Jennifer Livingston is a news anchor in La Crosse, Wisconsin who received a nasty e-mail from a viewer. In the e-mail, he wrote, "I was surprised indeed to witness that your physical condition hasn’t improved for many years," wrote the viewer, who said Livingston was not a "suitable example" for young girls. "I leave you this note hoping that you’ll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle."
Jennifer responded to him by admitting that she is overweight but that doesn't matter because she is more than just a number on a scale. She says, "But to the person who wrote me that letter, do you think I don’t know that? That your cruel words are pointing out something that I don’t see? You don't know me... " She really wanted to bring attention to the fact that this man was a bully and he is the problem in society. She says that it is because of people like him that children are getting bullied. "If you are at home and you are talking about the fat newslady, guess what?" she said. "Your children are probably going to go to school and call someone fat."
This video is really inspiring because Jennifer faces her bullies head on and encourages children who are bullied to not let themselves be defined by what others say. In a way, I am almost glad that she got this hateful e-mail because she got the chance to speak out to those who might have needed encouragement to keep going in life.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/jennifer-livingston-anchor-obesity-letter_n_1932869.html
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