S/O, why is the black woman figure big?

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Anonymous wrote:HUMM... these posts are making me hungry and I think I am going to run to the Mcdonalds.

signed,

fat white ass

I'll take a Big Mac and Large fries please.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm Black and I find this thread hilarious...are people really this ignorant?

It's no surprise that a large part of the population of black people in the US are poor. If you have $10 to feed your family, what are you going to do? Not everyone can afford to shop "organically" at Whole Foods. When you have hungry children and you can fill them up for $2 at McDonald's....that's what you're going to do. There's no concern about nutritional content...the concern is to rid yourself of gnawing hunger. Some of you people are clueless.....do you really think that the problem is simply that black women like to eat? OMFG....get a clue.

This is a ridiculous argument and one that I hear over and over again. You don't have to be well-off to eat well. In fact, most people do NOT shop at Whole Foods. You can feed a family of 4 inexpensively. If I hear the "we eat at McDonalds because they're value meals are cheap" excuse, I'm going to scream. You may think that a $2 meal is cheap but you will pay for it down the road in higher health care costs due to obesity, high cholesterol, heart disease....

You know PP, I thought this way too and a part of me still does until my husband explained it to me just the other night. He took out a pen and paper and asked me to do the math. Just how much fruits and vegetables will $10 buy you at Giant, vs. how many happy meals you can get at Mcdonalds for $10. In other words, how do you feed a family of 3 a satisfying meal on $10?. Let me tell you, on paper, Giant didn't look too promising.

Most poor families are just trying to get by, which means, they live for today. Get through today, worry about tommorow, tommorow. It's an unfortunate reality.

You're right. I used to be on WIC and they had a voucher for $6/weekly of vegetables per child. That got me a package of button mushrooms, a couple green peppers, maybe a couple of tomatoes.

To the OP I'm calling shenanigans. You can't be that ignorant. There are plenty of fit healthy black women out there and yet they still will have rounded hips, a curved bottom, and muscular thighs.

I think your a bored troll. I doubt that your black and if you really are, you were clearly raised by non black parents in the middle of the whitest town in America. How else to explain a self professed black woman who is that ignorant of her cultural and racial background.

OP here. No one in my family thinks that obesity is part of our culture. I have over 90 first cousins and only three are moderately obese. Many very good athletes. Both of my parents are black. I am quite black.

Obesity != black culture. Why are you being so obtuse? EVERY race has problems with obesity and as other pps have pointed out it's more of a class and education issue. Good for you and your family it's not an issue for you. You can stop acting as if it's an issue for every other black woman in america that doesn't have the good fortune to be related to you.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. No one in my family thinks that obesity is part of our culture. I have over 90 first cousins and only three are moderately obese. Many very good athletes. Both of my parents are black. I am quite black.

Obesity != black culture. Why are you being so obtuse? EVERY race has problems with obesity and as other pps have pointed out it's more of a class and education issue. Good for you and your family it's not an issue for you. You can stop acting as if it's an issue for every other black woman in america that doesn't have the good fortune to be related to you.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm Black and I find this thread hilarious...are people really this ignorant?

It's no surprise that a large part of the population of black people in the US are poor. If you have $10 to feed your family, what are you going to do? Not everyone can afford to shop "organically" at Whole Foods. When you have hungry children and you can fill them up for $2 at McDonald's....that's what you're going to do. There's no concern about nutritional content...the concern is to rid yourself of gnawing hunger. Some of you people are clueless.....do you really think that the problem is simply that black women like to eat? OMFG....get a clue.

This is a ridiculous argument and one that I hear over and over again. You don't have to be well-off to eat well. In fact, most people do NOT shop at Whole Foods. You can feed a family of 4 inexpensively. If I hear the "we eat at McDonalds because they're value meals are cheap" excuse, I'm going to scream. You may think that a $2 meal is cheap but you will pay for it down the road in higher health care costs due to obesity, high cholesterol, heart disease....

You know PP, I thought this way too and a part of me still does until my husband explained it to me just the other night. He took out a pen and paper and asked me to do the math. Just how much fruits and vegetables will $10 buy you at Giant, vs. how many happy meals you can get at Mcdonalds for $10. In other words, how do you feed a family of 3 a satisfying meal on $10?. Let me tell you, on paper, Giant didn't look too promising.

Most poor families are just trying to get by, which means, they live for today. Get through today, worry about tommorow, tommorow. It's an unfortunate reality.

You're right. I used to be on WIC and they had a voucher for $6/weekly of vegetables per child. That got me a package of button mushrooms, a couple green peppers, maybe a couple of tomatoes.

To the OP I'm calling shenanigans. You can't be that ignorant. There are plenty of fit healthy black women out there and yet they still will have rounded hips, a curved bottom, and muscular thighs.

I think your a bored troll. I doubt that your black and if you really are, you were clearly raised by non black parents in the middle of the whitest town in America. How else to explain a self professed black woman who is that ignorant of her cultural and racial background.

OP here. No one in my family thinks that obesity is part of our culture. I have over 90 first cousins and only three are moderately obese. Many very good athletes. Both of my parents are black. I am quite black.

