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Originally Posted by Adder
I'm somewhat torn on this commentary. On the one hand, I'm all for a media that can recognize beauty in multiple forms, including healthy normal-sized people.
On the other, I worry about what "people who look like me" means to many Americans in a country that is on average rather overweight. As someone who has recently tried to start living a healthier lifestyle (and whose body reflects years of having done otherwise), I'm not sure "you are all great just the way you are" is the right message. In other words, it is good thing to be able to accept yourself, but not necessarily a good thing to give up on self improvement.
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It's also a good thing to have realistic goals. And that woman is not obese. She ain't svelte, but she's not obese by any stretch.
