15 Aug 2011
Posted by Miss Kissy 
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Sexy man Boris Kodjoe spoke bluntly on twitter over the weekend. He chose to speak on a touchy subject called “weight”. Of course many of the bigger women were not too happy with Boris’ bluntness. Boris stated that people needed to become more health conscious and take better care of themselves. The drama started with one tweet. He tweeted: “Like a baby. Had nightmares though about 300 pound women in thongs gnawing on chicken wings while grinding on me. Scary. Gotta Love North Carolina.”
A few of his followers asked if he had problems with bigger women. Of course Boris said that he loved all types of women but that he and his wife were all about good health. Boris decided to educate his followers on obesity in the African American community:
“Ok, people. Just to make it clear. I love all women! I love them tall and short, big and small, dark and light, short hair and long hair. You all know [Nicole] and I are all about health. And we as a community have to be more conscious of our health. The numbers are shocking. I love ‘thickness’. And I love a woman who loves herself. And loving yourself is being healthy. Here some # from the US Dept. for minority health: 4 out of 5 African-American women are overweight or obese! Obesity related diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer (only 5 types of cancer are hereditary) are the leading cause of death. It’s not about conforming to these ridiculous ‘skinny’ beauty standards in the media, it’s about being healthy so your kids can be healthy.”
High blood pressure and Type II diabetes are only 30% from genes and 70% from environmental input, aka bad diet and no exercise[...]By popular demand, a new slogan: SEXY STACKED GODDESS No weight differentiation, BMI, or label needed. It stands for healthy and confident. “
Boris continued to tweet none legitimate fat excuses he’s heard from people refusing to lose weight:and also started the trending topic ‘#FATEXCUSES’ which were reasons people refused to lose weight.
Fat Excuse – ‘DON’T HAVE TIME TO EXCERCISE‘ If u have time 2 watch ‘Keeping up With the Kardashians’ u hv time 2 do jumping-jacks n crunches
Fat Excuse-’IT’S SO BORING‘ Well, put your iPod on and do the Dougie, work out with your man, or take a fun class
Fat Excuse -’I HAVE NO MONEY FOR A GYM’ Go in the park and walk, bike, walk stairs, do it in your bedroom, do the Boogie…again
Fat Excuse-’MEN LIKE THICK GIRLS’ There’s a difference between a healthy and sexy stacked goddess and an unhealthy obese one
Fat Excuse -’I LIKE FRIED FOODS’ ok, portion control is key. You don’t have to be a vegan, just take it easy on too much fried and processed foods
To finish off his educational session, Boris made a point to throw in Rihanna’s name to prove that our culture is more obsessed with celebrities than they are the real issues that affect our community.
I don’t butter up. I challenge people and I want to be challenged. I want us to be healthier, happier, more successful with real aspirations. Our kids’ education sucks, our health is poor, our men are in jail, and we are broke, so let’s not talk about Rhianna’s hair color ok?
Gotcha! see, that’s all we care about. Sad. I’m done for today. Just everyone please take some responsibility for yourselves. Let’s all be better.
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I agree with everything he said except that the American Public is more concerned with celebrities than they are actual issues. Seeing as to how I write a lot of articles, some about celebrities and some about everyday issues I see that people are actually concerned with real life issues than they are celebrities. My featured posts which are about every life issues that are written from scratch by me get shared on facebook 80% more than one of my celebrity posts.. I don’t know if this is due to me having more conscious fans or what not.. I was surprised by this. So it’s safe to say not everyone is walking around sleeping and only concerned with celebrities.
