Why is our media encouraging obesity?
Is it just me or does the media recently seem to be not only accepting obesity, but actively encouraging it? With their seemingly pro-obesity movies such as Hairspray, music such as Big Girl – Mika , and ad campaigns such as "true beauty" by dove. Many western nations are struggling against rising levels in obesity, the US and the UK in particular, so surely showing films, and playing music that encourages this kind of unhealthy lifestyle is going to be detrimental to society as a whole. As a direct result of this sort of acceptance of obesity, fewer obese people will feel encouraged to lose weight, thus putting yet further strain on already strained healthcare systems, which will lead to higher costs for the tax payer, and a reduction in the level of care available to those that choose lead a healthy lifestyle! If anything, i believe that our media should be leading the battle against obesity, and not allowing it to be thought of as acceptable, or even ‘beautiful’! Do you agree?
they put chemicals in foods we buy to make us obese..then they try to sell diet foods, which only make people fatter as well. they make money off of people being overweight.
if you look at other countries, like europe, people will eat bread and icecream all day, but they don’t get fat because they are healthier than americans and their food is healthier.
BUT I think it’s a good thing that people shouldn’t have to feel BAD about being overweight. It’s not really their fault most of the time. In america it is extremely difficult for some people to be thin no matter what they do and some people have health weaknesses that contribute to them gaining weight.