I agree with your rant in theory. I don't like it as a plot device nor the implications it tries to make about North American culture in general.
But you know what I am sore tired of? Skinny-hating bullshit, kind of like your icon. So fat people are allowed many reasons for the weight that they may or may not consider to be an issue or a problem, including, but not limited to genetics, or thyroid issues, or antidepressants (hi there!), or a history of yo-yo dieting that resets their resting point of ideal weight. A history of eating disorders. But skinny people only weigh what they do from either not eating enough or attempting to conform to the unreasonable standards of beauty that the fashion industry imposes upon us? Hello, there double-standard!
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Date: 2009-06-18 10:15 pm (UTC)But you know what I am sore tired of? Skinny-hating bullshit, kind of like your icon. So fat people are allowed many reasons for the weight that they may or may not consider to be an issue or a problem, including, but not limited to genetics, or thyroid issues, or antidepressants (hi there!), or a history of yo-yo dieting that resets their resting point of ideal weight. A history of eating disorders. But skinny people only weigh what they do from either not eating enough or attempting to conform to the unreasonable standards of beauty that the fashion industry imposes upon us? Hello, there double-standard!