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In my opinion, he should have kepts his dream to himself. Yes, a lot of African Americans are obese, but when you see what is said to be obese by the American Health Association it might be someone who’s 5lbs overweight
True that Kissy, I’m more concerned about our economy, our poor AA+ CREDIT RATING and who is gonna be running against OUR president in 2012. Celebrities in my opinion our an interesting non fundamental past time, for example boris koejoe’s opinion on every big girls excuse not to want to be healthy.
i agree 110% percent with everything he said…..look at their carts in the market; nothing but chips, cookies, ice cream, boxed this and boxed that…no fruits or veggies!! i sat watching people one day in a mall and every black woman that came thr0ugh (at that time) were not only big but hugh!! ridiculous…some could barely walk a second before they were out of breath…..all they have to do is walk!! that's it..just walk and the weight will come off!! and i don't mean stroll like i see some of them doing at the park; pick up the pace!! and the latino women are big too!! i see them everyday in my neighborhood……bottom line they should try to take better care of their bodies and stop with the ridiculous excuses!!! peace 'n abundance……
Just piggybackin on the person above me, when Michael Jordan played for The Bulls he was considered to be overweight. Not all statitistics are true. People are built differently. A 5 foot 4 black woman at 150 lbs looks different than a 5 foot 4 white girl. i do agree people should stop making excuses, but thats only the ones who want or need to lose weight. Some women [black, white, asian] love being big!
It's true in the African American community there needs to be some lifestyle changes sooner than later. We are killing ourselves with poor eating habits and lack of exercise.
Let's get real, people (and I mean men and women–b/c it is a "people" problem not a black-woman-only issue) know when they're overweight or obese. Many prefer to stay in denial rather than do the hard work it takes to lose weight and stay fit. (And, yes, for some, it is a medical condition…but there's help for these folks, too.) And, guess what, it gets more difficult as the years pass and we get older. You have to make staying in shape and healthy a lifetime commitment. K-I'm off my soapbox, folks! I agree with Boris Kodjoe 100%.
he has a good point. my only beef is he decided to point the discussion towards women…men can be fat asses too..however women are ridiculed more for it. and one other point…the standards that are used are geared towards middle class whi…te america…so a person from a different ethnic group/race that is actually well proportioned and healthy can be considered overweight and obese. I am considered obese by those standards and there is no way that I am
Stop with the lame excuses already…Boris is correct. And to Mia…nice try, but someone 5lbs over the "normal weight" is not considered OBESE. 4 out of 5 black women are OBESE…get it in your heads and stop with the excuses.
Some comments on this thread are already making excuses for the obese community. Get over it! Green Juice Fast your ass into shape, swim, walk, learn how to run and ride a bike again. I’m sick of seeing folks dying off of preventable diet related diseases! Do for yourself and get off your ass!
Im eating salads fruit water n occasional wine but i try to keep off the weight
Does he have a job?
Well what u going to do bout being ugly inside and out??? not cute smh miserable ignorant bitch…
yes Giovanni Zamanillo his job is being fine as hell. LOL
Damn…..lmao
Why doesn’t he address ALL obese women?
Why dont he come out with a program for fat people. Instead of just pointing fingers. Hey i used to be close to 400lbs. I worked it off. Sometimes it is the food keeping fat
@Jennifer why the hell are you on Kissy’s page? Just to hate on her? Call her ignorant but you’re desperate for attention.
Lol being ugly people cant cure
He needs to get a life and worried about his wife and what’s going on with his family. He’s really smelling himself.
We all are gonna die someday of something fat & skinny, so i say if ur happy with the way u are then i love it live life to the fullest….eat, drink & be merry…..okay
I say kudos to Boris on this it's valid & the truth if any fat women gets upset behind it that's because they are guilty of the self neglect, he was not derogatory in any manner. I know I need to see a gym hell I have one where I live its free, pool & sauna as well but I don't use it maybe this post has motivated me to utilize them today I know the affects of obesity personally I lost 2 sisters due to diabetes undiagnosed I was always the skinny sister but over the years fatness has kicked in its time to take back control of my life #my2cents.
I say kudos to Boris on this it’s valid & the truth if any fat women gets upset behind it that’s because they are guilty of the self neglect, he was not derogatory in any manner. I know I need to see a gym hell I have one where I live its free, pool & sauna as well but I don’t use it maybe this post has motivated me to utilize them today I know the affects of obesity personally I lost 2 sisters due to diabetes undiagnosed I was always the skinny sister but over the years fatness has kicked in its time to take back control of my life #my2cents.
