You may have already heard about the controversy around the new movie Scooby-Doo:Frankencreepy. One of the main characters beautiful Daphne is "cursed" and goes from her size 2 to size 8 and basically becomes obese, and is horrified by the curse - which is the reason why is this movie being accused of fat shaming. As the movie goes on, Daphne realizes that she was being shallow and superficial, and that her boyfriend Fred didn't even notice or cared about the change. This gives the story a deeper meaning, and a positive spin, which is exactly what the authors were aiming for.
I personally believe that non of the authors meant to be insulting and that fat shaming was not their intention. However some critics and viewers still see the negative, because of the fact that the sudden weight gain was a "curse" and for Daphne's initial reaction. So while the intention was to teach kids not think superficial and that beauty is in the eye of beholder, it is undeniable that the extra weight was perceived as something very negative and unattractive.
It reminds me the french series of 5 popular historical adventure movies about Angelique. She was forced to marry Jeoffrey Comte de Peyrac who was "old" (probably 10 years older than her), had a huge scar across his face, and a limp. She was at first totally disgusted by him, but once she get to know his personality and character, she fell in love with him. If you compare these two movies, there is a similarity. His appearance is like a curse to him, but true love suddenly changes everything and the scar or limp no longer matters to him or the love of his life. Is it considered limp shaming or scar shaming? I don't think so. Again, the authors wanted to show the power of love and acceptance.
The problem is, that we're currently dealing with an epidemic of lifestyle diseases that lead to obesity. The numbers of American's that are overweight or obese skyrocketed in the past decade to 70% of the population. There is so much pain associated with this problem that It became literally a sore subject for the entire society. In my opinion, now is the time to be supportive of each other more then ever and while I truly believe in nothing but good intentions of the authors of Scooby-Doo, I think they could have come up with a curse that had nothing to do with such a sensitive topic. She should have turned into Shrek. I'm just giving an example.
Bottom line is that there is no shame in the size or shape of your body. If you are sabotaging your health by eating crap and sitting by the TV all they long, and being lazy, then yes, shame on you. If you are a mean person, shame on you. Yes, I do judge people by their behaviors. There you go, I admit that. However I also think we should not be judging ourselves and each other by our appearance but rather by our actions and efforts. If you are someone who is actively trying to make a positive change in your life, and the life of your loved ones, you have my respect no matter what size of jeans you're wearing. I admire everyone that cares and strives for better and healthier lifestyle.
When it comes to attractiveness, there are plenty of curvy women and bigger size men with irresistible charisma, that know how to carry themselves, so it's really more about, what kind of person you really are? There is no way to tell who is the couch potato and who is a healthy, active and fun loving person, unless you get to know them better. And yes, you can be perfectly healthy even if you are overweight or obese. You can be also sick and unhealthy if you carry around the extra weight in a form of huge muscle mass. There is just no way, you can judge someone by their weight or shape.
You let me know what your opinion is and what you have to say about this subject.
Best,
Z.
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