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 Jul 31 2006, 03:22 PM
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I mean, seriously. I, myself am not thin and I never will be. I have a large family, and I have a really bad metabolism.
Besides, back in medevil (sp?) times, women who were heavier-set were viewed as healthier, and ble to bear better sons... not that I want that last part... XD So, this raises the question; why do Americans feel the need to look down upon us larger girls, and think that we aren't pretty, aren't as smart, can't do as many things, etc.? |
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Aug 1 2006, 10:31 AM
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Because 60% of America's adults are overweight or obese. It's not just a beauty issue. America needs to slim down. It doesn't mean go anorexic or be bulimic, but it does mean people need to watch what they eat, exercise more and stop making excuses.
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Aug 11 2006, 10:19 AM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Aug 1 2006, 10:31 AM)  Because 60% of America's adults are overweight or obese. It's not just a beauty issue. America needs to slim down. It doesn't mean go anorexic or be bulimic, but it does mean people need to watch what they eat, exercise more and stop making excuses. Yes! Among such excuses are "Everyone in my family is overweight, therefore I am, too." Though it's true that genes influence body weight, it's ALSO TRUE that exercise and eating heathy can help us maintain a healthy weight. If anyone wants a "Hollywood" example, look at Jessica Alba, who started cooking at the age of 12 to deviate herself from what her overweight family ate. As for this topic, America does not care if anyone's thin or overweight, because either way, it makes money. I mean, have you tried to go on that Atkins diet? It is $$$, even for an average salary-woman. "Diet ice-creams" are even more expensive than my normal tub of Blue Bell. For the most part, the perception that everyone loves a thin person comes from your own insecurities. Thin is as attractive as the person who sees thin as attractive; what is that saying, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I see "fit" as attractive. In the gym, I often hear the term "skinny fatso" being passed around to describe thin folks who are unfit (or unheathy), so being thin does not mean a person is on-top-of-the-world. It doesn't matter if you're overweight or thin, exercise, eat healthy, then be happy with your own image knowing that you're that much healthier than the majority of your peers. |
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glorwen Why does America want us to be so thin? Jul 31 2006, 03:22 PM
oX_Muh_Nirvana_Xo They are just pissed off.. and unhappy with them s... Jul 31 2006, 03:24 PM lalalaLANUH Personally, I don't view larger girls in any o... Jul 31 2006, 03:26 PM me+you=love well america wants people to not be overweight bec... Jul 31 2006, 03:31 PM
vn cuti3 QUOTE(me+you=love @ Jul 31 2006, 4:3... Jul 31 2006, 03:47 PM Youraisemeup I'm looked down upon cause of my size, i don... Jul 31 2006, 04:01 PM femme_fatale4160 That's a good question. It's stupid to th... Jul 31 2006, 04:59 PM mzkandi It's not so much Americans as it is the media ... Jul 31 2006, 05:09 PM femme_fatale4160 ^The lady makes a good point. Jul 31 2006, 05:11 PM Chad_man well...fat girls look...ugly(no offence). Also bei... Jul 31 2006, 05:26 PM sakaitone QUOTE(Chad_man @ Jul 31 2006, 6:26 PM) we... Jul 31 2006, 07:01 PM Miss[x]Tiff