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Re:U.S. Sugar consumption trend from 1970-2021 by fbdab103 on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @02:11AM (#38095108)
Fat acceptance? Turn on any form of broadcast media and you are going to be inundated with products/lifestyles/coaching on how you can lose weight to get the body you want.

Random web hit claims 89% of American women are unhappy with their weight[0]

[0] https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/89-percent-of-amer...

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Re:U.S. Sugar consumption trend from 1970-2021 by raincole on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @02:41AM (#38095249)
I think capitialism/consumerism have a "double speaking" nature. They want you to believe it's okay to be fat so you buy more food than you need, then they want you to believe it's not okay so they can sell you weight-loss products.
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Re:U.S. Sugar consumption trend from 1970-2021 by itake on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @02:33AM (#38095207)
Walk into any Target or Victoria Secret and look at the size of their mannequins.

The fat acceptance movement in the 2000s changed how we advertise.

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Re:U.S. Sugar consumption trend from 1970-2021 by watwut on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @04:53AM (#38095936)
They are thin? They are not anorexia level thin.
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Re:U.S. Sugar consumption trend from 1970-2021 by itake on Thursday November 02, 2023 @06:26AM (#38111417)
Not in the VS or Targets I’ve been in in Florida, Cali, and Washington
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Re:U.S. Sugar consumption trend from 1970-2021 by _nalply on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @02:26AM (#38095168)
It's not the same. Advertisement for countermeasures does not mean that compliance is controlled.

Compare advertisement vs the Japanese "fat ban".

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Re:U.S. Sugar consumption trend from 1970-2021 by golergka on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @03:33AM (#38095497)
And how is that supposed to contradict fat acceptance?
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Re:U.S. Sugar consumption trend from 1970-2021 by lobochrome on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @06:29PM (#38106266)
But the previous thread is right! There is so much advertising with fat people in the US now, and it's not just Dove!

Or look at MLB players. They're all Chubby Mc Chubster!

In Japan - we wouldn't dream of putting fat people in ads!

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