It absolutely boggles my mind how one extreme is condemned (rightfully so) but the other is praised and congratulated!
All credit goes to the Fat Acceptance movement of course. Without them, how else are we as a society, going to label those to bring up the importance of health as ‘concern trolls’ and ‘haters’. Without their pseudoscience backed up by certain individuals who found a niche group of vulnerable people to profit from, how else are we going to deny all the health dangers and serious consequences? How else are we going to claim that those dangers were fabricated by the ‘diet industry’ looking to drive women into starvation and misery. We have to bow and thank the misunderstood heroes of the fat acceptance movement for bringing mankind 50 steps backwards. All that matters in the world is ‘feelings’ after all.
I don’t know Maria Kang (the fit mom) personally. For all I know, she could be a horrible human being while Tess Muster (the obese model on the right) could be wonderful with a heart of gold.
But Maria Kang is not wrong in telling people, especially mothers, to prioritize their health and fitness. Sure, by asking ‘What’s your excuse' she ruffled a lot of feathers. I didn't think it was offensive; in fact I told myself that I need a good kick in the butt and to start exercising. But then again, I am a fan of tough love.
A whole lot of women got all indignant and defensive when actually, they were missing the whole point. Everyone has the same 24 hours in a day. The goal isn’t to look like the next supermodel. The goal is to manage your time better and be disciplined enough to exercise consistently and eat well. That’s what she was getting at. Mothers tend to prioritize their children and family while completely giving up on themselves and she wants to motivate women to look after themselves too. What’s wrong with that!
How is it suddenly shaming and detrimental to talk about the importance of health and fitness? Doesn’t quality of life matter anymore?
Telling an obese person to lose weight does not equal telling them to starve. For goodness sake, spend 5 minutes in the fitblr tag and you will see a ton of posts telling people to EAT! I myself post recipes (with real butter!) on my blog. Society has denounced fad diets entirely! If you choose to follow one and make yourself miserable with your alfalfa sprout and lemon juice salad then it is your own damn fault.
Now, every time health and fitness is brought up, we are accused of promoting ‘healthism’. What the fuck is that!? Health is a bad thing now?
You know what is the most important thing in a human being’s life? SURVIVAL. But it isn’t always easy for mankind because of natural disasters, diseases and poverty. That is why health is a key component in any culture, any religion. That’s why we tell people not to smoke, to drink in moderation, to not take drugs, to be safe…because we don’t want to get hurt…we don’t want to be plugged into machines…we don’t want to be in pain…we don’t want diseases…..we want to LIVE…not merely EXIST.
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