As our society has moved away from traditional morals, it has had to find a place for its moral outrage - and has directed it at other "sins". being overweight is one of our new sins. It is fine to want to be healthy, to want to be attractive - but we as a society are fixated on people's image. in my circle, I have many friends whose first way of describing someone is if they are beautiful or not. not whether they are a kind, loving person; not whether they are smart - but are they beautiful. as one cartoon character said it - I have seen the enemy and they is us!
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As our society has moved away from traditional morals, it has had to find a place for its moral outrage - and has directed it at other "sins". being overweight is one of our new sins. It is fine to want to be healthy, to want to be attractive - but we as a society are fixated on people's image. in my circle, I have many friends whose first way of describing someone is if they are beautiful or not. not whether they are a kind, loving person; not whether they are smart - but are they beautiful. as one cartoon character said it - I have seen the enemy and they is us!
July 3, 2009 - 6:33amThis Comment
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