and saying "I just don't see how 'fat' is a feminist issue"?This is how. This is it right here. more » Lucille van Pelt: So should only good looking people be allowed to work in the fashion industry? Because if that's the case, there are quite a few people that wouldn't ... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: *sigh* I believe, Megan, that you are in fact correct about the double standard.No credential, no degree, no decoration, no already outstanding and di... more » TheExperience: With the amount of contributions Regina Benjamin has made, I hope she doesn't even dignify this crap with a response. I mean, seriously. After all she... more » willwriteforfood: It's astounding to me that adults are so willing to sound like 12-year-old mean girls hurling insults. What are they hoping will happen, that Obama wi... more » Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: To anyone that thinks public office should be denied on the basis of health I have a photo for you. more » Elizabth_Bennet: This just shows once again you can be a brilliant and talented woman but it doesn't matter unless you are also beautiful and a size 2. And even if you... more » Scout: duh! dont' you all know that the only food "fat" people eat are cheetos, twinkies, coca cola and sticks of butter??!! sniff sniff double standard i... more » drinkyrose: Funny, I don't recall C. Everett Koop being extremely skinny. Perhaps I'm wrong? One of the most prominent obesity experts at my university (and in t... more » SanFranLefty: Or Dick Cheney! That man was not exactly the picture of health, and he was running assassin death squads. Thanks for writing this, Megan. I was bangi... more » SaturdaysChild: This is soooome bullshit. It really feels like sexism in the media has bumped up quite a bit since the Sotomayer nomination... ridiculous. It's like t... more » thegogglesdonothing: Having read the linked article, apparently the accusers consist of "various online comments sections," which for me, makes this a bit less outrageous,... more » Nora Bombay: Clearly fuckability is the new standard for all women who hold government offices. Rather than years of work experience or advanced degrees, why don't... more » Eric Northman is mine: The moment i saw her photo i knew heads were going to roll. How can a "fat" (really?)woman be the surgeon general. The fact that people think they can... more » -
#kissmya
Female Nominees Continue To Face Scrutiny Over Their Size, Weight
No sooner did Barack Obama nominate Dr. Regina Benjamin to be the next Surgeon General than people started talking about whether her weight should disqualify her from public office.
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#newsat10
The Other Women In Obama's Cabinet Are Also Kicking Ass
Lisa Jackson, Obama's EPA nominee, is only the latest woman to take no prisoners in her confirmation hearing but she won't be the last if Janet Napolitano has anything to say. The men, however... More » -
#newsroundup
All The Appointment Gossip You Can Handle, Including Aretha Franklin
- Batty conservative Michael Savage thinks Caroline Kennedy ought to watch her back since Hillary Clinton killed her brother John. We think she should watch out for batshit crazy conservatives. [Media Matters]
