Jillian Michaels Faces Off With 4 Body Positivity Activists Who Object To Her Obesity Claim

Fitness expert Jillian Michaels debated four body positivity activists who disagreed with her about obesity during a Monday episode of Jubilee’s “Surrounded” series.

Michaelsclaimed on the Jubilee episode that “Obesity is not healthy, and pretending it is puts lives at risk.” Surrounded by 20 body positivity activists, four took turns debating her on the claim, starting with a female eating disorder therapist.

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“I’m going to do my best to not use the O word because I find it pretty offensive,” the therapist said. “So I’m going to use fat-bodied as we talk. Do you understand why people find it harmful and triggering?”

“Overweight and obese is literally just having too much body fat,” Michaels said. “It has nothing to do with the quality of the person.”

The therapist agreed before Michaels prompted her to debate her claim. Michaels used scientific terms about the health consequences of obesity before the therapist said she wanted to “pause” the debate.

“Of course you do want to pause because it’s irrefutable,” Michaels retorted. “You don’t even know what I’m talking about.”

“Jillian. Okay, first of all, I don’t appreciate the way that you’re speaking to me right now … You’re talking to me very disrespectfully right now,” the therapist said.