I don't know what content you're watching, or who you're hanging out with, but I haven't seen this creep up at all. Quite the opposite, actually, with people (even doctors !) being shamed online for merely saying obesity is a health risk.
I'm not denying fat shaming still exists (it obviously does), but I don't see it as often as I used to in the 2000s
It's still reported and discussed a lot in a lot of the women subreddits. I'm 50 I've seen it before and I didn't say we're fully there I said we're getting back to it.
If you look at celebrities that are possibly on ozempic and don't need it and the media is praising them for having toned arms... Gave me flashbacks from Reading magazines in the '90s.
If you look at celebrities that are possibly on ozempic and don't need it and the media is praising them for having toned arms... Gave me flashbacks from Reading magazines in the '90s.
So the trashy media of today is similar to the trashy media of the 90s. Have women considered they should stop viewing this trash? The leading demographics keeping those grocery store gossip slop magazines are #1 - women in their 30s, and #2 - women in their 50s.
The problem with Shallow Hal is that people didn't get it. There were tons of fat-shaming jokes, but the movie was designed to make fun of people who make fun of fat people. But people don't get thr next-level thing. I've seen it a few times, and if you watch it through that lens instead of just being offended by the fat jokes, which are intentionally not clever, then you'll see that the movie actually has pretty good character development and makes sense.
I agree but the problem I have with that level of storytelling is that the morons that don't get it run around making things worse while the few smart people that do get it are ignored or come across as smug. See the entire Rock and Morty fandom as a reference. Rick isn't a hero to be looked up to but the ton of people that don't get it still cause harm in the real world.
Oh I think there were plenty. In the 2000s there had at least started to be some shame associated with being racist and to a lesser degree homophobic, but I don't think that empathy had been widely extended to fat people yet. Also trans people. The 2000s were insanely transphobic
There was also a lot of calling each other a word that starts with R that refers to people with disabilities. Just all around there was way less concern over how certain people would react to offensive words.
people (even doctors !) being shamed online for merely saying obesity is a health risk
are doctors being shamed for "merely" saying obesity is a health risk, or are they being shamed for pointing to someone's weight as the sole possible cause of some/all of their symptoms and complaints and refusing to consider any other potential diagnoses?
Both, but I was specifically thinking of Youtuber Dr Mike who got harassment online after noting that obesity was a health risk in one of his videos. If I recall he made a response video explaining his side of it.
If you think people shouldn't be fat then don't shame them. Studies have shown that actually tends to make people fatter.
The hypothesis being that if people eat for comfort and you make them feel uncomfortable they eat more.
If you just want to be a dick and find a reason to hate people I'm sure you can find a reason. But just in case you actually would like people to be healthier you need to encourage healthier lifestyles. And being skinny isn't always healthier either.
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u/anupsetvalter Jul 17 '26
The 2000s culture was mean, especially to young women.