Being skinny with no meat on your bones ain’t cute either!!! smh… no ass, no meat on your legs, no meat nowhere… that’s not a good look… yeah we should be healthy because obesity is a killer but being skinny is not cute or cool either!!!! No attractive at all… some of these women are so skinny that they look like bobble-heads.. their heads are way bigger than their bodies and that’s just not attractive!
Just because your NOT fat doesn’t mean your healthy! Steve Jobs was a normal size and ended up dying from cancer. Monica (the singer) has high blood pressure
I applaud you for posting this! We, as a society, need to stop being so nice to fat people. I gained alot of weight after football, and I’m just now taking it off. STOP INHIBITING THE FAT! We’re disgusting!
Coming from the person with an unhealthy child…work that out!
WE CAN PROBABLY NAME MORE SKINNY FOLKS DYING FROM HEALTH PROBLEMS THEN OBESE FOLKS.
Lol
I remember I said some words like that as I was walking around the track in college “There is just no excuse for being fat, I’ll never be “fat”".
Shiiiiit I’ll never speak about what there are no excuses for ever again. Everyone has there ways of dealing with stress and its not always so easy. Most of us were never taught how to properly deal with stress and most fix it with whatever feels good for them. I know that now and I personally wouldn’t dare be so bold as to say what another person should be doing ever again. I don’t make excuses, I know I’m fat but I know how it happens. Its the same as smoking, drinking or doing anything else in excess. Shit happens and this isn’t a black woman thing the entire country damn “fat” lol (sorry to laugh but its true)
And some would say Im not fat but it all depends on your personal best and I know my personal best and this ain’t it lol so ill keep calling myself fat until i finally get it together and get back to being the best possible me I can be.
Comments like these just make me all the more realize what I need to be doing so thank you Kissy and thank you Boris with your fine azz lol
Forget HIM!!!!…. I LOVE MI SIZE dnt get me wrong at times I wish I was a lil smaller but hey I know Wat I need to do to get smaller but it want happen n one day so I just work it So once again Screw HIM
Lmao
He’s wrong!! Most Black women don’t work-out due to hair issues!! No excuse but many do use it as an excuse!!! rather deal with hair issues than health issues anyday!!
lmao!!! why just b;ack women elive it or not i know alot of beautiful bbws there some nasty ass latin and not to mention white women tell him to stfu and get the fuck outta here with that
kissy this is so old he did this for attention
He’ll if he wants to pay for me to lose weight then I am in…
I didn’t take his comments as being offensive, but more as a call to get healthy. I used to be almost 250lbs and have worked down to 180 (still working on it). My blood pressure was through the roof, I was pre-diabetic and felt terrible all the time. Yes, I wanted to look better, but more importantly I wanted to live a healthy life. There wasn’t much in that article that wasn’t the truth about not exercising and living a healthy lifestyle.
did anyone actually read what he tweeted….kissy u really meed to cute the crap!!!!!
boris is gay
Yall went so ham on that Gabby post and had it deleted. Damn shame yall!!!! Fat Warriors unite, I guess huh??? Boris…lol
as a plus size woman, i care not what someone one from hollywood says. the p lace where everyone and everything is FAKE. I LOVE the hell out of me PHAT and all and that is all that matters. PLUS, just had my physical and I am healthier than most those fools in hollywood. makes no sense to work out but drink, smoke and drug yourself into a stooper and then you can’t even admit to your own self that your an abuser of drugs and alcohol. One CANNOT hate on another for ANY reason, yet love themselves. Ppl who do that have some level of self-hatred of themselves regardless of how fine they are.
I luv my size! I must confess I hate watching fat ppl eat fatty foods. #makes my stomach turn. I luv to eat but I do watch my daily intake
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Love it!
Too true!!!