Virgie Tovar, Weight Czar for SF Health Department: ‘No One Has To Be Healthy’

HOST Where do you ░░░░░░░░ the intersection really What ░░░░░░░░ your definition of health ░░░░░░░░ Yeah that s really ░░░░░░░░ right I think I ░░░░░░░░ to sort of I ░░░░░░░░ to talk about that ░░░░░░░░ but I want to ░░░░░░░░ by saying that you ░░░░░░░░ no one has to ░░░░░░░░ healthy No right Like ░░░░░░░░ mean it s like ░░░░░░░░ like there is no ░░░░░░░░ body that s like ░░░░░░░░ there putting you know ░░░░░░░░ I mean HOST Yeah ░░░░░░░░ It s like no ░░░░░░░░ owes anybody that in ░░░░░░░░ the traditional sense of ░░░░░░░░ word or any other ░░░░░░░░ innovative or you know ░░░░░░░░ politicized maybe even version ░░░░░░░░ that word So I ░░░░░░░░ it s important to ░░░░░░░░ like and I want ░░░░░░░░ back up and bring ░░░░░░░░ intersectionality and say like ░░░░░░░░ like look at the ░░░░░░░░ community right Like I ░░░░░░░░ people with disabilities have ░░░░░░░░ activists within that space ░░░░░░░░ consistently been saying like ░░░░░░░░ m never going to ░░░░░░░░ your notion of healthy ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean I ░░░░░░░░ t get to be ░░░░░░░░ full human You get ░░░░░░░░ treat me some kind ░░░░░░░░ way right And so ░░░░░░░░ think that I love ░░░░░░░░ that principle within disability ░░░░░░░░ to fat activism and ░░░░░░░░ understandings of fatness So ░░░░░░░░ want to start there ░░░░░░░░ Like no matter what ░░░░░░░░ you are you don ░░░░░░░░ owe anybody else your ░░░░░░░░ But I mean for ░░░░░░░░ right like in an ░░░░░░░░ world where like in ░░░░░░░░ ideal world there wouldn ░░░░░░░░ be health based gatekeeping ░░░░░░░░ all.”