...a movie about Terry Schiavo? I'm sure she was pretty comfortable with herself...
Or what about a movie celebrating midgets? Or mental retardation? It seems to me that a feel-good movie should be aimed toward the people that can't help their condition...
...as opposed to the lazy fatties.
I can't even begin to tell you how offensive I find this post. And I happen to be VERY weight conscious. I eat right, workout, and maintain a good figure. I would personally not be happy being anywhere near overweight. So, don't assume I'm overweight and defending myself.
However, this movie was not about promoting fat people. It was about so much more. The message was that a woman's worth as a human being does not go up and down with her weight. Ana's mother made the mistake of calling her "fatty" which probably didn't do much for her self esteem. In the last scene, when she was walking through Times Square, she was walking tall and proud and looking to her future. It's probably likely that she lost weight then -- because she wanted to do so! NOT because her mother was calling her "fatty" or "gordito."
So many people that are overweight or obese have very low self esteem. It's important to recognize our worth as human beings so that we are motivated to better our lives.
Maybe a movie about the ignorant people who just want to put everyone down in one fell swoop with no understanding whatsoever of anything.
Pitiful. And these women worked hard. None of them were "lazy fatties."
Just ignore hurricane. I checked out his posting history and all he does is post about how much he hates fat people. It's sad that some people have nothing better to do with their time.
shareirishninja thinks he can put words into my mouth...
I never said anything about hating fat people. I've stated that they are lazy and that Hollywood is making excuses for them.
GUILT is a natural motivator for FATTIES to get IN SHAPE.
I understand your point, and yes some people are lazy and don't take care of themselves, but your weight only matters up to a point. It's how you take care of yourself. I've seen bigger people(note: some people actually have thicker bone structures than normal)who take better care of themselves than some thinner people I've met. Some people have a slower metabolism, some are naturally slender because theirs is faster. For example, my brother has lost a lot of weight recently, and he was down here about a month ago, preaching to everybody about how they need to eat better and exercise more, etc. etc. etc. Right before he left, he was outside smoking a cigarette. Not exactly health-conscious, huh? Another example: two ex-girlfriends of mine. One was 5'3" and about 150lbs, but she had decent eating habits, and stayed active. The other was 5'7" about 116lbs, but she sat around and watched TV all the time, and her diet was pretty much Burger King and mushrooms-and-onion-dip. Who do you think is gonna live longer?
And as far as putting words in your mouth, I've read quite a few of your posts and you seem to have that attitude that a woman's place is in the kitchen, and she's useless if she's above a size 2. Before you snap at me, I know you didn't explicitly say that, but from the way you talk, that's the vibe I get from you.
You're honestly getting the wrong impression.
I've probably gone too far, and anyone bored enough to follow everything that I post will most likely find anti-fattie messages abound...but my original point was that Hollywood has become the world's largest ENABLER for people to be immoral and irresponsible by encouraging us to pass liability off on various scapegoats.
In the case of this movie, I feel strongly that the scapegoat is other people. "I may be CURVY, but at least I'm not fat."
When in reality, CURVY and FAT are synonymous. Maybe not to the same extent, but they describe the same unhealthy condition, just as SKINNY and EMACIATED do.
"I've probably gone too far"
I'm not gonna disagree with that, but now that you've explained yourself a little further, I understand now. I don't think people were as pissed off at what you were saying as they were at the way you were saying it. I wasn't trying to sound preachy either, but all I was saying was that some heavier-set people actually can't help being that way, and actually take good care of themselves for the most part.
As far as the movie and it's title, it wasn't necessarily encouraging people to be immoral and lazy, but rather to prove that there's more to a woman than her weight. The title "REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES" was basically to slap Hollywood in the face for giving us this mentality that women are useless if they're above a size O. So really, Hollywood's pushing two equally unhealthy agendas here.
But yes, a lot of people in general don't believe in taking responsibility for their actions. Glad we got that all cleared up. Just try to sound a little less belligerent, OK?
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This thread is so ignorant. Terry Schiavo had an EATING DISORDER.
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