Sunday, January 06, 2008

Are We Too Fat or Too Skinny?

First we were warned that we are becoming an obese society, indeed, that we are drowning in our own fat. Of course, that means we have adult stem cells to spare, but never mind: The fat police are so concerned that some say obese people should be denied certain medical treatments.

But now, there's news that there is a health crisis brewing because of an "epidemic" of size zero women. From the story:

The number of patients needing hospital treatment for eating disorders has soared, it has emerged. The findings are sure to renew concerns about the effect "size zero" models and celebrities are having on the body image of many youngsters.

Hmmm. We are a society that is richer than any in known history. Few really go hungry in the truest sense of that term. But we do have our food issues. Maybe the answer is to quit giving a blankety-blank about what celebrities say, do, or think..

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At January 06, 2008 , Blogger John Howard said...

There could be a law (I love laws) against using size 0 women as models in ads and runway shows.

 
At January 07, 2008 , Blogger FullMentalJackpot said...

I would say the answer is to promote woman with a more curvaceous body types. I think we are somewhat seeing this now with some of the more exotic actresses / female vocalists.

In-fact this paradigm of anorexia or psuedo-anorexia hardly exists in rap videos.

 
At January 07, 2008 , Blogger Lavona said...

This is part of the make women the same as men "ethic" that's been around for a while. Can't have curves and look "womanly" because that isn't "equal" .. what nastiness.

Thanks for sharing ...

 

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