You have a right to remain fat, says San Francisco's 'weight czar' as her hefty pay packet is revealed

The San Francisco Department of Health's new 'weight czar' has gone viral for her proclamation that 'no one has to be healthy.' This episode was filmed about two years before she was hired as a temporary consultant a the San Francisco Department of Health Tovar said the 'disabled community' isn't generally considered to be 'healthy.' Tovar is a self-described 'anti-weight-based discrimination expert', and her website claims she has been hired for corporate trainings at UC Berkeley among other organizations Tovar announced her new role at the San Francisco public health department via Instagram on Monday, calling it 'an absolute dream come true' 'I mean she’s right, no one has to be healthy. Tovar announced her new role at the San Francisco public health department via Instagram on Monday, calling it 'an absolute dream come true.' In an Instagram post, she held up a sign reading, 'I don't want Ozempic,' explaining that she didn't want to take the drug because it wouldn't address 'weight bias' Tovar is known to have a love for corn dogs, once telling the San Francisco Chronicle that her podcast, Rebel Eaters Club, is 'a food-positive, body-positive podcast that helps people break up with diet culture, one corn dog at a time' With the city struggling to deal with homelessness, drug addiction, and concerns over public safety concerns the prioritization of hiring a weight stigma consultant surprised commentators.