PSA: Read it as an set of observations not petty bitter rambling as it might come across as because i'm not the best with words. Also bear in mind as much as im reasonably semi-well versed in biology my real passion is plants (botany) not people so i'm by no means an expert.
There are many facets to this topic as a whole depending on what facet of the topic you choose to focus on and why.
As another commenter said: Acceptance of it being a thing is one thing and glorification of it is another.
- now onto my opinion with a few of my viewpoints and opinions on some of threse 'facets'-
Not everybody is the same and it's not natural for most to be able to 'attain' let alone 'maintain' the ridiculous 'beauty standards' the media and the like wants to try to enforce as 'attractive' or w/e so for somebody who doesnt fit such a standard to not get shit for it all the time would be pretty damn great.
Not to mention there is a plethora of reasons why the person might be like that: medical related issues, genetics, a wide variety of factors that IS NOT SOLELY lifestyle based.
Being allowed to be comfortable in ones own skin while not being a 'skinny and perfect' or w/e bullshit people are trying to sell it off as nowdays should be a accepted thing.
Not everybody likes the same stuff in another aesthetically (this can even apply to how the person views themself) and not everybody fancies looking like that. HONESTLY in my opinion i have met people who said to me (and others i know) good words and all that crap when they were 'skinny/trim' (lol even like that i was still accused of being fat because you cannot exactly do shit about your skeletal frame buddy) and whether it was lost in a healthy way or due to stress (which was my case) was another.
Then gain a teeny bit of weight and then be instantly accused of 'eating yourself to death' (been there so many times since i was a kid so i'm pretty damn astounded i never ended up with a eating disorder by now tbh; which is another can of worms in itself)
Todays society in regards to this shit nowdays is pretty fucked up tbh and seeing a variety of people in 'pop culture' stuff so to speak instead of so many almost (if not) cringeworthy gaunt figures or w/e (primarily talking about what i have seen about models here though. I dont really lurk around 'pop cultute' media much or media in general really) and wonder if they naturally look like that or if it's malnourishment or something.
And seeing a wider range of body types is FAR more realistic and thus pretty damn normal if i say so myself thankyouveryfuckingmuch.
And on your 'in respect for ones health' thing being skinny does not automatically translate to healthy; It can vary a lot from person to person and a 'healthy' weight tange for one might not be idral for another. ALSO did you know constantly bothering a 'fat' person about their weight can after a really long time be detrimental to their mental health too! Who knew! So if your going to be saying stuff like that keep that in mind too because that is JUST AS impotant as being physicslly healthy if not probably a little more.
It doesn't have to be worship/idealising to be acceptance. The two are pretty different when you REALLY think about it.
I'm sorry but it's perfectly natural. It isn't natural to be overweight, it is more dangerous for you than smoking is. Acceptance is what I have an issue with, we don't accept smoking, we don't accept heroin. We shouldn't accept something that is not natural at all. The body isn't built to be able to be obese. It creates serious health problems in each case. It's very ignorant to teach people that keeping up with a healthy body is unnatural, that is absolutely false and absurd.
Contrary to the popular belief at lest a little body fat is healthier than absolutely none. (It helps insulate the body and a few other things)
There is two extremes and then there is the median area in between.
Also what classifies as a healthy weight can vary.
Sure the human body isnt made to keep up with highly excessive amounts that often is part and parcel with being obese (the extra weight can put strain on things and make some every day things harder) but even slightly chubby people get fat shamed and constantly told they need to loose weight and that they are simply eating themselves to death (which is not always the case) and that part in itself is taking one problem and going waaaay too far with it.
There is moderate concern for health of the general population and then there is fatphobia.
Fatphobia doesn't exist, no one is scared of fat people. I'm irritated by popular culture normalising unhealthy weights, and by the fat lazy people who actively promote it as a beautiful thing, it isn't beautiful at all. It's unhealthy, the scope of what is healthy is not that wide.
Being fat is not "okay" and telling people it is, is not only damaging to their own health, but its damaging to society as well since there is a clear link between obesity and a variety of negative health conditions. Society is becoming more and more crazy over time and this is just one example. Can you imagine humans from a few hundred years ago seeing some of the 600+ lb behemoths that exist today? I doubt they would even recognize them as human.
