.. but I actually agree with this. Everything in our culture is telling us “you’re too fat!” “your teeth are too crooked!” “you’re ugly because you’re balding!” and so on. Just look how it’s pasted all over Facebook and Myspace. Everywhere you look there’s an ad trying to make you feel horrible about yourself.
My mom is obsessed with those ridiculous tabloid magazines that even point out every single wrinkle, love handle(aka muffin top), and ass dimple on celebrities. They reveal stars without makeup and how shocking it is! Ewww! no makeup?!
KatVanH is right, everything in our culture is telling us we have to be thin thin thin, and look like barbie or ken. We’re also told daily to be afraid of everything, from cancer to terrorists. They want us to remain in a constant state of fear.

But... the case of childhood obesity is not the same as having an eating disorder because society is telling you to be thin. These are young children whose bodies and minds are still developing and who should be actively and happily running around playing on the playground.

This isn’t just about social norms or acceptance (although you know how cruel little kids can be towards anyone who stands out) it’s about creating healthy eating habits young, eating well to promote healthy development of the brain and other organs while they are still growing, and teaching your child to “eat to live” not “live to eat.”
Our culture may be centered around vanity but it is also centered around over consumption.
According to Adbusters magazine:
The average North American consumes 5 times more than a Mexican, 10 times more than a Chinese person, and 30 times more than a person from India.
We’re destroying the planet. We gorge ourselves while others starve. We need to teach our children to “live simply as so others may simply live.”