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August 22 2011

very filled with dreams: a thing that pisses me off when people talk about the "obesity epidemic" EVEN AS framed in terms of lack of food options...

isabelthespy:

(not directed at any of the lovely people on my dash who write about such things eloquently and insightfully of course!)

- is that no one ever talks about what “health” actually means to people who do or do not have it to varying degrees? like, it’s all weight (blahhhh) or else risk of diseases…

  1. kitrona reblogged this from isabelthespy
  2. rakalak said: ok and then i read the smaller print in the apple post and now see this and *facepalm* it is still a wonderful header, but maybe not so hilarious given the context. sorry for coming across as insensitive :/
  3. dailysardines said: the “healthy foods make you feel better” argument is often one used by the local/organic/environmentalist people, whose message in its original form is inextricably tied up with social justice but unfortunately gets coopted by annoying foodies a lot.
  4. unbornwhiskey said: first job in nyc, i worked for a organic vegan juice bar. their’s was a “eating better makes you feel better” campaign to a degree, but it consistently devolved into “you can look THIN and SEXY by flooding your DISEASED BODY with THESE JUICES”
  5. strontiumgirlcommando reblogged this from isabelthespy and added:
    one hand I’m reading fitness advice of...congratulating themselves
  6. novazembla said: YES. YES YES YES. I spent eleven fucking years using healthy foods and exercise as punishment for my alleged HIDEOUS INADEQUACY. No surprise that it’s taking a long damn time for me to reframe those as enjoyable things to do for myself.
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