Boris Kodjoe ruffled some plus-sized feathers on Twitter over the weekend when he gave his opinion on the need for black people to take better care of themselves. With his over 77,000 followers, who are probably mostly women, Kodjoe wrote:“Like a baby. Had nightmares though about 300 pound women in thongs gnawing on chicken wings while grinding on me. Scary.”
So you could imagine the drama that erupted shortly after his post. His fans criticized him, despite his attempt to do damage control. “I love ‘thickness’. And I love a woman who loves herself. And loving yourself is being healthy.” He goes on to say, “the numbers are shocking and that he along with his wife are all about health, and we as a community have to be more conscious of our health.”
According to the statistics, Black women are overweight compared to others in America. The U.S. Department for Minority Health says four out of five women are considered obese.
