I believe Walker’s reason for constantly using the word fat in her article is because she is trying to change the negative connotation that is associated with this word. The repetition of the word “fat” and her stand against a pocrescophobic society sheds light on the real issues of body image. I agree with her stance because beauty is heavily associated with weight. I believe one should love their body and if they are not hurting anyone, then they should be free to do or look however they want.
The underlying message of this article is about how today’s society deems it not acceptable to be fat and how this is a problem. While reading more into Sarai’s exposé, I felt angry and empathetic with her experiences. I strongly appraise body positivity. If you are comfortable in your own skin, then it should not matter what others think. Having friends with eating disorders and having struggled with body image issues myself, I could …show more content…
She explains, “When asked to describe the doll, a girl spelled out the word, “’F-A-T’” as one does with other bad words. “’I don’t want to hurt her feelings,’” she said.” This was alarming to me because even at a young age, children are already socialized to feel fat is bad and thin is better. I know this is a mixture of the media and what their peers, and family also tell them. It is heartbreaking and makes me wish that we weren’t such a body-conscious society. This article is one step in the right direction to change the negative view on body image.
My attitude towards writing is paranoid because I always feel that my writing is not good enough for others to read.
When I think of writing I get excited because I love writing what is on my mind and projecting my creative ideas into words.
My feelings about writing have always been between being paranoid or being super excited. It has always been those two extremes and never in
The underlying message of this article is about how today’s society deems it not acceptable to be fat and how this is a problem. While reading more into Sarai’s exposé, I felt angry and empathetic with her experiences. I strongly appraise body positivity. If you are comfortable in your own skin, then it should not matter what others think. Having friends with eating disorders and having struggled with body image issues myself, I could …show more content…
She explains, “When asked to describe the doll, a girl spelled out the word, “’F-A-T’” as one does with other bad words. “’I don’t want to hurt her feelings,’” she said.” This was alarming to me because even at a young age, children are already socialized to feel fat is bad and thin is better. I know this is a mixture of the media and what their peers, and family also tell them. It is heartbreaking and makes me wish that we weren’t such a body-conscious society. This article is one step in the right direction to change the negative view on body image.
My attitude towards writing is paranoid because I always feel that my writing is not good enough for others to read.
When I think of writing I get excited because I love writing what is on my mind and projecting my creative ideas into words.
My feelings about writing have always been between being paranoid or being super excited. It has always been those two extremes and never in