FBF Plus-Size News Spotlight: BMI, FAA to Weigh Passengers, and Fat Liberation Month

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I’m Laura Rice, and this is another Plus-Size News Spotlight. We end the week with the good, the bad, and the suspect. But in the words of Missy Elliot, let’s flip it and reverse it. The Bad: Body Mass Index or BMI. Is B.M.I. a Scam?: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/style/is-bmi-a-scam.html Busting Myths on Health and Weight: https://lindobacon.com/videos/busting-myths-health-weight/ Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439 Although it has been touted as a reliable indicator of health, yet again, a number of health experts have countered and said that BMI is scientifically unsound, unreliable, unrealistic, and based on the white male body. The Suspect: the Federal Aviation Administration may require some passengers to be weighed before boarding US air carriers. Passengers may refuse. Airlines weighing passengers before a flight? The FAA says most probably won’t do that: https://www.fastcompany.com/90638076/airlines-weighing-passengers-before-a-flight-the-faa-says-most-probably-wont-do-that The Good! The First Annual Fat Liberation Month How Are You Celebrating NAAFA’s First Annual Fat Liberation Month?!: https://thecurvyfashionista.com/naafa-fat-liberation-month/ We join the National Association of Fat Acceptance or NAAFA in celebrating the first annual Fat Liberation month. In a recent article published by The Curvy Fashionista, “After months of being home and hearing fatphobic messages, it’s time to start celebrating our legacy, bodies, and freedom.” In this spirit, we disregard BMI measurements, refuse to be weighed before boarding planes, but we get out in these streets and live our best, healthy lives! With that, don’t forget to like and subscribe to Full Body Frequency. Stay tuned for more.