After discussing in class, I was a lot more aware of fat phobia. I know we are a society that thrives on perfection, and comparing everything to the ideal, but fat phobia hurts a lot of people. I recently saw a commercial regarding the lap band, and this woman went on and on about how it saved her life and how it can save yours today. This girl was "thick" in society's eyes but she could have been a healthy adult, but the pressure of being fat made the lap band a "life savor". These kinds of commercials and ads are everywhere making it impossible to think fat is okay. Being fat in this society scares people like a plague, and people are willing to do whatever it takes to not be fat. People who were healthy, go on extreme diets, take fat loss pills, diuretics, purge, or other means to lose the weight. It is usually the people who are considered a normal weight for their height and age that want to lose the weight the most-- to be one of the "skinny girls". Fat phobia is dangerous and I hope society realizes it before it's too late.
M. Ikemura
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