The Body

After viewing and being surveyed on many different body types in our most recent class, it prompted me to think that there is in fact no ideal body type. Everyone in society is made, shaped, and built differently, but along with these different builds comes a difference in opinion as well. There are a variety of body types which can be viewed in a positive light. Whether curvy or cut, thick or thin, swole or slender, each different body type has those who find it appealing, and others who are not as attracted. There is no protocol which states what a "perfect" body looks like and humans will continue to drive themselves crazy attempting to achieve a constantly altering ideal. The in class surveying that we did was a brief display in the variety of opinions in the definition of attractive when dealing with the body, and it was interesting yet not suprising to see the broad spectrum of ideals. In conclusion, I feel as if the "ideal body type" will not be the same today as it will be tomorrow; therefore there is no reason in our unrealistic attempts at acheiving what we believe is a great body.

The Rising Epidemic: Obesity

Obesity has been growing in America for years now and it is up to the producers of our goods and each individual person to take it upon themself and bring this to an end. A good question was presented in our discussion section this week. Is it the job of the vendors or the jobs of each individual to bring obesity to a hault? I personally think it is the job of each individual to take ownership upon their own body and live a healthy lifestyle. It is the job of vendors to stay in business and to continue selling their product in order to stay competitive; however, they do not force anyone to eat their product and they are not shoving it down our throats. By saying it is the vendors fault for modern day obesity being on the rise we would just continue to allow it to grow, and we would be deflecting the blame onto others besides ourselves. If we desire to bring this problem to an end we have to look in the mirror and identify that this problem starts with us as individuals and as a society. When we begin to take responsibility for our actions and what we put into our body, then and only then, will this growing problem called obesity be put to rest.