{"id":80242,"date":"2012-10-03T11:47:44","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T16:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=80242"},"modified":"2012-10-03T11:49:37","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T16:49:37","slug":"tv-anchor-stands-up-for-herself-in-honor-of-anti-bullying-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/tv-anchor-stands-up-for-herself-in-honor-of-anti-bullying-month\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: TV Anchor Stands Up for Herself in Honor of Anti-Bullying Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Livingston of WKBT-TV (CSB affiliate) in LaCrosse, Wisc. recently received an e-mail from a viewer who called her out by saying she&#8217;s &#8220;overweight and <strong><a title=\"25% of Americans are Obese\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/25-of-americans-are-obese\/\">obese<\/a><\/strong>&#8221; and that she should reconsider her physical responsibility as a public personality. He backed his harmful comments up by saying she&#8217;s not setting a good example to children when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of taking these harsh comments in the worst way possible and beating herself up over it, the morning show host fought back against the viewer on public television. &#8220;The truth is, I am <strong><a title=\"Weight Loss Reduces Risk of Cancer in Overweight Women\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/weight-loss-reduces-risk-of-cancer-in-overweight-women\/\">overweight<\/a><\/strong>,&#8221; she admitted in a candid and honest segment. &#8220;You can call me fat and yes, even obese on a doctor\u2019s chart. To the person who wrote me that letter, do you think I don\u2019t know that? Your cruel words are pointing out something I don\u2019t see? You don\u2019t know me. You are not a friend of mine. You are not a part of my family, and you admitted that you don\u2019t watch this show so you know nothing about me besides what you see on the outside \u2014 and<strong> <a title=\"Scale Talk: Is Weighing Yourself a Healthy Habit?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/scale-talk-is-weighing-yourself-a-healthy-habit\/\">I am much more than a number on a scale<\/a><\/strong>,&#8221; asserted Livingston.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rUOpqd0rQSo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She continued with an inspirational speech to her viewers by saying,\u00a0\u201cWe are better than that bully. We are better than this email. We are better than the bullies that would try to take us down.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After Livingston singled out her critic by naming him a bully, she spoke on how October is national anti-bullying month. She argued back that her critic was actually setting a bad example himself to children by bullying her about her weight. &#8220;If you&#8217;re sitting at home calling the lady on TV fat, then your kids are going to go to school and call someone fat,&#8221; said Livingston.<\/p>\n<p>Bullying is currently the fastest growing form of harassment and has caused great difficulties for parents and administrators who try their best to protect their kids and students. The six different types of bullying, according to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charitysub.org\/bullying\" target=\"_blank\">CharitySub.org<\/a><\/strong>, are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Physical Bullying<\/li>\n<li>Verbal Bullying<\/li>\n<li>Indirect Bullying<\/li>\n<li>Cyber Bullying<\/li>\n<li>Social Alienation<\/li>\n<li>Intimidation Bullying<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>According to statistics from CharitySub, which features anti-bullying organizations this month, 56% of students have either been a witness to or a victim of bullying at school. For those who are victims, statistics show there is double the chance that they&#8217;ll take their own life compared to those who aren&#8217;t victims. Facts like these are why people like Livingston are becoming more vocal and standing up to bullies of any age.<\/div>\n<div><a title=\"bullying stastics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/tv-anchor-stands-up-for-herself-in-honor-of-anti-bullying-month\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Whos-Getting-Bullied.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Whos-Getting-Bullied.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Whos-Getting-Bullied-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>Livingston isn&#8217;t the only one in the limelight being attacked for her weight. Recently a slight gain on Lady Gaga sent the media in to a front page tear, and <strong><a title=\"lady gaga nude yoga\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/lady-gaga-poses-nearly-nude-to-fight-against-media-fat-comments\/\">she responded by posing nearly nude<\/a><\/strong> to show how beautiful she is no matter her weight. <strong><a title=\"christina aguilera weight\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/christina-aguilera-embraces-life-as-a-fat-girl\/\">Christina Aguilera was vocal this week<\/a><\/strong> about embracing her life as a &#8220;fat girl,&#8221; in spite of nearly a year of media bullying for her obvious weight gain.<\/div>\n<div>It&#8217;s going to take all of us loving ourselves enough to not hate on others. Jennifer Livingston just became one more beautiful beacon of hope in the fight against bullying.<\/div>\n<div><strong><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><a title=\"Do Obese Children Get Bullied More?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/do-obese-children-get-bullied-more\/\">Do Obese Children Get Bullied More?<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Too Fat For 15's Rachel and Alison Sweeney Speak Out About Bullying and Body Image \" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/too-fat-for-15s-rachel-and-alison-sweeney-speak-out-about-bullying-and-body-image\/\">Too Fat For 15&#8217;s Rachel and Alison Sweeney Speak Out About Bullying and Body Image<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Trouble Maker Kids May Just be Sleep Deprived\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/troublemaker-kids-may-just-be-sleep-deprived\/\">Trouble Maker Kids May Just be Sleep Deprived<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Livingston of WKBT-TV (CSB affiliate) in LaCrosse, Wisc. recently received an e-mail from a viewer who called her out by saying she&#8217;s &#8220;overweight and obese&#8221; and that she should reconsider her physical responsibility as a public personality. 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