The announcer for a historically black university marching band is facing backlash for referring to a plus-size dance team as the “new face of Ozempic.”

Joe Bullard, the longtime announcer for Florida A&M’s Marching 100, joked about the size of Alabama State University’s Honey Beez dancers during halftime of a football game between the rival schools last Saturday.

“Congratulate them, they are now the new face of Ozempic,” Bullard said to a chorus of jeers from the approximately 13,500 fans at the game, according to video on social media.

Members of Alabama State University’s 2025 Honey Beez pose for a group photo before a game on Sept. 13, 2025. Instagram / the.asuhoneybeez

Founded in 2004, the Honeybeez is composed only of plus-sized female students as an accompaniment to the ASU Mig

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