![]() My point is that each and every photo or representation of a person is nearly a snapshot of their body in that moment and you can’t speak to their entire way of living from a single photo. ![]() And people who were once healthy and fit often aren’t later on in life. Weight loss and staying healthy is a life long journey. I lost weight for my health because I noticed a toll on my body, but when I’m in a bad place mentally it can be very hard to work on myself and yes sometimes I settle for just not seeing the scale go up. A lot of physical health comes from mental health and it’s disrespectful to say that it’s “not okay to settle for mediocrity”. Just because he’s not perfectly fit doesn’t mean he’s literally throwing his health down the drain. Also, none of the men shown in the ads are obese and only have a little bit of fat on them, that sounds like a realistic body to me. You can’t make a fat person love themselves enough to work towards a healthier life if they’re not willing to do that themselves. This doesn’t excuse getting fat, but the whole point is that people deserve to be represented no matter their health. Usually body issues, binge-eating (like myself), or potentially mobility or dietary issues. 90% of the time, fat people get fatter because they DON’T love themselves. Because in media most of the time, this is ALL that’s represented. But that doesn’t make them more worthy of being represented. No shit becoming an incredibly fit person requires discipline and work. Simply because I’m not at the end of my journey does that mean I shouldn’t be shown within the same light, as a human being, compared to people at the end of their journey. I’ve lost over 50lbs and even though I’m actively working on it, I am still overweight. And you have no idea if the larger person is working on themselves simply because they don’t fit your current standard of health. But people should be able to be seen no matter their weight and who are you to say that we can’t view someone who’s fit under the same light as someone who is overweight. Do those people not deserve to be represented? Showing overweight people in a positive light and representing different bodies doesn’t make people complacent. And guess what, a lot of people who ARE working on their weight will be fat for 90% of their weight loss journey. I never once implied someone was healthier or less healthy depending on their looks. Having the privilege and mental ability to work hard and take care of yourself doesn’t make you a better person so yes I don’t think it should be ranked higher or lower because that’s fucked up to “rank” bodies. Because not everyone is going to be fat and not everyone is going to be super fit. I’m saying they should be shown within the same light of human beings. Most people in a “realistic” scenario, 9-5 type job don’t have the types of bodies that are often showcased on Instagram. They aren’t celebrating “mediocrity” they’re just existing and they should be allowed to do so. Everyone is entitled to live and be happy exactly the way they are. If they don’t, okay, that’s none of my business. If they want to lose weight or gain muscle, great. Everyone is worthy of love the way they are. That’s what the whole point of the body positivity movement is: to remove moral judgments on health. Being in bad health isn’t an immoral thing. And the lack of self hatred doesn’t encourage complacency. Obviously it’s good to practice a healthy diet and to exercise. I disagree with the moral judgment on health. What I highly disagree with is the notion that it’s “not okay” to be complacent with one’s weight. I know that’s not what you’re suggesting, but it’s important to make that distinction. Ask any nutritionist, dietician, doctor, or psychologist. I’d argue that it’s GOOD to be confident no matter your weight. I’m glad you understand that it’s okay to be confident no matter how someone looks. I see advertisements with different body typed models and I don’t feel self conscious because I know that I’m not “supposed” to look It makes me happy, for one, because I don’t see an unattainable body being put in front of me constantly, setting it as the standard even though the amount of people with six pack abs are a tiny minority.
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