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'Culture Warriors' examine a controversial campaign ad against childhood obesity that has upset a group of mom bloggers
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-- story segment tonight as you know First Lady Michelle Obama on a campaign to fight childhood obesity in America.
70% of American children now obese and 36%.
36% of all Americans are in that category.
But some mothers are angry about the anti obesity campaign here now the warriors Gretchen Carlson Margaret so why -- -- I had some of the moms on.
Well what's going on here isn't Georgia 40% of the kids are -- 75% of the kids.
Who are these his parents don't even recognize that there of these so this is actually I did yesterday when that come from that children's health center -- Atlanta you deserve.
What they found.
Is that it cost 2.4 billion dollars in state money year to to treat what happens these kids get to type two diabetes -- and it was a country and so there's nonprofit organization created these at.
Adds to educate the -- the populace and Atlanta about.
Obesity in the child obesity thing all right let's roll the tape on one of the -- -- -- -- -- -- That's been strong -- -- not.
Are so some of these mom bloggers say look we should feel sorry for kids who are fat and I -- -- will -- this will further statement ties them OK let me speak about this personally.
I was a chubby -- So I can say about what I'm gonna say right now which is thank god they're doing an ad like that how we -- -- you I was -- can't I struggled my weight every single day and you know how I keep myself somewhat fit.
Personal responsibility.
That's what this is about this is a life threatening issue for our kids.
They're getting fatter and fatter -- using your dad or that's kind of -- ahead which does though demean the child a little bit because the mom sitting with the job.
But they've got to get the attention of the American you think it's worth it because it gets your attention and you -- well.
What this campaign did these moms got together and they created 23 million impressions on Twitter it's that it's -- -- -- that -- -- there's that thing called a hash tag.
And it had to change this Koppel located throughout the Twitter verse.
For an entire month 23 million people -- -- they are saying their messages that what you're doing you're shaming kids and that is not a motivate -- for becoming -- What about the parents though.
What about the parents when you know what we have I don't we have freedoms -- -- in this country.
And as -- says some people put on weight easier than other people some people are lazy or some people just want to be fat they -- he like food.
We don't have a right to intrude on unless it intrudes on August and it doesn't health care industry.
And unfortunately with children they get bullied into.
Nine year old boy Catholic school -- right.
-- -- -- talent contest where is as I should know this and Winona Minnesota Barak might have it over -- prime time that's where Carlson was eating as a child.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- In the -- contest okay and this is taken by somebody and obviously in the content so we we don't hear the music.
But the kid.
Apes Jackson by.
Grabbing his pants -- okay because that's what Jackson does grabs his pants so he does a whole routine.
And everybody's watching it and then after the routine.
The -- -- suspended from school.
The rights of -- goes up to the mother and to the sun.
And says -- that was gross misconduct and you'll be indefinitely suspended this is a Catholic fund raising event apparently.
This routine -- done it several times before it had been screened.
By teachers' feelings in that they were looking out for in these routines was language that would not be appropriate.
The mom was horrified at this indefinite suspension she had a meeting with the principal.
He's nine years old is giving your third grade he ended up having a one day suspension he's now back in school the principal and -- -- apologizing to him and.
And if you assess how about a kid had performed just before it worked really hard has retained desktop staged a teacher so and it finally saw him dancing there that's good dancer there were two gestures at the -- -- -- Yellow -- Susie that's -- -- it doesn't even talk to the parents first this night here elbow way.
I just gotten up in front of all his peers teachers friends community guidelines of good Vietnam -- way.
You don't remember and -- -- causes it because she was a chubby kid she could speak to this very emotionally.
Because I -- -- -- -- -- -- suspect that my life.
I convicted as emotional all right.
About this kid -- -- and it hated even nobody was right that's number one so intent.
-- you know in a Catholic Church you can't -- said it was you intend to can all right gift -- hit yet you know it's a sin and then commit.
All right.
No mood to do.
Grabbed the -- wasn't the wise thing in the world not I don't know what the teachers knew what they didn't -- I can see that but I I think it was an overreaction to suspend the kit.
I would have pulled him aside and said you touch your pants again I'm gonna -- -- -- rankles that's with the way they used to do it Catholic school I don't know if they're allowed to do that and more.
Okay and here's why -- can't do it because it it's not sending the right message to your peers.
But I gotta tell you compare to what I did.
This kid should got a little metal plus get -- I did it that's cool I'll tell -- story someday when we -- alone times you being our special what I mean I'm not on the highway intersection.
There was really -- crowning of the virgin Mary but they don't -- get into I didn't like that it will collapse also not latter disappeared.
-- -- -- And I didn't do -- and had no no clue.
All right so number one.
The obesity thing personal but let's let's all try to get the kids a thinner for number -- to -- not a suspect correct for culture war is everybody play -- -- -- --