QUOTE(Chad_man @ Jul 31 2006, 6:26 PM) we... Dec 30 2006, 01:21 PM Angelina Taylor QUOTETiff' date='Dec 30 2006, 1:21 PM... Jan 4 2007, 04:25 PM xKatt QUOTE(Chad_man @ Jul 31 2006, 05:26 PM) w... Jul 1 2007, 09:13 PM femme_fatale4160 We're not just talking about being fat, we... Jul 31 2006, 05:30 PM femme_fatale4160 ^ I love you and everything you just said. Jul 31 2006, 07:10 PM sakaitone QUOTE(femme_fatale4160 @ Jul 31 2006, 8:1... Jul 31 2006, 09:22 PM lalalaLANUH The media/America/whatever zeros in on our insecur... Jul 31 2006, 07:32 PM xbabyboo I think they want to be thin because being large o... Jul 31 2006, 08:57 PM tainted_angel QUOTE(glorwen @ Jul 31 2006, 1:22 PM) Bes... Jul 31 2006, 09:25 PM Evil_One1 My Bio teacher told us a story (he likes to tell s... Jul 31 2006, 10:25 PM yanners I think this now applies to both males and females... Aug 1 2006, 12:23 AM Quarantine. IMO, if they wanted us to be thin they wouldn... Aug 1 2006, 02:18 AM LiLaZnGirL122 its not jus america? welll duhh they want ppl to l... Aug 1 2006, 06:07 AM Angelina Taylor ^ You make a good point. I watched this Oprah show... Aug 1 2006, 11:59 AM glorwen wow... my self esteem has been lifted a couple poi... Aug 1 2006, 04:14 PM ECD & C0 i dn it annyoys me as well Aug 1 2006, 05:42 PM douchebag Because fat people ruin other people's lives. Aug 2 2006, 04:39 AM glorwen QUOTE(douchebag @ Aug 2 2006, 2:39 AM) Be... Aug 2 2006, 10:07 AM Kathleen QUOTE(glorwen @ Aug 2 2006, 11:07 AM) exc... Aug 2 2006, 03:08 PM Kathleen WHY IS THIS THREAD IN DEBATE? aregg;f
QUOTE( ... Aug 2 2006, 04:56 AM Billy Joe I think it is because our fashion industry is rule... Aug 2 2006, 05:20 PM xXYouMeBedNowXx QUOTE(Billy Joe @ Aug 2 2006, 5:20 PM) I ... Aug 5 2006, 01:22 AM Teenage Mutant Ninja Meg i find it really ironic because america is the fat... Aug 2 2006, 07:49 PM ichigofan I think its because nowadays other countries have ... Aug 3 2006, 02:13 PM x_ohhsootragicallybeautiful_x3 QUOTE(glorwen @ Jul 31 2006, 3:22 PM) I m... Aug 4 2006, 07:30 PM Spiritual Winged Aura idk.
i dont like extreme obese girls, not fat girl... Aug 5 2006, 01:47 AM aubbob. i really don't judge people on what they look ... Aug 5 2006, 01:56 AM ChaosPunx Yeah it the media that potrays girls as super thin... Aug 5 2006, 08:44 AM mipadi QUOTE(ChaosPunx @ Aug 5 2006, 9:44 AM) An... Aug 5 2006, 09:37 AM I Shot JFK ^ well, in the loooooong run you'll die and de... Aug 5 2006, 11:26 AM xbloostarx It's all about majority and minority. A majori... Aug 7 2006, 02:56 PM magicfann america is full of emo kids
i call it "the p... Aug 7 2006, 06:48 PM rorhinna I don't think necessarily that America wants
... Aug 9 2006, 01:09 AM Uronacid I would say that originaly america wanted people t... Aug 9 2006, 08:15 PM Mandy Pants QUOTEUgh, I just said, "Being fat and not fit... Aug 18 2006, 08:48 PM ZapatoDelFuego BECAUSE FAT PEOPLE SUCK!!!!
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im... Aug 18 2006, 08:53 PM bobby james You say back in the medival times but honey this i... Aug 18 2006, 09:03 PM Angelina Taylor QUOTE(bobby james @ Aug 18 2006, 10:03 PM... Aug 20 2006, 04:09 PM bobby james QUOTE(Angelina Taylor @ Aug 20 2006, 2:09... Aug 21 2006, 07:41 AM Angelina Taylor ^ Oh yeah, and the rest of the world has to be lik... Aug 21 2006, 10:32 AM medic America does not want you to be thin. Considering ... Aug 26 2006, 09:02 PM BrandonSaunders Civilians are fat and disgusting. Aug 26 2006, 09:30 PM Kathleen ^ Haha. Gee, thanks. My self-esteem went down abo... Aug 26 2006, 10:06 PM BrandonSaunders ^No prob.
