Alabama State Honey Beez: College Band Announcer Body-Shames Dancers at Half Time: ‘New Face of Ozempic’

[RoomService]

College Band Announcer Body-Shames Dancers at Half Time: ‘New Face of Ozempic’​

“Honey Beez, please know that you are celebrated, valued, and admired for the joy that you bring to the Hornet Nation," the Alabama State University president said

By
Angel Saunders
Published on September 29, 2025 08:18PM EDT
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Alabama State Honey Beez

A college band announcer is facing backlash after making body–shaming comments about a university’s dance team during a recent football game.

On Saturday, Sept. 27, Florida A&M University’s president Marva Johnson expressed her disapproval for the announcer who referred to Alabama State University's Honey Beez, a plus-sized dance team that performs with ASU's Mighty Marching Hornets band, as “the new face of Ozempic.” The Tallahassee Democrat identified the individual as longtime Rattlers band announcer Joe Bullard.

Ozempic is an injectable prescription medication primarily meant to treat type 2 diabetes. However, the drug has been popularized for its ability to aid in weight loss.


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“I extend my deepest and sincerest apologies to the Honey Beez, the Mighty Marching Hornets, President Quinton Ross, and the entire Alabama State University community,” Johnson said of the incident.

The comments were made during the halftime of the Florida A&M University vs. Alabama State University football game at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They have since gone viral after the exact moment was caught on camera.

“The Honey Beez represent discipline, school pride, and their performance tradition is respected across the nation. To have their dedication and artistry diminished by a thoughtless comment does not reflect the values or the respect we hold for our colleagues at Alabama State University or for the broader HBCU [Historically Black College and University] community,” Johnson’s statement continued.

The Florida A&M University’s president went on to say that she has already spoken with Alabama State University President Quinton Ross “to convey my regret and reaffirm that such comments are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”

“We remain committed to upholding the dignity and excellence that all HBCU institutions bring to the field, the classroom, and the community,” Johnson concluded.

In response, Ross shared a statement to the school’s Instagram account on Sunday, Sept. 28, in which he called Bullard’s comments “absolutely unacceptable.”


“While we recognize the spirit of competition, there is no place for disparaging or demeaning remarks directed at our scholars,” Ross wrote.


He also confirmed that he personally spoke with Johnson about the situation, and then expressed his support of the Alabama State University dance team.

“Honey Beez, please know that you are celebrated, valued, and admired for the joy that you bring to the Hornet Nation, and also for the bold and fearless way you represent the very best of ASU,” Ross said. “Continue to shine, because your light cannot be dimmed by negativity.”

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[Dirtylakerie]

#1 and #3 looks promising.

 

[Autobot8655]

Bring back fat shaming

 

[God Dammit]

Them big stank heauxs shouldn’t have been on any dance team.
TF are we promoting unhealthiness in our communities for?!​

 

[Moving Target]

Bring back fat shaming

Them big stank heauxs shouldn’t have been on any dance team.
TF are we promoting unhealthiness in our communities for?!​

SO ITS OK FOR THESE FUCKING FAT CHICKS TO GET OUT HERE AND PROMOTE OBESITY AND UNHEALTHY LIFE STYLES....INSTEAD OF CHANGING THEIR EATING HABITS AND LIVING IN THE GYM....FUQ NNOOOOOO!!!!
If these were a bunch of fat dudes out here the crowd would be clowning. this promotes delusion and women this size need to have something to aspire too....not looking like walruses on land, embarrassing the black community. These heffers have no shame.....so lets fix that until they start to come back to reality.
this is not a good look and this coming from a guy who like thickness and curves on a woman, but not the promotion of obesity, heart disease, and lack of discipline from women who look like they all are undre 30..this is what black me are given to admire ?????? when i go to the games, esp HBCUs, I expect to see the best and brightest of talent and beauty....not the exact fucking opposite.
show me in the white community on their TV game day where they wheel out the land whales and watch them perform...it wont hppen bc white women know better. they do that shit as a side show.

 

[4 Dimensional]

Bring back fat shaming

She said “how you going to talk about battling white supremacy when you don’t have the physical capabilities to do so?”

I definitely don’t think we should shame people because there are many ways to say the same thing without shaming, especially when we don’t know people’s medical situation.

However, I am for hard truths like that young lady in the video is talking. She kept it honest, and it does take other Black women to call themselves out about this.

Seeing so many black women my age overweight doesn’t surprise me, but what’s sad is seeing the young 19 and 20 year old girls that big and calling themselves thick.

It’s a health issue in our community and there is no way to justify it.

 

[Duece]

First things first, Fuck BGOL

The announcer should apologize because that shit was in poor taste, secondly, if we are going have a discussion about so called "hard truths" when it comes to Black women's weight, using a SECONDARY dance squad at an HBCU is a horrible starting point, considering no HBCUs have fat girls as dancers or cheerleaders, having fat dancers, cheerleaders and majorettes stops at the high school level, using these women seems like piling on and will be ultimately ineffective in discussing the issue of Black women's weight.

 

[RoomService]

#1 and #3 looks promising.

 

[Duece]

 

[bgbtylvr]

He shouldn’t have said, he isn’t wrong.