WELCOME BACK TO "THE BIG
SATURDAY SHOW."
THE WOKE MOB NOW COMING AFTER
THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY.
SURE, WHY NOT.
CLAIMING THAT THE TERM OBESITY
IS, DING, DING, DING, RACIST.
AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE
CLUMSY PHRASE PEOPLE WITH LARGER
BODIES, UNQUOTE.
A DIETICIAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
ILLINOIS-CHICAGO PUBLISHED AN
ARTICLE WHICH READS IN PART,
QUOTE: CHARLES DARWIN AND OTHER
RACE SCIENTISTS CREATED AN
HIERARCHY OF CIVILIZATION.
FATNESS AND DIFFERENT BODY
CHARACTERISTIC CHARACTERISTICS
WERE USED AS A MARKER OF, QUOTE,
UNCIVILIZED BEHAVIOR, UNQUOTE.
I LITERALLY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I
JUST READ.
I’VE GOT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,
THAT WAS LIKE LISTENING TO
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE READ OFF THE
WRONG NOTECARD, NICOLE.
[LAUGHTER]
HERE’S MY QUESTION.
I READ SOMEWHERE AS OF 2020, 42%
OF ADULTS IN THIS COUNTRY ARE
CONSIDERED OBESE.
MY QUESTION IS, HOW MANY OF
THOSE FOLKS ARE, YOU KNOW,
WHITE?
>> WELL,, FIRST OF ALL, RACIAL
AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES --
[LAUGHTER]
OF COURSE THERE ARE.
RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES
ABSOLUTELY DO EXIST WHEN WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT ADULT OBESITY.
SO THIS IS WHERE I TAKE ISSUE.
YOU HAVE OVER TWO-THIRDS OF
AMERICANS WHO ARE EITHER
CONSIDERED OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE,
AND THOSE ARE BOTH LINKED TO A
MULTITUDE OF HEALTH CONDITIONS;
CANCER, HEART DISEASE.
I MEAN, HONESTLY, THIS COULD BE
AN ENTIRE HOUR SEGMENT, AND IT
COSTS MILLIONS, TENS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS EVERY SINGLE YEAR
CREATING OBESE -- TREATING
OBESITY AND WEIGHT-RELATED
ILLNESS IN OUR COUNTRY.
THE DIFFERENCE IS, THERE ARE
THINGS YOU CAN DO TO NO LONGER
BE OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE SUCH AS
LIFESTYLE CHANGES, MEDICATION,
PROCEDURES.
WHEN YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT RACE,
THESE ARE THINGS YOU CANNOT
CHANGE.
SO YOU CANNOT SAY THAT IT IS
RACIST TO CALL SOMEONE OBESE.
THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT WE
HAVE IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY.
IT’S HARD FOR US TO EVEN TALK
ABOUT WEIGHT WITH OUR PATIENTS
BECAUSE WE CAN BE ACCUSED OF
FAT-SHAMING AND DISCRIMINATION,
BUT WE NEED TO REMOVE THOSE
BARRIERS BECAUSE OUR WEIGHT IS
KILLING OUR COUNTRY FINANCIALLY
AND ALSO PHYSICALLY.
>> DAVID, I’VE GOT TO ASK YOU AS
FAR AS WORDS BEING CHANGED OR
BANNED, YOU KNOW, RIOTING AND
LOOTING, THOSE TWO TERMS ARE NOW
CONSIDERED RACIST BECAUSE THOSE
FOLKS OVER AT ANTIFA WHO SEEM TO
BE PREDOMINANTLY WHITE, THEY
DON’T LOOSE, AND THEY DON’T DO
ANYTHING IN TERMS OF RIOTING.
YET NOW THOSE TWO WORDS ARE
CONSIDERED RACIST AS WELL.
EVEN WEBSTER’S DICTIONARY BANNED
THE WORD MISTRESS BECAUSE THEY
SAID THAT WAS SEXIST.
AGAIN, THE WOKE ASPECT OF THIS
COUNTRY IS TRULY REMARKABLE WHEN
WE KEEP BANNING THESE SORT OF
WORDS AND NOT REALIZING JUST --
IT’S PROBABLY THE BEST
UNINTENTIONAL COMEDY OUT THERE.
NO ONE’S REALLY TAKING IT
SERIOUSLY, ARE THEY?
>> WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, SOME
PEOPLE PROBABLY DO CAN TAKE IT
SERIOUSLY, JOE.
LOOK, LET’S BAN THE PROBLEM, NOT
BAN THE WORD AND CHANGE IT.
