Anna continued by referencing a number of factors contributing to obesity in America including accessible, unhealthy fast-food chains and mental disorders.
A 16-year-old girl just epically shut down a guy who criticized the body positivity movement.
Anna Sweetland of Wilsonville, Oregon participated in an online health class that went over digital manipulation in advertising.
The teens discussed whether or not this should be legal, as well as the effects these photos can have on society.
They also read articles on the topic to develop their own responses and one harsh comment garnered a well-thought out answer from Anna.
“In a part of article 5, it talks about how Target is starting a body positive campaign, and are also using ‘plus-size’ models, which is disgusting,” a comment by a male student in Anna’s class reads. “There’s no problem with not being ashamed of your body, but it’s an entirely different thing when you’re obese. The problem with campaigns like these is that they encourage obesity, unhealthy habits, and they say that you’ll be happy no matter your size. This is wrong, and no one wants to look at an obese model.”
Anna, whose comments were made public on Twitter, took offense with the wording her classmate used and replied in an epic way.
@annasweetland 's response to someone calling plus size models "disgusting" pic.twitter.com/Tse1RwcF0h
— Sam (@SamWettstein) June 27, 2017
“I would like to start by saying that calling anyone’s body ‘disgusting,’ isn’t really called for, and you should be careful with your choice in adjectives. I agree with you that obesity is a bad thing, and it is a problem that our world is dealing with right now. However, I do not believe that plus size models are contributing to this disease,” Anna writes after thanking the person for sharing their response.
Anna continues by referencing a number of factors contributing to obesity in America including accessible, unhealthy fast-food chains and mental disorders such as binge eating.
“Not all plus size model are obese or unhealthy. It is possible to simply be larger just from genetics,” she wrote, noting that plus-size model Ashley Graham proved her blood sugar was just as healthy as any other model.
Anna closed out her argument by writing, “Every body type needs to be portrayed in media, because everyone needs to be represented. Lastly, I would to like to inform you that your statement saying, ‘Nobody wants to look at an obese model,’ is false. You know who wants to see a plus size model? The 67 percent of women in America who are plus sized, and want to open a magazine and see somebody that looks just as beautiful as they do.”
Anna spoke to Yahoo Style regarding her comments and explained that she herself had struggled with obesity her freshman year of high school. She says she felt “disgusting and insecure” and struggled to find clothes to buy because she couldn’t relate to the models wearing them. That is until models like Ashley came along to inspire her to be confident in herself.
“There are a lot of bad things going on right now in our world,” she said, “but I don’t consider the change in our models to be one of them.”
Anna continued by referencing a number of factors contributing to obesity in America including accessible, unhealthy fast-food chains and mental disorders. Read Full Story
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