‘Weight Watchers’ Changes Their ‘Offensive’ Name

In the days of body positivity and obesity-acceptance, it is no longer acceptable to say you are “watching your weight.”

So Weight Watchers is changing their HORRIBLY OFFENSIVE name.

I kid you not.

Weight Watchers is now WW. We have a mission: to inspire healthy habits for real life—for everyone. We’ll always be the global leader in weight loss. Now we’re becoming the world’s partner in wellness. Learn more: https://t.co/mtCRV10xx2 #WeAreWW pic.twitter.com/2uNqaNYber

— WW (@ww_us) September 24, 2018

A big announcement from Weight Watchers… the company’s CEO and President @mindygrossman announces they will be changing their name and explains why. pic.twitter.com/iD19M57F5k

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 24, 2018

Goooot it.

And while this all seems innocent enough – we SHOULD focus on “wellness,” there is absolutely no doubt that this move is being made under the watch of SJWs.

According to Daily Wire:

While the name change might be commercially smart — widening (no pun intended) the net for potential clients — it’s clearly done in the same pitch as obesity activists who incorrectly claim weight has no real bearing on wellness and health.

In fact, Weight Watchers was recently on the receiving end of severe scorn for their focus on “weight,” a seeming push towards their latest change. As reported by the BBC, “Earlier this year, Weight Watchers’ decision to offer free membership for the summer to teenagers, sparked an outcry from eating disorder groups, with a hashtag #wakeupweightwatchers quickly gaining ground.”

There have also been frequent campaigns, perhaps well-intended though wrongheaded, by activists, indignant keyboard warriors, and B-list celebs for focusing on “weight” at all.

“[S]ocial media campaigns such as the #iweigh hashtag have become popular,” notes the BBC, adding, “The campaign, started by ‘The Good Place’ star Jameela Jamil, encourages others to look beyond their weight, and instead to count other ‘measurements’ in their life such as your ‘three best friends’ or your ‘one loving sister.’ The iweigh Instagram account now has 153,000 followers.”

I keep seeing more and more people say that “obesity” and “health” are not mutually exclusive. THERE IS NO LINK!

For decades, the medical community has ignored mountains of evidence to wage a cruel and futile war on fat people, poisoning public perception and ruining millions of lives. It’s time for a new paradigm. https://t.co/hVbkUmBcIe

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) September 19, 2018

Huffington Post invited me to talk about the recent article, “Everything You Know About Obesity is Wrong”, and why it’s good but also why we need to keep pushing the conversation farther. https://t.co/KznAgcHVfu

— Sarah Hollowell 🐝 (@sarahhollowell) September 21, 2018

“Weight and health are not perfect synonyms…Studies have found that anywhere from one-third to three-quarters of people classified as obese are metabolically healthy. They show no signs of elevated blood pressure, insulin resistance or high cholesterol. ” pic.twitter.com/Gof8sJMcHt

— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) September 19, 2018

Is it, though?

‘Years from now, we will look back in horror at the counterproductive ways we addressed the obesity epidemic and the barbaric ways we treated fat people—long after we knew there was a… https://t.co/jAmsfmOkBc

— Fiona Willer AdvAPD (@FionaWiller) September 19, 2018

No one is pushing back on this. That would be “rude.”

But is it REALLY “barbaric” for doctors to tell obese people they should lose weight?

REALLY?