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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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Jun 23 2007, 12:25 PM
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QUOTE maybe it's because we're sick of the sterotype, "americans are fat." I completely agree. The first word that comes to mind as synonymous with America nowadays is FAT and OBESE. This may be a bit harsh to hear, but it's the truth. I was so appalled when I first arrived here (in Oregon) and noticed that only ONE person in my ENTIRE school was fat; contradictory to common belief that it's FULL of fat people. But then again, it's Oregon, right? And according to statistics (USA):
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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 kryogenix Because 60% of America's adults are overweight... Aug 1 2006, 10:31 AM Spirited Away QUOTE(kryogenix @ Aug 1 2006, 10:31 AM) B... Aug 11 2006, 10:19 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 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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