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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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centauri · 46-50, M

The media are driven by viewership and will sell whatever message keeps them watching. If they're selling us unhealthy messages, its a sign that we're highly receptive to them. Everyone has to ultimately take care of themselves first, and you can't protect people from themselves no matter how hard you try. Some people will make good choices and some won't. Also, not everyone who is overweight is unhealthy, and not all weight conditions are directly caused by poor diet and overeating. Generalities be what they will, size is another prejudice by external appearance to be mindful of when getting to know a particular person. Easier said than done, I know.