Black People: Short, Fat and Proud Of That?!?!
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We are "short, fat, and proud of that" succinctly describes the Black community's relationship to gluttony. The quaint lyric sung by Winnie the Pooh in the Disney classic, The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh is comical when applied to the make-believe bear. Sadly, however, it is tragic when describing the gluttony destroying the black community. According to Blackdemographics.com, Black people are the most obese ethnic group in America. We suffer from the dreaded "co-morbidities" more than any other ethnic group. However, In an odd twist, according to Pew Research Center black people are the most religious ethnicity in America, We attend church more frequently, regard religion as important in our daily lives, and have historically regarded faith in God as a primary cause for our behavior. Why is this odd? It is odd because if you know anything about the Bible, you know that it does not speak glowingly about gluttony. So why are the most religious people, who esteem God & the Bible highly, also marked by a lack of self-control in our eating habits? I believe that the reason is three-fold. First, we have embraced shameful behavior by changing language. Second, our men have been systematically removed from the home by a combination of the government and black women, leaving multiple generations unprotected and without direction. Finally, because it lacks works, our faith has become largely dead.
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