Controversial opinion: Against “Body diversity” in social media ads

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t feel bad OP. Most people would agree with you.

This.

No, actually they don’t. The people that agree are UMC To UC white women who spend all day judging others for everything from their waistline, to the car they drive, to.. well whatever banal thing they can judge someone on that isn’t any of their business and doesn’t impact their lives.
Their sole existence is to feel superior to everyone else.

I don't like these ads, either. I am neither rich nor white. I don't judge people for how they look, but I would prefer that Americans in general were not overwhelmingly overweight and obese. I weigh 145 lbs and am 5'8 and people refer to me as skinny. My friend said I should eat more. Americans are so fat that an average weight person looks too thin. I wear a size 8 for goodness sakes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I‘m so over naked models, of any size, period. I don’t want to see a fat lady laughing in her underwear over tampons (?) and I don’t want to a skinny woman sprawled out on the kitchen table in her bra smirking over chocolate (?). My eyeballs have reached peak saturation of strange naked people, I have seen too. many. naked. strangers. Please let these poor women get dressed again! End rant.

Agree, it's like people in ads can't be happy while fully clothed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t feel bad OP. Most people would agree with you.

This.

No, actually they don’t. The people that agree are UMC To UC white women who spend all day judging others for everything from their waistline, to the car they drive, to.. well whatever banal thing they can judge someone on that isn’t any of their business and doesn’t impact their lives.
Their sole existence is to feel superior to everyone else.

I'm neither UMC nor white. I don't like seeing obese models normalizing or celebrating obesity. Lose weight.

It must be a struggle not liking everything in your life.

[Anonymous]

I am less inclined to buy clothes from store who feature ‘real bodies.’ Why? Because do not look nearly as good as they do on thinner models. I want the illusion that I will look more like the thinner model than the ‘real’ model.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am less inclined to buy clothes from store who feature ‘real bodies.’ Why? Because do not look nearly as good as they do on thinner models. I want the illusion that I will look more like the thinner model than the ‘real’ model.

* because the clothes do not look nearly as good...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am less inclined to buy clothes from store who feature ‘real bodies.’ Why? Because do not look nearly as good as they do on thinner models. I want the illusion that I will look more like the thinner model than the ‘real’ model.

* because the clothes do not look nearly as good...

You were socialize to think anorexic looks good, the next generation will not see it that way thankfully.

[Anonymous]

A bit off topic but I think the obesity epidemic has roots in the flavor enchanting food science. ALL food is flavor enhanced but fresh produce. (Even then if they could find a way) Fruits are very fattening and their production period has been way extended. For examples strawberries used to be a week or so in spring. Now all the time. Avocados the same.
If you doubt me try eating something you don’t like. You will find yourself stopping before you are even full! This makes it VERY difficult to diet. And kids get obese very young. Sadly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A bit off topic but I think the obesity epidemic has roots in the flavor enchanting food science. ALL food is flavor enhanced but fresh produce. (Even then if they could find a way) Fruits are very fattening and their production period has been way extended. For examples strawberries used to be a week or so in spring. Now all the time. Avocados the same.
If you doubt me try eating something you don’t like. You will find yourself stopping before you are even full! This makes it VERY difficult to diet. And kids get obese very young. Sadly.

Fruit is not fattening. In fact, no food is fattening if eaten in moderation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Obesity IS a disease. To the poster who said it isn’t, but is instead a symptom of lifestyle choices, the two are not mutually exclusive. Lung cancer is a disease and is often the result of smoking. Similarly, obesity is a disease and is often the result of overeating. I have been obese, “normal,” and thin, and can honestly say that obesity is the hardest “choice.” But it is a disease. And obese people are worthy of respect and representation. The fact that some models are obese or overweight has only to do with respect for overweight or obese people and noting to do with “celebrating” those conditions. And to those of you who say that this approach “normalizes” obesity, I would simply point out the obesity rate in this country. Unfortunately, this disease is rampant. And we need to do more to support and help people with this disease, which can be devastating. But obesity comes from a host of factors, not one of which is the existence of obese models. Obesity is much more complicated than that. I suggest that we conceive of obesity more deeply than simply blaming the owners of this disease or obese modeling. Only then can progress be made.

No obesity itself is not a disease. It is the natural process of storing excess energy that the body did not not use. EVERYONE that over eats frequently more food/calories than what their body is using WILL gain weight. Not everyone that smokes will gets lung cancer. Smoking increases the risk for getting cancer but cancer is a pathological process that is abnormal and people get lung cancer than have never smoked. The two are not at all comparable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A bit off topic but I think the obesity epidemic has roots in the flavor enchanting food science. ALL food is flavor enhanced but fresh produce. (Even then if they could find a way) Fruits are very fattening and their production period has been way extended. For examples strawberries used to be a week or so in spring. Now all the time. Avocados the same.
If you doubt me try eating something you don’t like. You will find yourself stopping before you are even full! This makes it VERY difficult to diet. And kids get obese very young. Sadly.

