Demographics (She/Her) @lemmy.blahaj.zonetoMemes@sopuli.xyz•Perspectives keep rapidly changing
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8 months agoAlternatively: Capitalism has robbed the working class of any time for exercise while simultaneously pushing food that is dirt cheap to make with artificial additives that lead to excess consumption.
But that doesn’t fit the convenient narrative of “it’s all society’s fault,” which pushes all blame and need for action off the observer.
I know everyone likes to be mean, but let’s be creative here: It’s not just the stereotypical fat American. Look at our athletes and body builders, a lot of people who could possibly be in these terms are healthy by all metrics; some Americans are just taller and more muscular.
I’m not downplaying the obesity epidemic, but I feel like a more generic term is appropriate here.