Week 2: MOD to your Body?

I think that the universe has ultimately allowed us to live in this generation curse where we believe that people who are overweight or fat are horrible, terrible, and unhealthy people. From birth, I was always told by my mother to not end up like my father and his side of the family, whom were all overweight adults. I can't really write her and tell you that my mom was wrong for raising me up with this value because it was taught to her when she was a kid too by her mother, and I'm pretty sure that this has been a very common pattern amongst many different families for decades. I always thought that this notion was the correct way of living because even when I attended elementary and middle school, all the kids who were fat were insulted and ridicule. I noticed from a very young age that the way that your body was shaped or looked would decide what type of person you were, and the type of people you got to hang out with. It's like a social ranking status based on your genetics and the amount you weigh. The skinnier you are, the more respected you are. If you were fat, you were automatically unhealthy and a loser. After watching the "Thinspiration" and "Fat Shame" videos on YouTube, it gave me a whole new perspective on life and the way that I view it. I realized that the word fat doesn't actually have to mean an insult, and it also doesn't have to mean that you aren't healthy. I also realized that I was one of those people who were apart of the problem. I believed that that being fat was extremely terrible for you and that people who begin to hate you for it. After watching these videos, I realized that it's okay to do whatever you want to your body because it's your body and you are the only one who's ever going to live with it. So, if you want to enjoy it, enjoy it and make the most of it. Let's not be apart of the problem any longer. Let's put an end to these insults and remarks about people and their weight. It's time to move on from these pointless arguments with people who want to degrade you based on how much you weigh. I think that we could ultimately put an end to the negative way that people use the word fat.