fat stereotypes

Here is the classic baby and mom Africa shot taken during a training on my recent trip to Senegal – I was obliged to post this (straight out of “Stuff White People Like” – “culture, study abroad, etc.”) but forgot to earlier.

Just went to the Doctor's yesterday back here in the States. Not moving for two weeks and eating a lot apparently I am now finally for the first time in my left susceptible to weight gain. Up to 145, I am fat now (at least it's not in my face. But I was 130-135 only a month ago or so I think).

Doc. Say’s I got to leave this new leg brace on a whole month! But at least I got something a little more comfortable and lighter than the hard cast I got in Senegal. The doctor also asked me about how I showered with the old cast on in Senegal and I told him it was hard. He then made a comment about how you don't "need" to shower in Africa and made a hygiene joke which sounded pretty racist. It's like my friends who told me both before Cameroon and Senegal: "watch out, don't get aids. Haha" Ugh, not sure how to react to this...