"Big Sexy" - Role Models or Overeater Enabling?
So I heard about a new TLC show, "Big Sexy." It's a reality tv show featuring plus size women, promoting "big girl" acceptance.
It comes down to: everyone is different. Pushing your body to an unnatural extreme will always be unhealthy, but that doesn't mean you can't naturally be plus size (or size 0) and 100% healthy! In fact, in 2009 a study showed that people who were slightly overweight lived longer than underweight, average weight or obese people!
But this doesn't remove the problem. Just as a naturally skinny model may inspire a girl to stop eating, a naturally big girl can inspire someone at a weight unhealthy for them to not bother exercising or eating less.
I think the best thing we can do is to stop promoting "size acceptance" and start promoting "health acceptance!"
I think the best thing we can do is to stop promoting "size acceptance" and start promoting "health acceptance!"
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