Too Fat to Be Surgeon General?
Discriminatory Claims Circulating Against Dr. Regina Benjamin’s “Fitness” to Be Surgeon General
Dr. Robyn Silverman
There have been some unfortunate derogatory groans about Dr. Regina Benjamin’s Fitness to be President Obama’s pick for Surgeon General. Her weight is throwing opinions of her fitness for the job off kilter.
Case and point from one [...]
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When Police Officers, Celebrities, and the Government Fail to be Role Models
Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman
We all make mistakes. It’s human. But we don’t always clean up our messes. As adults—parents, educators, and mentors—we play an important role in teaching children how to cope with mistakes. It’s not always pretty—it’s not always easy—but it’s the responsible [...]
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How the Government is failing to be role models for our youth; Part 1
Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman
I was just talking to my husband, Jason, last night about how when I was little, I thought the president and everyone “in charge” knew everything. I also thought that when people became adults, they acted like adults. Oh [...]
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