Yeah, as a person in the medical field, I always feel awkward when people try to defend obesity knowing how dangerous it actually is, it’s like a risk factor to every major disease. I really wish people would stop equating it with loving one’s self. If you really loved yourself, you would want to be the healthiest version of yourself. And no, I don’t judge people for being overweight because I myself have weight issues, some people naturally find it more difficult to lose or gain weight. Still, please I hope people stop romanticizing unhealthy habits and call it “cute”. Bottomline, take care of your body. Health > Aesthetics in any situation.
Well said.
Though I understand where you are coming from, YOU NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL with that kind of language / narrative. That narrative of that ppl who embrace their bodies as they are equates to "defending/romanticizing obesity" is so off-putting because it is meant to shame. Shaming won't fix anything.
People can struggle with being overweight AND STILL BE ALLOWED to be called cute, be allowed to live, to love themselves while ALSO working on themselves!!! I think this narrative has good intentions ON PAPER, but sadly, in reality, from what I've seen people use this same tired narrative with anti-body positivity or fat shaming content to say demeaning things and/or belittle people who struggle with weight. Bottom line, you can be "plus sized" and be healthy! It's health over aesthetics until people tell you that you "look obese" or your "still fat" even though you've been actively trying to lose weight. It's a vicious cycle.
Remember that people who are not overweight have unhealthy habits ( mukbangers, skinnytok, food challenges and "bedrotting"). These kind of ppl don't adhere to this level of policing because they fit society standard for what a "healthy" body looks like. It's always about focusing on improving one's health in moderation, one day at a time, whilst also loving yourself as you.Mental health, Self-love and self-confidence should always come first. You have to love + VALUE yourself to truly VALUE your own health
It’s perfectly fine to acknowledge that some people have trouble losing weight and that people should love themselves. You shouldn’t feel bad for the way you look, aesthetics should never be one’s priority whether or not they are losing or gaining weight. Trust me, I also have weight problems but I still embrace that yes, it can “look cute” but also I know that my health is suffering because of it. Judgment and shaming is never right in any circumstance. But health is a completely different story. You can do whatever you want with your body, I have no say in it but let’s not romanticize unhealthy habits. Love yourself but draw the line by also taking care of yourself, with the best way you know how.
And I am not trying to bodyshame anyone. I would never do that cause my mental health has also taken a hit because of it. However, I would just like to point out that the commenters here HATE his weight loss cause they thought he looked cuter before even though he was probably ridiculously unhealthy before. Granted, they are fictional characters but to each their own, I guess.
That's the thing tho, that's YOU. You're projecting the way you feel about your body which doesn't fit the case in this situation. Notice how there was never any mention of life threatening health issues or valid concerns of him being overweight in this manhwa? No?
PEOPLE can be BIG, FAT and HEALTHY. Radical right? He was just motivated to change his diet and workout for bae :3 which I think the manhwa just following a common kdrama trope for romance purposes.
The manhwa purposely emphasizes and pokes fun at his roundness and huge stature compared to his angelic face in a way that is considered cute and wildly ironic. It is VALID that people think this way because this is a valid reaction to the way society has pushed these unrealistic body standards to the point where many suffer greatly because of it.It's not "glorifying/ glamourizing/romanticizing" lol.
These are such twitteresque tiktok pop psychology buzzwords and often misused and tossed around like a chaser salad. If a said that they were "romanticizing drug use" that makes sense together but the your use of the word sounds hella goofy. Maybe worry about them fetish feeder ppl who are literally feeding people to eat themselves to death.
* like a ceaser salad
That being said, he look cute chubby, he look good slim and thank god he has cute face cuz y'all would've been torn his azz up until he got some work done on da face! All love tho
Lol, all I’m doing is showing concern for an obviously unhealthy lifestyle. People don’t become obese unless they have either unhealthy habits or a perfectly valid health problem that causes it. Regardless, people shouldn’t be judged for their appearances either way. People can be overweight and healthy that is true to a certain extent but obesity always catches up to you especially in the long run as you age. You can do whatever you wish with your body, do whatever it is you think is cute but don’t deny science and the opportunity for others to have healthier lifestyles in order to fit your narrative. These tiktok “buzzwords” you talk about are hilarious to me cause I don’t even use tiktok. But a line has to be drawn at a certain point. Notice that I used the term “obese” instead of words like “fat” or “chubby” because I’m trying to point out that a line has to be drawn at some point where it is UNHEALTHY.
BEING OVERWEIGHT IS FINE TO AN EXTENT BUT OBESITY IS UNHEALTHY.
That’s all. Do whatever you want. It’s your life but don’t bend science and medicine to your will to fit a narrative. Mental health matters. Physical health matters. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES.
Duhhhh! Everyone knows that being obese is unhealthy practicing eating mindfully is typically advice that you would hear from licensed professionals, not " Ayeo obese bitch , stop glamorizing yo lifestyle! This is science and medicine!!!"
Girl ya never even included any science nor medicine!!! No infographics, stats, diagrams, facts, not even a WIKIPEDIA COPY AN PASTE!
Ya said, " a perfectly valid heart problem" causes obesity. Crazy work. I'm crying! Hoe is u a dietician or any sort of licensed professional? Oh, stop tryna act like you are so logical and care about obesity so much when you hide behind this fake concern and performative ass medical advice that is so vague btw. It's all projection and that's okay :)
Bag a PhD and then go awff! Or go on educate ya self cuz this obesity made no sense when THE CHARACTER ISN'T EVEN MEDICALLY OBESE!!! He was fat and that's okay and if he wanna change dat, that's okay tew
It's the verbage, the words you use can change the connotation of what you tryna say, thus, altering your message. The intention is good but message feels very condescending. I'm wordsmith ┑(￣Д ￣)┍
* this obesity rant made no sense
Sighs I didint get it either. I thought we were just having a discussion based on facts why be rude?
The bottom line is being "overweight" is unhealthy. It's in the name, you're over the weight that's right for you based on your body mass index (bmi) I studied nutrients and detects in uni although that's not the field I'm active in rn.
Do whatever you want with your body yes but if I have a love one that's over weight I'm calling them out. Because it's not just being overweight that's the issue, it's the fact that being over weight makes your vulnerable to heart disease and other conditions as well which will affect your way of life as well as those around you. Where should we draw the line? Should I cheer you on and tell you that you should live yourself to the point of not wanting to better your health? If you love yourself then you should want to loose weight. Not saying to be skinny either cause that too can be unhealthy. Eating balanced meals, eating on time and exercising are part of loving yourself.
I'm not concerned about hurting anybody feelings when it comes on to health and I don't want shit to be sugar coated for me either. If I've gained weight tell me, if I've taken off too much weight tell me. I
Balance is key!
Also with this bl they could've left him looking a big more thick but I don't hate the body transformation so far, he looked like he still has some titties lol
Man you knew what it was from day one. Dude told you that he wanted to get down and dirty to test chemistry moment you lost the weight and you're talking about preparing yourself mentally smh He should've been doing that from day one. It's not like you didint what's up. I would've been annoyed too, he should've have agreed in the first place. If he doesn't intend to give up them cheeks he should just say so and black hair dude should just accept it and call it a lost
And to those saying body shaming and what not, yes I agree love the skin you're in and all that but we romanticize obesity too much. It's unhealthy, I'm not saying if you're fat you should hate yourself . Loving yourself also means being your best self with is a healthy self. You don't need to be skin and bones to be healthy either but a healthy weight is good. Fat is only good what talking about flavor, so unless you're planning on being cooked then loose the damn weight. It's not body shaming, he didint force dude into anything. I wish I had a motivation like that to help me loose some weight lol