Americans are obese, lazy, arrogant, waste of space, alcoholics.
As citizens living outside of the United States of America we see the
typical middle class individual just like this. Someone who lives off of
welfare, working easily from 9-5 where barely any physical or mental work is
being put into their lifestyle, and coming home to rest in front of the
television screen drinking beer. Well, who’s to blame? They do have a high overweight
percentage (take a look at the stats). That backs up the
reasoning right?
Anybody watch The
Simpsons? Doesn't Homer Simpson himself fall right into this category?
Better way to support our American judgment. Let’s deconstruct him. Homer
Simpson is the typical American dad: fat, lazy, irresponsible, insensitive,
rude, and an individual with a drinking problem. He makes no effort, has no
motivation so he will always be stuck in the middle class living in the same
careless conditions. The Simpsons has
been around for a very long time, but it’s not 100% true. It’s obvious there are people around the
world who are just like Homer, not only Americans.
The reason why most of us may associate the United States of America
with overweight people is because they are a country based on various food
products. They created cheese in a can, the corn dog, s’mores, baked Alaska , Doritos, Swiss
steak and Häagen-Dazs. What do all of these foods have in common? They are all
sugary, salty, with a large Calorie count. So what? America is a country that likes to
keep its people happy. We have to
realize that this however, is not what the majority
of Americans eat on a daily basis. These foods are reserved for special
occasions such as: camping, holiday dinners, festivals/fairs and parties.
Every country has obese, lazy individuals, those who are too
thin as well as the ones maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The United States of America doesn't
even hold the title of the most obese country in the world. There are countries
with many more overweight individuals than the U.S. A tiny Pacific island, Nauru stands in
first place with the most overweight citizens based on statistics completed by
World Health Organization (WHO). The United States hits position number
eight. Obesity doesn't just occur in America ;
countries like Brazil
have a pretty high overweight percentage rate too. Isn't Brazil the country with all the
“gorgeous” women? Well, its citizens are mainly overweight with just the
minority living a healthy lifestyle.
A few questions to leave you with
1. Should being over-weight be accepted in any country?
2. Has anyone gone to the United States and actually witness an American living like Homer Simpson?
3. By clicking on the link above (where stats are stated), does the overweight percentage shock, concern or not surprise at all?
http://www.globalpost.com/photo-galleries/5682400/top-10-most-obese-countries-the-world-photos#8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOvrkkj_T-I
Interesting read Maryam! As individuals living outside of America there are so many stereotypes about them that we consume from the media. It's to the point where we believe these stereotypes and think they are true. So to answer question number one, being over-weight should be accepted in a country. When you control individuals to be a certain size then they become robots and nobody really is who they are.
ReplyDeleteSure if people are comfortable with themselves. Although I DEFINITELY disagree that its a fricking health condition. NO ITS NOT. Some people are just too lazy to put in hard work and effort. instead they make excuses and the fact that it's been classified as a sickness terrifies me. Never been to the states, I've seen my fair share of fatness though. It is quite surprising. I didnt except the, "overload".
ReplyDeleteI disagree with you, because what if that person is actually sick and has a health problem from which he/she can't get up from their bed. I mean some people don't like telling about their sicknesses and they try to hide them by saying that they are "tired", or "lazy". People try to hide their business because IT IS THEIR BUSINESS. The stereotype against obese people are wrong and unacceptable in the public because it is extremely disrespectful to call someone names over their weight or size!
DeleteVery true what you said Bilal. Not everyone who is overweight, is overweight by choice. We never really know what someone is dealing with. No matter what it is wrong to stereotype anyone varying from their shape, size, age, sex, race, ethnicity, talents etc. Being obese is not healthy and can lead to many internal and external complications, but sometimes the individual might be overweight because they have some sort of sickness.
ReplyDeleteNice post Maryam! I'd like to start off by answering your first question. I believe that being over weight should be accepted In any country and I cannot find any reason why it would not be. I think that it is wrong for people to stereotype American's as obese. Also like Mr. Bilal stated, some people who are over weight may even have health problems and therefore it is wrong to label them and not accept them in a country due to their obesity. Furthermore, I believe that it it is unfair for obese people to be make fun of and stereotyped due to their weight it is wrong and extremely disrespectful.
ReplyDeleteI think being overweight should be allowed although it is a unhealthy lifestyle. Some people can not help but be overweight due to genetics or other issues. I believe that people should strive to be healthy and not obsessed since, it could lead to many health problems such as diabetes, cancer, and if sever death. Being over weight should not be the ideal body image.
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