Why Do We Even Listen to Society? Body Shaming is WRONG (Page 2)

[Chromekids]

At the same time their has to be a clear distinction on body shaming an otherwise healthy person and calling a morbidly obese person out. Obesity in the US has become a plague costing billions in medical bills. It effect productivity, confidence, and health. Body shaming is one thing but saying it's okay for kids to self inflict diabetes and heart disease is another.

[Red_Arrow]

Outstanding myTake. It would be nice if a lot of people get on board with it!

[FinnishBeautyGirl]

Thank you

[ouchthathurt]

Beauty Standards are only used to get a rough estimate on how attractive someone of the same sex would be. Determining the attractiveness of someone of the opposite sex is instinctual and doesn't follow some kind of standards set by society.

[jjmarvin]

Except dick size. It's so acceptable to make fun of we used it during our presidential election ad nauseum. So basically every girl in this country laughed their asses off for months and didn't give a shit about body shaming then. Yup, I'm the only one it's ok to make fun of. Whatever, girls are evil and hateful and hurting the guys they see as garbage makes them happy.

[AhGojira]

Everything you said is bullshit. Stop putting all the weight on your body/looks. If you're self esteem is tied to the amount of positive sexual attention you gain while attention whoring, then you deserve to fall on your face. Develop yourself as a well rounded human.

[Kuraj]

"Well, okay. Let's just get over THE FACT, that I'll never look like that. And it's just alright."

No it's not alright, and that is the damn point.
Positive encouragement isn't gonna do shit, because people like you just refuse to acknowledge there is a problem.
Criticism at least gets the damn point across.

How do you suggest we "motivate and encourage" you to do anything when you simply don't want to do anything?

[foil7]

Your description pretty much sums it all up. Shaming people's body makes them feel as if they are nothing. Then again, in my case, it made me motivated to work harder to cut down on my fat. The thing is, nobody has a "perfect" body. In those graphs up there where you compared the perfect female body in the eyes of both genders, it contained the essence of about five different people. Nobody's perfect, looks-wise so people shouldn't be making fun of others.

[takumii]

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[Anonymous]

Society has used shaming traditionally as a way of discouraging wrong and immoral behaviour. So by shaming we discourage criminal behaviour, sexual promiscuity, murder, bearing false witness, rape being lazy and overweight (obesity). Shaming fat folks worked well in the past.

[Alex88F]

body shaming is both natural and wrong
i mean, if you have to be ultra skinny or ultra fat to be accepted is just insane to me
and its natural cos i can have my opinion regarding it - which is - if you're too skinny you're unhealthy same if you're too fat and you hide behind the "curvy" tag. bones are bones, fat is fat, get over it.

[GoodGuyGregGGG]

Body shaming isn't wrong. Stop wanting apporval of peoe.

Body shaming ia only wrong with kids because they dont know any better.

As far aadult u can control the image. And voice and people around u.

Change your self or not
Block people
And only hang out with people who dont care

Dont get mad if the guy doesnr want u becuase u dont match his image in his head.

Guys. Dont be mad at girls if u dont match the image i her head

[PG1997]

Well SHAMING and insulting someone for anything is usually wrong, but telling people it's ok to be fat and obese is wrong as well. Why is it okay to be fat? If you're fat, guys won't like you as much as thin girls. It's not said to make you feel bad.. it's reality. If I take care of myself, why would I date someone who doesn't when I can do better?

How would most obese girls be happy if guys are picking other girls over them? The truth can be unpopular but it's the damn truth.

[PG1997]

To be clear- I think society (mostly girls) overdoes. I've seen amazing looking girls think they're fat and go "wtf?" But telling someone being obese is ok is like telling a girl not shaving her arms is ok... well then don't be mad when no one wants to f*ck you.

[lost_alice]

I feel bad about myself but it isn't because people make me feel this away or because I don't look like models I just feel weird... great take

[FinnishBeautyGirl]

Thank you, and I know I kinda feel the same way...

[Library]

Yes it's so wrong and hurtful. I experienced this in high school when people body shamed me for being too tall...

[Satanic666Deathslut]

Nice take on this! Your questions are always amazing and I truly agree with you. It is society and mainstream media shoving down their standards upon us. Society as a whole, is screwed up. Nobody deserves to be shamed, people should be encouraged. :)

[ParamountArmada]

most "body shaming" comes from other girls being jealous of other girls and girls tend to only listen to other girls because they are all gay and bi-sexual now.
no girl cares about guys opinions.

[EmpatheticLady]

I do agree with the second image about being supportive. :)

[kitty71]

Because the human beign always prefer to listen to what other people think about you in order to be accepsted therfore people have self esteem issues.

[Darkone1]

NO, everyone have "freedom of speech". I am not saying you should slut shame everyone but I think its OK to do it with obese people cuz they are risking their life.

[Emmdk]

Again, she's not saying we shouldn't encourage them to lose weight, she's just saying we shouldn't shame them for their physical state

[Darkone1]

@Emmdk Guess what,
they never listen until its brought up in this way.

[posted]

Lets all just shit rainbows while we're at it. People are becoming such pussies.