A plus-sized model recently came to my attention:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/model-slams-weight-critics-fat-shamed-dermatologist-150434953.html
Before reading the article, I was unaware of this model, and after reading the article, a quick search revealed almost no information of her as a model. Actually, a quick search revealed nothing about her except for this single controversy and some unrelated articles about plus-sized models. Maybe that's because I can't google properly.
Apparently, though, it's wrong for a doctor to tell this (frankly, obese) woman that she should think about losing some weight. Dermatologist or not, a doctor is a doctor; when my dentist recently suggested I should quit smoking, I just thought, "Well, he's a (sort of)* doctor, so of course he's going to comment on that." I had to get my prostate checked about six months ago, and the guy who stuck a finger in my butt wanted to know about my exercise routine; I assumed that was just a doctor being a doctor and having no sensitivity to the matter at hand. (Proctologists: note, the moment you're knuckle-deep in my rectum is not the time for chats about my physical activity or anything else.)
Is it not fair, then, to say that a woman who goes to a dermatologist should expect some feedback regarding her lifestyle? I feel like it is, especially since skin issues have a certain co-morbidity with being overweight.
*Just joking--of course dentists are real doctors...they have to memorize how to brush teeth, after all.