via Feministe
These are pictures of different people the the BMI spectrum.
Examples of "overweight":
And she's almost "obese"?
Anyway, I'd wax poetic about this subject, but I encourage you to just read Jill's response on Feministe.
This is also the problem I have (and I know I'm not alone) with a lot of weight-loss reality TV shows. They don't account for muscle gain! When most people start an exercise program, there's a little bit of fluxuation as they drop fat and gain muscle.
You can't deny that there are overweight people who are "healthier" than people of "normal" weight.
The paradox of insular language
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We often develop slang or codewords to keep the others from understanding
what we’re saying. Here’s an example (thanks BK) of the lengths that some
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