Jamil didnt attend the event, but that doesnt mean she didnt make headlines in the next days news.
Backlash is inevitable if you’re a woman with any opinion on anything whatsoever.
So that’s not something I worry about, she says.
I know that that’s coming.
And the day-to-day gamble is, Is this worth it?"
Justice and being fair is very important to me.
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Our job is to amplify, advocate, and pass the mic, I Weighs Instagram bio reads.
Is it worth it?
Jamil tells me she asks herself before speaking out on a topic.
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When your words have the power to change minds and lives, the answer is almost always yes.
The multi-billions of dollars in the diet industry comes from our pockets.
We work hard all day for the money that their pockets are lined with.
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We can actually choose which magazines we buy.
We can choose who we follow online.
We feel as though we have no choice but to go along with it.
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And so now, let me take a cue from I Weigh and pass the mic to Jamil.
She has a few things to say, and youd be wise to listen.
So I’d love to start there.
When you hear the term healthy or healthy body, what does that conjure for you?
And what do you think are some of the stereotypes that need dispelling?
I’ve risked my life.
I’ve damaged my life.
I’ve almost certainly shortened my life because of everything that I did.
And that’s why I fight so hard to make people aware of theproblems with a quick-fix diet.
JJ:I’m in a really good place with my body now.
And I don’t look at it with love and I don’t look at it with hatred.
It is doing what it’s going to do.
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