Extremely irritated at fat worship in pop culture.
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PSA: Read it as an set of observations not petty bitter rambling as it might come across as because i'm not the best with words. Also bear in mind as much as im reasonably semi-well versed in biology my real passion is plants (botany) not people so i'm by no means an expert.
There are many facets to this topic as a whole depending on what facet of the topic you choose to focus on and why.
As another commenter said: Acceptance of it being a thing is one thing and glorification of it is another.
- now onto my opinion with a few of my viewpoints and opinions on some of threse 'facets'-
Not everybody is the same and it's not natural for most to be able to 'attain' let alone 'maintain' the ridiculous 'beauty standards' the media and the like wants to try to enforce as 'attractive' or w/e so for somebody who doesnt fit such a standard to not get shit for it all the time would be pretty damn great.
Not to mention there is a plethora of reasons why the person might be like that: medical related issues, genetics, a wide variety of factors that IS NOT SOLELY lifestyle based.
Being allowed to be comfortable in ones own skin while not being a 'skinny and perfect' or w/e bullshit people are trying to sell it off as nowdays should be a accepted thing.
Not everybody likes the same stuff in another aesthetically (this can even apply to how the person views themself) and not everybody fancies looking like that. HONESTLY in my opinion i have met people who said to me (and others i know) good words and all that crap when they were 'skinny/trim' (lol even like that i was still accused of being fat because you cannot exactly do shit about your skeletal frame buddy) and whether it was lost in a healthy way or due to stress (which was my case) was another.
Then gain a teeny bit of weight and then be instantly accused of 'eating yourself to death' (been there so many times since i was a kid so i'm pretty damn astounded i never ended up with a eating disorder by now tbh; which is another can of worms in itself)
Todays society in regards to this shit nowdays is pretty fucked up tbh and seeing a variety of people in 'pop culture' stuff so to speak instead of so many almost (if not) cringeworthy gaunt figures or w/e (primarily talking about what i have seen about models here though. I dont really lurk around 'pop cultute' media much or media in general really) and wonder if they naturally look like that or if it's malnourishment or something.
And seeing a wider range of body types is FAR more realistic and thus pretty damn normal if i say so myself thankyouveryfuckingmuch.
And on your 'in respect for ones health' thing being skinny does not automatically translate to healthy; It can vary a lot from person to person and a 'healthy' weight tange for one might not be idral for another. ALSO did you know constantly bothering a 'fat' person about their weight can after a really long time be detrimental to their mental health too! Who knew! So if your going to be saying stuff like that keep that in mind too because that is JUST AS impotant as being physicslly healthy if not probably a little more.
It doesn't have to be worship/idealising to be acceptance. The two are pretty different when you REALLY think about it.
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I'm sorry but it's perfectly natural. It isn't natural to be overweight, it is more dangerous for you than smoking is. Acceptance is what I have an issue with, we don't accept smoking, we don't accept heroin. We shouldn't accept something that is not natural at all. The body isn't built to be able to be obese. It creates serious health problems in each case. It's very ignorant to teach people that keeping up with a healthy body is unnatural, that is absolutely false and absurd.
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Contrary to the popular belief at lest a little body fat is healthier than absolutely none. (It helps insulate the body and a few other things)
There is two extremes and then there is the median area in between.
Also what classifies as a healthy weight can vary.
Sure the human body isnt made to keep up with highly excessive amounts that often is part and parcel with being obese (the extra weight can put strain on things and make some every day things harder) but even slightly chubby people get fat shamed and constantly told they need to loose weight and that they are simply eating themselves to death (which is not always the case) and that part in itself is taking one problem and going waaaay too far with it.
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Fatphobia doesn't exist, no one is scared of fat people. I'm irritated by popular culture normalising unhealthy weights, and by the fat lazy people who actively promote it as a beautiful thing, it isn't beautiful at all. It's unhealthy, the scope of what is healthy is not that wide.
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Being fat is not "okay" and telling people it is, is not only damaging to their own health, but its damaging to society as well since there is a clear link between obesity and a variety of negative health conditions. Society is becoming more and more crazy over time and this is just one example. Can you imagine humans from a few hundred years ago seeing some of the 600+ lb behemoths that exist today? I doubt they would even recognize them as human.