Obesity != black culture. Why are you being so obtuse? EVERY race has problems with obesity and as other pps have pointed out it's more of a class and education issue. Good for you and your family it's not an issue for you. You can stop acting as if it's an issue for every other black woman in america that doesn't have the good fortune to be related to you.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. No one in my family thinks that obesity is part of our culture. I have over 90 first cousins and only three are moderately obese. Many very good athletes. Both of my parents are black. I am quite black.

Sorry OP anytime you have to say "I am quite black" as a justification there is something wrong. If you really were immersed in your claimed culure or really just the world around you wouldn't need to pose a question like this on a website that is frequented by predominantly white people. Really? What kind of answers did you envision receieving? Or did you want to commiserate with the culture you wish you were born into? Get a grip. Go volunteer somewhere predominantly black. I promise "your poeple" dont bite and maybe you will learn something. But if it makes you feel better you can leave your purse at home and bring your liscense and 5 bucks. For your reference, there is a link to the urban dictionary just in case you want to add some slang or try to make yourself sound more authentic. Black people just like everyone else come from all walks of life.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

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Sorry OP anytime you have to say "I am quite black" as a justification there is something wrong. If you really were immersed in your claimed culure or really just the world around you wouldn't need to pose a question like this on a website that is frequented by predominantly white people. Really? What kind of answers did you envision receieving? Or did you want to commiserate with the culture you wish you were born into? Get a grip. Go volunteer somewhere predominantly black. I promise "your poeple" dont bite and maybe you will learn something. But if it makes you feel better you can leave your purse at home and bring your liscense and 5 bucks. For your reference, there is a link to the urban dictionary just in case you want to add some slang or try to make yourself sound more authentic. Black people just like everyone else come from all walks of life.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm Black and I find this thread hilarious...are people really this ignorant?

It's no surprise that a large part of the population of black people in the US are poor. If you have $10 to feed your family, what are you going to do? Not everyone can afford to shop "organically" at Whole Foods. When you have hungry children and you can fill them up for $2 at McDonald's....that's what you're going to do. There's no concern about nutritional content...the concern is to rid yourself of gnawing hunger. Some of you people are clueless.....do you really think that the problem is simply that black women like to eat? OMFG....get a clue.

This is a ridiculous argument and one that I hear over and over again. You don't have to be well-off to eat well. In fact, most people do NOT shop at Whole Foods. You can feed a family of 4 inexpensively. If I hear the "we eat at McDonalds because they're value meals are cheap" excuse, I'm going to scream. You may think that a $2 meal is cheap but you will pay for it down the road in higher health care costs due to obesity, high cholesterol, heart disease....

Okay, tell us all here how to do that. When a single mom of four is working three jobs to pay the rent, she picks her kids up at aftercare (7:00 p.m.) and then goes to McD's. Full stomachs, and the kids get a toy. Takes an hour to get home (waiting for the bus for 25 minutes). Get home at 8:30, collapse. Do you think she's thinking of future health problems? Do you think she's thinking, okay, have to soak the beans for tomorrow and water my tomato plants on the balcony b/c I'm just so awesome and thrifty? I don't think so.

Bingo. That's the problem. Kid gets fat, stays fat, and has a lifetime of health problems. But oh well..... Tough break kiddo. At least you got a cool toy.

That wasnt the point of the example. The point of the example was to answer *Why would I feed my family crap from McD's instead of making them healthier choices?* If you're working multiple jobs to make ends meet, your more worried with making sure your kid doesn't starve today. He may be fat ten years from now, but at least he's still alive. It's called *making the best of a bad situation*.

Which begs the question: *What's the solution?* I'll tell you what its not, and that's making snarky posts about poor people on your laptop or expensive computer, whilst relaxing in your cozy and expensively furnished abode.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. The reason for my post is that I am curious why black women who are heavy think that is just the way it is. Sort of like "if I am black, I should be heavy".

I am black and quite thin, but I have heard my whole life that I am shaped like a white woman. How ridiculous is that?
I am thin because I eat little food (health conscious and picky). I have very little genetic contribution from Europe or Asia, so most (>85%) of my genes are African, and I am thin.

You sound a bit snobby OP. You are thin because you eat little food? Great, now go barf after you eat. Men probably say you are shaped like a white woman because you have no ass. I really doubt black people are born with the goal of being heavy, just because they are black. Weight has nothing to do with race my dear. Some people (of any race) are fat and just freaking proud of it.

And yes, I am "quite thin" myself, and I am black. Maybe we are cousins....

I am not snobby about anything. I am very health conscious, and I don't care what looks good, it is about diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. WHAT is wrong with that.
The people that talked about a white figure were ALL black and I started hearing that in my 20s. BTW, I still think that talking to someone about their figure is rude. Any man that is that into looks would scare me away.

WHAT is so snobby???

OP, if you are health conscious, then you should gain some weight. Studies have proven that people who are slightly overweight live longer than skinny people and fat people. Look it up. I'm very sorry to tell you that you are not as healthy as you think. Please gain some weight if you only care about health and not about what looks good.