Seriosuly, I'm tired of all these s... Aug 26 2006, 10:30 PM bobby james ^^ True. A lot of the obesity and fat is cause by ... Aug 26 2006, 10:51 PM BrandonSaunders What people fail to understand is that your physic... Aug 26 2006, 11:53 PM pandamonium American doesnt want us to be thin America wants u... Sep 3 2006, 12:25 AM kayceeisms It's not about being thin, it's about bein... Sep 4 2006, 06:21 PM yrrnotelekktric ...because compared to everyone else, america is w... Sep 7 2006, 10:45 PM Monday I do not view larger people in any of those ways. ... Sep 7 2006, 10:53 PM starlette I can answer this in a simple statement. America ... Sep 7 2006, 10:56 PM twinkles6801 id rather be smaller to be healthier and more comf... Nov 27 2006, 04:40 PM boo! grr... hmmm i think it's the fashion/model society th... Dec 1 2006, 09:05 AM brandewijn Alright. I'm a larger woman. I wasn't once... Dec 30 2006, 07:41 AM RisingSun I think it has to do with T.V., music, and modelin... Dec 30 2006, 01:37 PM lightsabersavvy well it's pretty much americas fault, in my op... Dec 30 2006, 01:41 PM one_and_only It's just the media using skinny girls to be t... Dec 30 2006, 02:28 PM vash1530 bcuz tha country is too fuckiin fat as a whole Jan 3 2007, 11:44 PM My Cinderella. I understand that America doesn't their people... Jan 3 2007, 11:46 PM redmoonflower I find this stupid Skeleton=MODEL!! Regula... Jan 4 2007, 01:16 AM miiichellley It's weird how we're all under pressure to... Jan 4 2007, 06:35 PM APPLEjuicex maybe it's because we're sick of the stero... Jan 7 2007, 07:48 PM miiichellley Also 'cause people think they'll look like... Jan 7 2007, 09:34 PM NYCin2009 I think most it comes from Hollywood and our idoli... Jun 2 2007, 11:52 PM nishikigoi I think it's annoying when people say skinny p... Jun 13 2007, 10:20 PM tilanguyenar Here, here they are:
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-mzk... Jun 14 2007, 12:41 PM MyMichelle Because thin is beautiful and sexy and the only th... Jun 14 2007, 03:24 PM SenorClean America would love it if you are fat. That way you... Jun 14 2007, 05:40 PM Amechi i don't have anything against fat girls, they ... Jun 14 2007, 11:14 PM elaboratedream America doesn't want us to be "so thin... Jun 22 2007, 04:54 PM LORRYtruck QUOTEmaybe it's because we're sick of the ... Jun 23 2007, 12:25 PM nappyroots1619 OOOoook. Let me start by saying LOL @ retarded cho... Jun 26 2007, 02:32 AM medic Why is automatically America that wants everyone t... Jun 26 2007, 04:21 PM steve330 because god said so Jun 26 2007, 04:26 PM medic QUOTE(steve330 @ Jun 26 2007, 04:26 PM) b... Jun 26 2007, 07:27 PM steve330 QUOTE(medic @ Jun 26 2007, 07:27 PM) This... Jun 28 2007, 09:42 AM Mercy QUOTE(steve330 @ Jun 26 2007, 09:26 PM) b... Jun 30 2007, 04:32 AM xl0stxThoughtx I agree with sakaitone Jun 28 2007, 09:40 AM Aerjae McDonalds doesnt want to hold responsibility for y... Jun 28 2007, 09:43 AM Trinie im chubby but im not looked down on. :)
i love me.... Jun 28 2007, 10:25 AM steve330 America doesn't look down on fat people becaus... Jun 28 2007, 12:14 PM xgivemethecityx i think it's wierd that we have a problem with... Jun 28 2007, 12:26 PM steve330 I don't. Both are unhealthy. Gotta get justt... Jun 28 2007, 12:29 PM Tamacracker QUOTE(glorwen @ Jul 31 2006, 04:22 PM) I ... Jun 30 2007, 06:21 AM synkro ^ that's true, but i think the topic hints abo... Jun 30 2007, 06:31 AM Tamacracker QUOTE(synkro @ Jun 30 2007, 07:31 AM) ^ t... Jun 30 2007, 06:41 AM SinfullySweet You guys can't hold fast food restaraunts for ... Jul 2 2007, 03:13 AM |
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