We live in a society where all of our desires are layed out on shelves just begging to be purchased. It is with ease that we can purchase that tantalizing glazed doughnut or gain social status with certain indulgent apparel. However, this ease of living has brought to the surface the gluttony of the people, especially those in the United States. More than 2 in 5 people are considered obese! That is over 40% of people that are extremely overweight. These people have increased risk of heart disease and death, and yet there seems to be frighteningly little done to improve this metric. It appears that no one cares about the weight of the situation. Pardon the pun. Evidently, something needs to be done to help stymie the spread of this sickness.
Normally I would view this situation as a product of the lack of personal responsibility. This is still somewhat true, but it is not the entire picture. Truthfully, obesity is a multifactorial disease that cannot be simplified and narrowed down to one single aspect. Genetics plays a part, as well as social interactions and, most notably, environmental situations. Though we all have the ability and responsibility to restrain ourselves, the way society pushes its most unhealthy options to the forefront is despicable. Fast food options line the streets of every city, preying on the everyone’s lack of time. Healthy food options are much more expensive, leading to people having to purchase the vastly inferior options just to save a few bucks. This is the aspect of obesity that needs to be targeted fiercely. The responsibility of public health, to a substantial degree, needs to be placed on the companies and governments that abuse the public for profit.
The topic of obesity is widespread and enveloping. It has seeped into the current society like ink on paper, and unless there is some action taken, it will continue to get worse. There are some people, however, that view obesity in a positive light. Held under the guise of ‘body positivity,’ they champion their gluttonous selves with glee. There is no need to sugarcoat this; this idea is completely moronic. Though it is not completely one’s fault when they are overweight, one still has some control over it. Body positivity is a great idea for aspects of ourselves that we have no control over. Not ones that can be changed. To truly stop this epidemic, the food must become better and healthier, and the people need to become better and healthier.
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Interesting perspective. You spend 2/3rds of your commentary explaining why obesity is much more than a question of personal responsibility and then counter that by saying Body Positivity is gross.
I think there’s a lot more to body positivity than this – it’s a reaction against the constant push for extreme thinness in much of popular culture that also has the potential to be self destructive as well.
Body positivity, I think, needs be viewed through a lens that goes far beyond is being obese bad for someone’s health.
Good use of linking within post. Surprised this post hasn’t drawn more comments. You take a provocative stance.
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