there is movement towards plus size models and photographers taking pics of women of all shapes and sizes. the diversity of women and men's preferences for different women is being highlighted more and more, as we move away from the standard model the press has set us to believe is the ideal.
but .. is being overweight or obese really a body shape / type, or the outward signs of an uncontrollable addiction to food?
body shapes for women are pear, apple, athletic etc. you can get skinny pears, medium pears and overweight pears. yes women come in all shapes and sizes but not sure if obesity should be celebrated or supported. isn't that just the corporations who make us this way winning? or is it us fighting back and reclaiming our rights? are we saying 'you made us fat now deal with the fall out as we become the new norm'?
if we did something similar like photographed women of all different types of addictions would we be as celebratory if the women were heroin addicts, alcoholics, gamblers? and what of over weight or obese men? are they equally celebrated or supported?
i'm all for people not being mistreated for how they look. at the same time claiming that overweight and obese people should be ok'd by society as somehow some new norm is not a good thing.
people in this condition are struggling, miserable, unhappy .. otherwise why turn to food to hide the pain you're feeling?
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