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Fat acceptance? Turn on any form of broadcast media and you are going to be inundated with products/lifestyles/coaching on how you can lose weight to get the bo
by fbdab103 3y ago
Fat acceptance? Turn on any form of broadcast media and you are going to be inundated with products/lifestyles/coaching on how you can lose weight to get the body you want.
Random web hit claims 89% of American women are unhappy with their weight[0]
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- _nalply 3y agoIt's not the same. Advertisement for countermeasures does not mean that compliance is controlled. Compare advertisement vs the Japanese "fat ban".
- itake 3y agoWalk into any Target or Victoria Secret and look at the size of their mannequins. The fat acceptance movement in the 2000s changed how we advertise.
- raincole 3y agoI think capitialism/consumerism have a "double speaking" nature. They want you to believe it's okay to be fat so you buy more food than you need, then they want you to believe it's not okay so they can sell you weight-loss products. The amazing part is that it works: humans are capable to believe two contradicting things at the same time.
- golergka 3y agoAnd how is that supposed to contradict fat acceptance?
- lobochrome 3y agoBut the previous thread is right! There is so much advertising with fat people in the US now, and it's not just Dove! Or look at MLB players. They're all Chubby Mc Chubster! In Japan - we wouldn't dream of putting fat people in ads!