Fruit is not fattening. In fact, no food is fattening if eaten in moderation.

Not true my doctor told me to cut out fruit because my body could not handle "that much sugar".

I was only eating 2 eggs, veggies, fruit and 4-8oz of meat a day. I limited my veggies to 1 cup a day and still was overweight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A bit off topic but I think the obesity epidemic has roots in the flavor enchanting food science. ALL food is flavor enhanced but fresh produce. (Even then if they could find a way) Fruits are very fattening and their production period has been way extended. For examples strawberries used to be a week or so in spring. Now all the time. Avocados the same.
If you doubt me try eating something you don’t like. You will find yourself stopping before you are even full! This makes it VERY difficult to diet. And kids get obese very young. Sadly.

Fruit is not fattening. In fact, no food is fattening if eaten in moderation.

Not true my doctor told me to cut out fruit because my body could not handle "that much sugar".

I was only eating 2 eggs, veggies, fruit and 4-8oz of meat a day. I limited my veggies to 1 cup a day and still was overweight.

You have a lot of issues. Fruit isn't your problem, you are your problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish there was a wider range of body types represented in commercials and magazines when I was growing up. Instead I wasted years of my youth pinching my tummy and thinking I was obese because my hip bones weren't sticking out like the models in YM and 17. I'm guessing OP grew up in the 80s, 90s or early 2000s when really thin models were glamorized. Its hard to shake your brain free of "good = skinny" and "bad = fat" but I hope that future generations of young women won't waste as much time thinking they are "less than" because of their weight and body shape. OP, it will probably always be jarring for our generation but ultimately, its a good thing.

I agree 100%. I was born in 1972 so my adolescent years were in the 1980's. I feel like seeing all of the very skinny models/actresses in addition to growing up in a weight conscious household negatively brainwashed me. It's hard to shake that kind of cultural programming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish there was a wider range of body types represented in commercials and magazines when I was growing up. Instead I wasted years of my youth pinching my tummy and thinking I was obese because my hip bones weren't sticking out like the models in YM and 17. I'm guessing OP grew up in the 80s, 90s or early 2000s when really thin models were glamorized. Its hard to shake your brain free of "good = skinny" and "bad = fat" but I hope that future generations of young women won't waste as much time thinking they are "less than" because of their weight and body shape. OP, it will probably always be jarring for our generation but ultimately, its a good thing.

I agree 100%. I was born in 1972 so my adolescent years were in the 1980's. I feel like seeing all of the very skinny models/actresses in addition to growing up in a weight conscious household negatively brainwashed me. It's hard to shake that kind of cultural programming.

I think it goes both ways, though! I was born in 1990 in Alabama. I feel like seeing all the obese people and growing up in a household where people have no craps about maintaining a healthy weight brainwashed me into thinking that it’s normal and OK to be fat, to rarely if ever exercise, and eat crap like chips and cookies and fried chicken every day. It’s hard to shake that kind of cultural programming.

I wasted years of my youth being overweight, having visible tummy fat as early as middle school, unable to run a mile without stopping etc. and thought I was healthy just because I wasn’t as big as many of the people surrounding me. It’s hard to shake your brain of normalized obesity but I hope that future generations of young women won’t waste their health and thinking that obseity isn’t an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with you OP

There is a new Halo ice cream commercial with an obese woman dancing around in her underwear and it’s gross.

I am an overweight woman and yes I think I am less attractive because of it.

I disagree. Overweight women dressed in good fitting classy outfits look really good.
Lizzo is disgusting only because she doesn't have a class and dresses inappropriately for her size/curves. Just like the skinny ones in half-a-butt shorts or a side boob dresses.
It's all about class.

Lizzo is a gimmick. Her only claim to fame is that she's fat. If she were to lose the weight, she would fade into oblivion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am less inclined to buy clothes from store who feature ‘real bodies.’ Why? Because do not look nearly as good as they do on thinner models. I want the illusion that I will look more like the thinner model than the ‘real’ model.

* because the clothes do not look nearly as good...

You were socialize to think anorexic looks good, the next generation will not see it that way thankfully.

NP, silly argument. Clothes DO look better on thinner bodies. It's not socialization-- it's an opinion-- just like the one you have.