So I was just eating dinner... well, attempting to anyway... when I decided to change the channel and see what else is on. channel 9: mythbusters, doing something having to do with a crapload of lard... channel 30-something: some other program about how fat people are and how much weight people have lost... channel 38: A show about that guy that richard simmons helped lose 700+ lbs in 19 months. MSNBC: what i'm assuming is supersize me, since the guy on there has been eating nothing but McDonald's for 9 days (and is already sick of their menu).
What I noticed, is that a lot of america is overweight, but at the same time, there is a HUGE problem with anorexia, bulemia, and self-image in this country. I found myself not thinking i was fat, but just completely losing my apetite. I'll try again in a bit, when my mind is on something besides the images i just saw, but for now, i'm not hungry.
I think it's rediculous how americans talks about being 'ok with yourself' and at the same time, cutting carbs, running 5 miles every day, and practically starving yourself... how are we supposed to be okay with ourselves if there are constantly contradicting messages on tv, magazines... well, all media really... I mean seriously, there has to be something wrong with this country when we don't even know what to think of ourselves, and our own images, because of all the mixed messages out there.
I'm also annoyed at the fact that as a country, we are one of the fattest in the world. Yet our celebrities (and especially models) are bulemic, anorexic, or just way too skinny. Why is our country contradicting itself, and why are the celebrities representing us in the media nothing like the rest of the country?
well, off to pop in a movie so i can avoid that subject a little bit more...
later.
