Wow. Shitty, but good that at least they're documenting it. The degree to which context and conversation can increase bias and prejudice is only really beginning to be explored, I think. We like to think our judgments of other human beings are based on rationality, but not so much. ;)
Edit: I also really like the term "food environment." It gives a great comeback to folks who act like you have to regard weight as 100% controllable or 100% genetics.
Well, there is always the element of choice. I mean, if you choose to eat a terrible diet and be completely sedentary, of course you're going to be in poor health. But it's good to see people acknowledging that it doesn't mean that one's weight is the final determining factor. And, in fact, that a great deal of one's weight is genetically-predetermined.
Basically, I think it all boils down to weight and body image being a very complex issue based in both genetics, lifestyle, culture, and childhood conditioning. And that our view of what constitutes a "healthy" body is frequently screwed up to an epic degree, particuarly as regards women.
But some of the sheer fat-hatred out there is unreal and, frankly, kind of terrifying. I mean, dude, that's not your body! And if shaming and humiliating fat people worked, do you think there'd still be any in the world?
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The degree to which context and conversation can increase bias and prejudice is only really beginning to be explored, I think. We like to think our judgments of other human beings are based on rationality, but not so much. ;)
Edit: I also really like the term "food environment." It gives a great comeback to folks who act like you have to regard weight as 100% controllable or 100% genetics.
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Basically, I think it all boils down to weight and body image being a very complex issue based in both genetics, lifestyle, culture, and childhood conditioning. And that our view of what constitutes a "healthy" body is frequently screwed up to an epic degree, particuarly as regards women.
But some of the sheer fat-hatred out there is unreal and, frankly, kind of terrifying. I mean, dude, that's not your body! And if shaming and humiliating fat people worked, do you think there'd still be any in the world?
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