Comments on: Frank Acierno (FGCU) Obesity http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/14/frank-acierno-fgcu-obesity/ Sat, 19 May 2012 17:41:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Lydia Frantz (Edison) http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/14/frank-acierno-fgcu-obesity/#comment-1085 Lydia Frantz (Edison) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:43:07 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/14/frank-acierno-fgcu-obesity/#comment-1085 I definitely agree with you!! I just posted a blog on this matter. People are not perfect, nor are any two people alike. It is true that some people are designed to be skinny that is their healthy. Not everyone was created that way. Women naturally have a higher percentage of body fat then men do, and what do we see in the media? Super skinny women! Ha what a joke. I'm not mocking women who actually are naturally skinny, but not everyone is the same body type. In the last few years there have been more advertisements that embrace women of different shapes. But the way the ads are presented, they are basically calling these women fat. I can’t wrap my mind around why this country is so focused on them. What’s sick is that the majority of media that promotes this particular body type is directed at the youth. American media trains their people young, before they can discern for themselves how they want to be or look or feel. All I can say is teach your children, teach those around you, be open to real life sources and don’t absorb everything you see on the boob tube. The media is a frame. I definitely agree with you!! I just posted a blog on this matter. People are not perfect, nor are any two people alike. It is true that some people are designed to be skinny that is their healthy. Not everyone was created that way. Women naturally have a higher percentage of body fat then men do, and what do we see in the media? Super skinny women! Ha what a joke. I’m not mocking women who actually are naturally skinny, but not everyone is the same body type.

In the last few years there have been more advertisements that embrace women of different shapes. But the way the ads are presented, they are basically calling these women fat. I can’t wrap my mind around why this country is so focused on them. What’s sick is that the majority of media that promotes this particular body type is directed at the youth. American media trains their people young, before they can discern for themselves how they want to be or look or feel.

All I can say is teach your children, teach those around you, be open to real life sources and don’t absorb everything you see on the boob tube. The media is a frame.

]]> By: M. Riddle (Edison) http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/14/frank-acierno-fgcu-obesity/#comment-1056 M. Riddle (Edison) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:47:34 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/14/frank-acierno-fgcu-obesity/#comment-1056 Ah, the plight of man (or woman): the persuit of perfection. In our looks, in our lives, in our jobs. Where ever we turn, that is what we seek. And when we fail at perfection, what then? Many have lain the accusation of 'trading sex for donuts' at the feet of those who have failed to achieve perfection. Yet a new wave of an old movement seems to pe raising its head and coming into awarenes: learning to be happy with who and what you are. Contentment throughout the 80's and 90's and into the early part of this century appeared to be noticably missing. Recently, we have begun to hear mental health professionals say more loudly and more vigorously that you do not need to live the perfect life to be happy, and true contentment is knowing and loving yourself, and not feeling castigated for not achieving, or appearing to achieve perfection. We should all heed William Shakespeare's words: "...to thine own self be true..." Ah, the plight of man (or woman): the persuit of perfection. In our looks, in our lives, in our jobs. Where ever we turn, that is what we seek. And when we fail at perfection, what then? Many have lain the accusation of ‘trading sex for donuts’ at the feet of those who have failed to achieve perfection. Yet a new wave of an old movement seems to pe raising its head and coming into awarenes: learning to be happy with who and what you are. Contentment throughout the 80’s and 90’s and into the early part of this century appeared to be noticably missing. Recently, we have begun to hear mental health professionals say more loudly and more vigorously that you do not need to live the perfect life to be happy, and true contentment is knowing and loving yourself, and not feeling castigated for not achieving, or appearing to achieve perfection. We should all heed William Shakespeare’s words: “…to thine own self be true…”

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