Weight Watchers

Living as a teenager in London today, I have quickly become aware of how obese people in our society are seen as lazy, weak and ugly. Whether the thinner half of the public are praised for their self control and seem to come across as more powerful. Talking to one of my parent’s friends last night about this weighty issue. I was shocked to hear that he would be reluctant to employ an obese person. He felt that being a bigger person in the workforce you could be seen as sloppy and unable to achieve respect from people.

Looking at most fashion magazines, the most powerful people in the world. If it’s looking from world leaders or movie stars, theses people all take care of the appearance especially their weight. Is it so that they can fit into more stylish clothes or just so that they have more power as a thinner member of our planet?

I believe it’s only in the western world that being underweight can be seen as something to be praised for. I have been told that in India, a girl that looks a little chubby would be seen more attractive and therefore more likely to be able to find a better richer husband. A person’s wealth can be measured by weight. It makes me laugh that girls like Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie who are desirable size 0 bodies that many young girls aspire too in America. If they moved to India the tables would turn and these types of girls would now be perceived as too skinny and therefore must come from a poor family. This shows that different countries see being fat to have separate meanings.

It baffles me on how countries like England and America have become to praise anorexic looking people. In our society we parade underage underweight girls so we can admire small fitting clothes. I know this is what the fashion industry is like now but will the way we display clothes change in the future. Will there ever become a time when a size 14 beautiful models would grace the cover of Vogue and walk the catwalk in Chanel couture.