golden confession

Recently, there have been some comments made by MJ about his weight and eating habits. It’s come up in multiple interviews that he’s attempting to diet (as he diets in preparation for almost all of their comebacks), and the way he’s worded these things—as well as the way he talks about his body—is rather troubling.

I’ve suffered from body image issues and unhealthy eating practices for a long time. While working out and eating whole foods is good and fine, the methods many of these idols including MJ use (namely, yo-yo dieting and skipping multiple meals a day) is NOT healthy, and any weight loss they do have is not sustainable and forces stress responses from the body. In the long-term, it can lead to permanent issues with hormone regulation. There’s obviously a lot of outside pressure to look a certain way since he’s in the public eye, and that’s upsetting enough on its own. But what I have a real issue with is the way Moonbin has commented on MJ’s body.

The things he said in this article and this video (referencing his comments about MJ’s weight loss and MJ being “fat” like a seal) were frankly disturbing and uncalled for, especially since he said them in a public setting and because these interviews are permanent and can continually be accessed. 

And even though Bin’s comments have occurred more than once, no one really seems to be talking about it. I wasn’t even aware of it until someone in my immediate circle brought it up to me. Like I said, I don’t think we can be responsible for knowing everything. But when we do notice something, I think we should talk about it instead of sweeping it under the rug because we like the person in question and don’t want to paint them in a negative light.