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I am a black woman who believes that we are disproportionately overweight because we have greater stress because we are more likely to be working and raising our kids on our own. You can buy a bag of dry beans that will feed four for several days and rice for less than three dollars at any grocery store. But what single mother has the time and energy to make cheap healthy meals?

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Anonymous wrote:I am a black woman who believes that we are disproportionately overweight because we have greater stress because we are more likely to be working and raising our kids on our own. You can buy a bag of dry beans that will feed four for several days and rice for less than three dollars at any grocery store. But what single mother has the time and energy to make cheap healthy meals?

It takes time to eat. My grandmother raised 8 kids alone, and she was not obese because food was expensive. She also sewed all of their clothes, had no dishwasher, no TV, no refrigerator (until 1955), and no washing machine.
The excuses are scary. It means that things will never change.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. The reason for my post is that I am curious why black women who are heavy think that is just the way it is. Sort of like "if I am black, I should be heavy".

I am black and quite thin, but I have heard my whole life that I am shaped like a white woman. How ridiculous is that?
I am thin because I eat little food (health conscious and picky). I have very little genetic contribution from Europe or Asia, so most (>85%) of my genes are African, and I am thin.

You sound a bit snobby OP. You are thin because you eat little food? Great, now go barf after you eat. Men probably say you are shaped like a white woman because you have no ass. I really doubt black people are born with the goal of being heavy, just because they are black. Weight has nothing to do with race my dear. Some people (of any race) are fat and just freaking proud of it.

And yes, I am "quite thin" myself, and I am black. Maybe we are cousins....

I am not snobby about anything. I am very health conscious, and I don't care what looks good, it is about diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. WHAT is wrong with that.
The people that talked about a white figure were ALL black and I started hearing that in my 20s. BTW, I still think that talking to someone about their figure is rude. Any man that is that into looks would scare me away.

WHAT is so snobby???

OP, if you are health conscious, then you should gain some weight. Studies have proven that people who are slightly overweight live longer than skinny people and fat people. Look it up. I'm very sorry to tell you that you are not as healthy as you think. Please gain some weight if you only care about health and not about what looks good.

Reference?

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Anonymous wrote:I am a black woman who believes that we are disproportionately overweight because we have greater stress because we are more likely to be working and raising our kids on our own. You can buy a bag of dry beans that will feed four for several days and rice for less than three dollars at any grocery store. But what single mother has the time and energy to make cheap healthy meals?

It takes time to eat. My grandmother raised 8 kids alone, and she was not obese because food was expensive. She also sewed all of their clothes, had no dishwasher, no TV, no refrigerator (until 1955), and no washing machine.
The excuses are scary. It means that things will never change.

Yes, but back then we didn't have ridiculously over processed convenience foods. It's a good example of what one can do, but it's also a little disingenuous because the choices that she faced were very different than that of the single mother of today.

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Hahaha. Hoity toity OP.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a black woman who believes that we are disproportionately overweight because we have greater stress because we are more likely to be working and raising our kids on our own. You can buy a bag of dry beans that will feed four for several days and rice for less than three dollars at any grocery store. But what single mother has the time and energy to make cheap healthy meals?

It takes time to eat. My grandmother raised 8 kids alone, and she was not obese because food was expensive. She also sewed all of their clothes, had no dishwasher, no TV, no refrigerator (until 1955), and no washing machine.
The excuses are scary. It means that things will never change.

Yes, but back then we didn't have ridiculously over processed convenience foods. It's a good example of what one can do, but it's also a little disingenuous because the choices that she faced were very different than that of the single mother of today.

OK, then you are talking about choices. That is correct, it IS about choices.

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Anonymous wrote:When we're talking about two-thirds of ALL Americans being overweight or obese, we're not just talking about poor people.

Also, when we're talking about 80% of black women being overweight or obese, we're not just talking about poor black people or city-dwellers.

We're talking about a nation and various sub-populations where being overweight is far more common than being normal weight. At the point we are at, being normal weight looks unusually "skinny" b/c people are used to seeing huskier people everywhere they look.

However, as the statistics show, black women are getting overweight/obese on a faster pace. We can come up with all kinds of explanations and reasons, but the biological effects are the same ... earlier death from weight-related diseases.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/health/14obese.html
Where are you receiving your data that 80% of Black women are obese. I have attached a NY Times article which indicates that the obesity among Black women are closer to 50%. Yes there are a lot of Big Mommas in my race, but I really take exception to what is described as obese. First, doctors compare body size of Black women to white women. A white woman's body size is what is supposed to be normal. Normal for who. That in my opinion is a no, no. I am 5 feet 8 3/4 in height. I weight 168 pounds. Yet, my doctor says that I am overweight. Not, when I weiged 155 pounds I looked like I was a waif and was always hungry. So, if I am obese so be it. Personally, I have no desire to look like an ironing board or kate Moss like. BTW-- other than what piece of paper states regarding my perceived obesity, I have perfect BP, cholesteral, no diabetes, cancer, etc. I do have a lack of vitamin A. Perhaps because I don't sit in the sun soaking up rays to turn brown.