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Do you think the media are promoting obesity as healthy?

I think it’s okay to feel good about our bodies but so long as people understand the detrimental effect of being overweight. People have a deluded concept about being curvy, if you’re overweight, it’s not curvy, it’s fat.

One of my friend is overweight and she is in this deluded bubble. We are all trying to help her to lose some weight.

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SW-User

I say it's their life. Who cares what it's called or how we perceive it? They really don't need anyone, be it friends, family, or media imposing their views on them. Live and let live, I say.

Tminus6453 · M

@SW-User But it matters to the average taxpayer when our healthcare rates are so high because these people overburden the healthcare system

SW-User

@Tminus6453 What about our curvy taxpayers? 🤔

Grassisnotgreenerontheothersid · 31-35, F

@SW-User
But media is imposing their views. Giving them false misconception that being obese is beautiful.

SW-User

@Grassisnotgreenerontheothersid Just look at it as an opposite swing of the pendulum. Before unrealistic standards of beauty were imposed on women at a very young age. Media is an exaggeration of reality. Not a reflection of it. Its up to us to think critically and use our free will to combat that. That aside, its simple. If your friend is comfortable in their own skin then awesome. No need to think of it any deeper than that.