Hey. I probably won't be on as much this week. : (
>>954 Sorry! I was just saying that even though it's good that some media are helping large people to feel confident, it is worrying me that Americans are starting to think that being overweight is "healthy." Because so many stars have become anorexic lately, all the larger people are able to say that all skinny people are unhealthy, which of course isn't true. Also, I asked it you think that it's really OK for overweight people to get their confidence from the media and each other? I wonder a little bit if it eliminates the need for them to exercise and become healthier? >>960 Thanks. ^_^ >>961 I do some sit-ups and push-ups (but not a lot) and I walk around my town or on the treadmill. I don't know if thin people are discriminated against at job interviews. I think it is still harder for overweight people to get hired, because many bosses are from the older generations, and becuase being overweight is associated with laziness or slowness (though that isn't always the case).
Thin people are having it difficult in social situations, though. Many young stars have admitted to having eating disorders, and now there is an obsession with saying that every skinny girl is starving herself. Larger women talk about their "curves" and say that skinny girls have the body of a child. Now that overweight people are in the majority, it is becoming somewhat hard for girls who aren't overweight. Everywhere in society and on TV, people are talking about "real women." In order for people who are naturally thin to put on weight, they would have to overat and not exercise, you know? Actually, thin men don't have it difficult. Everyone still prefers a lean guy to a chubby one. Even overweight women who say that they "have a body" and skinnier girls don't, want men who don't have excess fat. Men are starting to say that they want a woman with some excess fat. The way I see it, everyone should just respect everyone else... Instead, all the people around me are arguing about who has a better body, and insulting people. : ( >>962 I'll try to find one we haven't already used. ^_~
