Wait, so going to the gym and eating healthy is "acting white" now?

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A Talented One
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edited March 2014 in For The Grown & Sexy
If you're a black woman?

Somebody wrote this on a blog:
Okay… so this was right on time for me. I was recently approached with the comment that my exercise regimen and eating habits were a form of assimilation as well. It was really disturbing because I am seriously striving for a healthier life. To have my ‘blackness’ questioned because I’d rather have a salad than some Popeye’s (and yes… that was the exact situation) hurt. I guess veggies and the stair master make me ‘Euro-centric’ but whateves…

http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/social-construct/working-out-is-for-white-people/
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