DURING COVID I DECIDED TO LOSE
SOME WEIGHT BECAUSE, LIKE AT LOT
OF OTHER PEOPLE, I HAD PUT IT
ON.
I DECIDED TO GO TO THE GYM.
I’M WALKING, I’M DOING THINGS,
I’M EATING BETTER.
I UNDERSTAND IN POORER
COMMUNITIES WHETHER IT’S A FOOD
DESERT OR BAD DIET OR WHETHER
IT’S SOMETHING ELSE, AND IT
DOESN’T MATTER BECAUSE OF COLOR,
BUT COLOR -- IT ONLY MATTERS
WHEN IT’S REALLY ETHNICITY,
BLACKS ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO
THINGS LIKE DIABETES, MIDDLE
EASTERNERS, THERE ARE OTHER
FACTORS THAT COME WITH
ETHNICITY.
THE COLOR OF SKIN IS JUST WHAT
IS ON THE OUTSIDE.
SO STOP BANNING THE WAR AND STOP
BANNING THE PROBLEM.
START HELPING PEOPLE LEARN
NUTRITION IN HIGH SCHOOL OR KIDS
LEARN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IN
GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND TEACH PARENTS
BECAUSE, UNFORTUNATELY, PARENTS
WHO DON’T KNOW AND DON’T ENFORCE
WITH THEIR CHILDREN ARE HELPING
US RAISE A GENERATION OF PEOPLE
WHO WILL HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS
THAT DOCTORS -- LIKE NICOLE --
WILL BE BUSY TIL THE END OF
THEIR CAREERS.
I’M SICK OF THESE PROFESSORS,
I’M A BLACK MAN, I KNOW WHAT
FACES ME POTENTIALLY FROM AN
ETHNIC STANDPOINT.
AND I’M NOT BLAMING IT ON
ANYBODY, I’M DOING SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.
WE NEED TO HELP PEOPLE DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
SOLVE THE PROBLEM, NOT PLAY THIS
WOKE GAME WITH WORDS.
>> TRUST ME, AMERICA AND THOSE
WATCHING AROUND THE WORLD, I
HAVE PEOPLE CLOSE TO DAVID THAT
SAY HE WAS AT A GYM IN THE
MORNING.
OKAY, AND HE BRAGGED ABOUT IT IN
AN E-MAIL WHEN WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE SHOW --
[LAUGHTER]
BUT STILL, HE DOES WORK OUT
EVERY DAY, AND YOU SHOULD BE
PROUD OF THAT, THAT’S WHY YOU
LOOK THE WAY YOU DO.
ANYWAY, JACKIE, THIS IS ALSO
FROM THE ARTICLE.
QUOTE: WHEN WE CALL FOR WEIGHT
LOSS, WE SHIFT BLAME ONTO
INDIVIDUALS AND MAKE HEALTH AND
WEIGHT A, QUOTE, PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY, UNQUOTE, WHEN
OFTEN THEY ARE THE RESULT OF
UNCOMFORTABLE GENETIC OR
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.
IN OTHER WORDS, JACKIE, NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT, THIS IS
JUST THE WAY YOU WERE BORN OR
WHERE YOU LIVE.
>> WELL, THERE’S A LOTT THAT YOU
CAN DO ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN ADOPT HEALTHIER HABITS,
BUT LET’S SAY YOU WANT TO STICK
WITH THAT GENERALIZATION, FOR
EXAMPLE, AND SAY THAT OBESITY IS
HIGHER IN LOWER INCOME
COMMUNITIES.
RIGHT NOW WITH FOOD PRICES
SKYROCKETING ON AVERAGE OVER 9%,
IT’S ALWAYS BEEN MORE EXPENSIVE
TO EAT THEM HEALTHY, SO WHAT DO
YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE
REACHING FOR?
THE FRESH FOODS AT THE GROCERY
STORE WITH THE STICKER PRICES
SKYROCKETING, OR ARE THEY GOING
TO BE CHOOSING TO EAT MORE FAST
FOOD TO TENDS -- THAT TENDS TO
STAY CHEAPER AND MORE
AFFORDABLE?
I BRING THIS BACK TO THE
ADMINISTRATION AND SAY REALLY
LOOK AT WHAT YOU’RE DOING HERE.
THERE ARE CATASTROPHIC
CONSEQUENCES TO SOME OF THE
POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTED.
>> THAT’S SO TRUE, RIGHT?
YOU’RE GOING TO GO TO
McDONALD’S AND GET THE HAPPY
MEAL FOR $6 BEFORE YOU GET THE