Britney Spears Fat

But so much of the criticism of her VMA performance was that she was FAT!

My first though was, “Dayum! White folks is CRAZY!” Of course initial reactions and reasoned responses are different, so I now ask, more grammatically and without over-generalizing: why do so many white people think this way?

It wasn’t just men. I’ve heard white women calling her a “stupid cow” or saying “her fat *** looked so gross”.

Setting aside the issue of her choice of dress,

1, The woman has just had a child.
2. I doubt she was even overweight according to medical standards (which are a bit skewed anyway).
3. She didn’t look bad. (Foolish yes, but not “gross”)

Black women get bombarded with the same media images (and worse), but do not suffer the same prevalence of anorexia, bulimia, yo-yo dieting, and needing to be skinny.
I wonder why white women do this to themselves and each other.
Layla

I didn’t think they were making excuses for her. They were attacking her for other things too. Some of the criticisms are valid. I just found the “fat” thing outrageous
Anna

I do have my facts. Although rates of binge eating disorder are close to rates among white women, rates of anorexia and bulimia, which I referred to, are much lower.

“Anorexia nervosa is found mainly in the white (>95%) adolescent (>75%) populations of the middle and upper socioeconomic classes, although it can be observed in either *** and in people of any race, age, or social stratum.”

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic115.htm

Gertrude