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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K_JB6XhNya8&t=709s
Do you all think that the "Fat Acceptance Community" has gone too far? We see it all the time now that you can be healthy at every size. Personally, I don't belive that. I found this video from Blair White. Yes, you should be comfortable in your body, but let's not pretend that being obese/morbidly obese is healthy because eventually it does catch up to you. I'm overweight for a couple of years and had my gallbladder removed in January. I've lost some weight, but I still have a way to go.
What do you all think?
I have a pretty neutral view on this that doesn't stray too far off on either sides of this debate. Understandably, being overweight or obese or even just simply out of shape can propose a host of health issues that should never be glossed over just because it might hurt some people's feelings. Health is a very serious thing to look after, and the simplest ways to manage one's weight is eating healthily and moderately and move their body in a way that feels good and is sustainable for the long-term, whatever that looks like.
However, I don't believe that people who aren't slim deserve to be mocked or abused outright just for the way they look. And let's not forget the hostile misogyny that "fat" women face, or even that the weight loss industry is full of bullshit that doesn't really care about our female health more than just to grab our money, as well as to push an insane idea that if you are bigger than a dress size 0-2 or weigh more than 120 lbs, you're a worthless woman. There are young girls starving themselves because they think this will make them beautiful or worth getting to know by their peers, and this is a huge issue.
Not to mention the devastating issues revolving food here in the United States. We have food deserts especially in rural and urban low-income areas where fresh produce is scarce or too expensive for an average family of four who don't make enough money. We have chemicals in our foods that renders it as extremely dangerous according to other countries' standards. There's corporate giants who control our food and try to punish farmers who are against their practices. Most average Americans who are very overweight tend to also belong to impoverished areas that don't care for their health, and keep shoving them cheap, calorie-dense, yet nutritionally-empty foods because that's all that's available to them. Many public schools do not have the funds to help teach children about healthy eating, and let's not talk about the Reagan years when he decided to defund healthy meals being served in the cafeterias. Of course, we shouldn't also push the HAES approach, neither, because at the end of the day, the healthiest weight range for everyone is when they're not overweight, not underweight, but in the middle of those two extremes, based on their height, sex, activity level, and so forth.