"It's been about a month since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-an anti-vaccine activist and lawyer who has no background in medicine, health, or science-released dietary guidance for Americans. It's going about as well as expected for a man who drinks raw milk, peddles beef tallow, swims in sewage-tainted water, and keeps roadkill meat in his freezer. That is to say, it's going badly-so badly that even his favorite AI chatbot is openly defecting."
"However, the event, which lasted about an hour, seemed mostly focused on honoring a commercial produced to promote the nutrition guidance and a new website showcasing it, RealFood.gov. That commercial, which aired during last weekend's Super Bowl, featured tightly framed shots of world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who made stigmatizing remarks about how he felt "fat and nasty" earlier in life and consequently "just wanted to kill myself." He went on to decry America's "obese, fudgy" people and lambasted "processed food," before eating an apple."
"Tyson was the featured speaker at Wednesday's event, appearing behind the podium for about two minutes at the end. The lineup also included the commercial's director, Brett Ratner, who was pushed out of Hollywood over numerous sexual assault allegations but recently produced a documentary on Melania Trump. Also present was Joe Gebbia, a co-founder of Airbnb, who joined Elon Musk's DOGE and was said to be the person behind the design of the food funnel and new website."
About a month after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released new dietary guidance as Health Secretary, the guidance has provoked widespread controversy. Kennedy is described as an anti-vaccine activist and lawyer without a background in medicine, health, or science, and associated with drinking raw milk, promoting beef tallow, swimming in sewage-tainted water, and keeping roadkill meat. An AI chatbot that previously endorsed his plan reportedly defected. A Washington, DC event celebrated implementation of the guidance, represented by an upside-down food pyramid or funnel, and highlighted a commercial and the RealFood.gov website. The commercial, aired during the Super Bowl, featured Mike Tyson and drew criticism for stigmatizing language and celebrity involvement.
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