Jennifer Livingston; Bullying and Weight Stigma
October 10, 2012 by Becky Henry
Filed under Body Image, Bullying, Featured, HAES
Interesting that the week after BEDA’s Weight Stigma Awareness Week that this mom and LaCrosse, WI news anchor, Jennifer Livingston was called a “poor role model” due to her weight by a viewer. It is hard to not wonder if the viewer who found it so important to take the time to write in sees the irony […]
Size Bullying IS Bullying, thank you Jennifer for fighting back!
October 4, 2012 by Emma Wood
Filed under Activism, Activism, Advocacy, Body Image, Bullying, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Role Models, Weight Stigma
If no one has ever criticized you for your weight, body shape or size you may not know that this was bullying. If you have never been yelled at by a bunch of teenage boys in a pickup truck as you were going for an evening walk, you may not realize this was bullying. If […]
Jennifer Livingston, Caroline Rothstein, Katie Couric, Lady Gaga — Body Image Warriors
October 2, 2012 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Empowerment, Fat Acceptance, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Loving Your Body, Media Literacy, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Weight Stigma
Another public personality stands up to bullying due to weight bias and stigma. News reporter Jennifer Livingston in LaCrosse, Wisconsin stood up to a bully who had the audacity to write to her about her appearance. Watch it, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIwBwJzl5eI&sns=em Her message is clear: it is time to stand up to bullies regardless of who […]
