For the last few months I've been attempting - and often failing - to hit my weight loss targets of the week; at one point in my life vanity finally caught up with me, and I found myself no longer to be comfortable in the body which I currently have.
I was a pretty skinny kid, however, in my timeline that changed very quickly. From the age of around seven or eight I began to escalate in size; my parents and grandparents, as much as I may love them, passed it off as a part of growing up, simply stating that I would 'grow into' my size.
I never grew into my size - and now I'm left at 17lbs 11lb down from 18lbs 1lb which is not how I ever would have wanted to develop into as an adult if I had the mental capacity I had now, back then.
Over the course of time there has been a greater increase on the deconstruction of fat shame culture; this, in some respect, could be seen as a way of curving bullying and abuse, however I found myself wanting to change because of the bullies or the social implications that are associated with being overweight, and not the medical risks or adverts telling us to cut down on our calorie intake.
I feel, personally, that vanity is a more powerful tool in action than health concerns for reducing weight; by establishing a burden for those overweight socially to change their lifestyle, such as I must do, I see more effective than any speech a doctor could give.
I don't condone bullying without causality, but is fat shaming ever acceptable?
I, as an individual, do not see fit for purpose a culture which condones the bad lifestyle choices made by individuals -- I fear that, as obesity becomes more acceptable, that our children and cultures will suffer extensively: poor health, and a loss of the ability to use the resources around us effectively as opposed to fast food consumption.
Before I continue, remember that this is an insider's perspective. I suffer from my own weight problems, and these are my views on the journey so far and how society had influenced them.
My view is that, in some instance, fat shaming is indeed acceptable.
If a member of our community is unwilling to alter their lifestyle despite being at serious risk of health defects, then perhaps there is an acceptable motivation to mildly shame the person into a change; in absolute certainty it is paramount that parents who insert on passing down an unhealthy lifestyle to their children must be stopped.
It is not that I have a desire to cause someone distress, however a short period of suffering leading to a lifetime change for the better is, in my eyes, worth it.
Should this open the floodgates to bullies and maverick wannabe saviours of the fatties? No.
Very much the form of fat-shaming I see as effective should come from family and close friends who may possess the potential to display the damaging affect of their loved ones way of life in the hopes of progressing their chances in life, and no merely for a few sick kicks.
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