Study: ‘Weight-ism’ Is Bigger Than Racism (via emilyposts)
… weight discrimination is spiraling upward, and that’s a dangerous trend that could add fuel to the obesity epidemic.
The study argues that discrimination against fat people should be illegal, just like discrimination based on race, age, or gender.
Personally, I don’t see the connection… being overweight is just as much of a lifestyle and personality decision as smoking, being annoying, or listening to bad music. Sure, it’s hard to change it once you’re there. But it’s not impossible, and it’s not the world’s fault that you got there in the first place.
People shouldn’t be prohibited from thinking negatively of people who are overweight because of their decisions.
(Also, this picture… they couldn’t have picked a better representative? Is that a pair of 2-liter soda bottles in that shopping bag?)
Totally agree with Marco.
Absolutely. There are cases where it’s a physiological problem - though they’re rare. It’s about lifestyle and habits. You won’t find junk food in my house. “Junk food” to me are Dutch Windmill cookies. I refuse to have fat children and because I’ve instilled in them (or hope to) what is good to eat and what is not good to eat, they’ll feel the same way when they’re older. I’m American and I’m ashamed by how fat we’ve become as a nation. It’s inexcusable and leads to so many other problems - like more expensive healthcare.