She speaks the truth. She has gotten death threats over these comments.
Jordin's weight sparks debateJune 5, 2007
Jordin Sparks fans are angered at an obesity expert who said that the "American Idol" winner should lose some weight.
MeMe Roth of the National Action Against Obesity told msnbc.com's The Scoop that there have been "hate posts calling for my death" ever since she went on Fox TV and said that Sparks is overweight.
"When I look at Jordin I see diabetes, I see heart disease, I see high cholesterol," Roth said. "That's what's so sad about this - she is not the vision of health - she is the vision of 'unhealth.'"
Roth says she stands by her words - but did not call Sparks "obese" or say some of the other things that irate posters have attributed to her. Roth says that some have misconstrued her words because of Fox's "sensationalized setup."
Roth told msnbc.com that she admires the 17-year-old singer's talent and "effervescent personality" but adds that "her extra weight is a reflection of today's society and a culture where many of our children have compromised health due to unhealthful food choices and inactivity. ... We have to stop with the 'baby fat,' 'curvy,' 'goddess' euphemisms and own this child health crisis."
Says Roth: "You'll also find Miss Sparks to be quite contradictory. In her latest People magazine interview she's both declaring to 'love her body' just as it is, while at the same time, in the sidebar, advising other 'plus-size' females on how to dress slim."
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