Imagine being on a game show, and the final question was to list three famous chefs. Who would come to mind? Would it be Paula Deen, Ina Garten, or maybe even the living legend, Guy Fieri? All of these chefs have at least two things in common, their acute ability to cook and their body type. All three of these chefs fit the stereotype that bigger cooks are better at cooking. Anna Miller, a health and fitness writer for U.S. News, wants to destroy this stereotype. In the article, “Can You Trust a Skinny Chef” by Anna Miller, it covers a famous chef, Carla Hall, and her struggles with showing her cooking ability while having a different body type than most chefs. Miller first cites Hall’s multiple experiences where her cooking was questioned
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The idea of someone’s self-image is a complex idea in itself. BI development is a lifelong process, inevitably influenced by the significant others who play the most central roles at different times in our lives (Tomas-Aragones 47). The bias that certain weights are acceptable only in certain situations is toxic and has caused a very negative self-image for a majority of people today. It is explained that society’s views can shape a person’s self-image in a positive or negative way, in this case negative. The fact that this weight bias and society’s demands for a certain body type have stayed so constant throughout the years has caused a large number of people to develop negative body images, leading to many aspects of their lives to impacted negatively. When a person’s self-image is extremely negative then most of their drive to want to go out in public and socialize drops dramatically and this can lead to a majority of issues. This weight bias in cooking might seem small but can affect more than just the cooking industry. The weight bias in the cooking industry has even spread to common thinking when it comes to finding a partner and what someone looks for in a potential spouse. In a study, conducted by Shavica Sheldon, the goal was to find out more about people’s self-image and how they perceive others; the weight bias reared its ugly …show more content…
This negative stereotype of making bigger people superior in this industry has caused not only damage to chefs in the industry, but also has affected other careers. Due to the weight bias transferring to the careers of personal training and nutritionists, customers might be walking away with the incorrect fit for them due to the thinking they approached both of these industries with. Overall the most damaging thing this weight bias has affected was how people view themselves and others. If this weight bias continues to stay rooted in society’s thinking then negative self-images will only grow. It takes only one person to think past outward appearances, and really do their research on that someone’s ability. If everyone criticized on actual ability, rather than appearances, then we would be reaping benefits with growth in diverse cooks, personal trainers, nutritionists, etc. The next time you find yourself thinking about the old phrase “bigger cooks do it better”, you can now know why this phrase is subtly so
The idea of someone’s self-image is a complex idea in itself. BI development is a lifelong process, inevitably influenced by the significant others who play the most central roles at different times in our lives (Tomas-Aragones 47). The bias that certain weights are acceptable only in certain situations is toxic and has caused a very negative self-image for a majority of people today. It is explained that society’s views can shape a person’s self-image in a positive or negative way, in this case negative. The fact that this weight bias and society’s demands for a certain body type have stayed so constant throughout the years has caused a large number of people to develop negative body images, leading to many aspects of their lives to impacted negatively. When a person’s self-image is extremely negative then most of their drive to want to go out in public and socialize drops dramatically and this can lead to a majority of issues. This weight bias in cooking might seem small but can affect more than just the cooking industry. The weight bias in the cooking industry has even spread to common thinking when it comes to finding a partner and what someone looks for in a potential spouse. In a study, conducted by Shavica Sheldon, the goal was to find out more about people’s self-image and how they perceive others; the weight bias reared its ugly …show more content…
This negative stereotype of making bigger people superior in this industry has caused not only damage to chefs in the industry, but also has affected other careers. Due to the weight bias transferring to the careers of personal training and nutritionists, customers might be walking away with the incorrect fit for them due to the thinking they approached both of these industries with. Overall the most damaging thing this weight bias has affected was how people view themselves and others. If this weight bias continues to stay rooted in society’s thinking then negative self-images will only grow. It takes only one person to think past outward appearances, and really do their research on that someone’s ability. If everyone criticized on actual ability, rather than appearances, then we would be reaping benefits with growth in diverse cooks, personal trainers, nutritionists, etc. The next time you find yourself thinking about the old phrase “bigger cooks do it better”, you can now know why this phrase is subtly so