> What was most interesting to me was not the various controversies about body aesthetics or even health consequences. What stood out to me was the author's des

> What was most interesting to me was not the various controversies about body aesthetics or even health consequences. What stood out to me was the author's description in the early parts of the article of how much she seemed to crave the approval of strangers, especially men. We very much stand on opposite ends. Fools exist, and many fools try to phrase their foolishness in terms of gender so to arouse the impression that they have an excuse. Not a day goes by that I see a man attempt to excuse his foolishness by claiming it stems from his gender, his ethnicity, his religion, or anything else. Needlessly craving the approval of others has nothing to do with gender, — some do so, and some do not. > I can't help but feel a bit sad that so many go through their lives this way. Foolish behavior exists everywhere in many forms. Some crave the approval of others to deluded paranoia of rejection; others wish to control their fellow man for no purpose but control itself; yet others are disproportionally afraid of very specific, uncommon things, yet ignore far more common dangers. — it is old news.