First time I saw this picture was on one of those Snapchat 'news' posts and it was a post about how it angered a lot of people. I saved the pic to my phone thinking I would do a post - as a do with a lot of other stuff and then it gets kinda forgotten... Then the other day I saw the picture again on Instagram and decided to read the comments. A lot of different opinions on this Overweight Nike Mannequin - most common is definitely NOT good! I decided to comment on the picture myself, hoping to speak some sense into some very narrow-minded hateful people - which of course got responded to!
I feel like I could have probably worded my first comment better, but would essentially say the same. I like... no, I LOVE this mannequin! First of all, there are A LOT of reasons why one can be obese and no matter what the reason, there are always people being mean about it! So the 'logic' behind most mean comments in general about this mannequin is that Nike is now promoting obesity and glorifying being obese and healthy. Uhm no! So here is a comment for every fat shaming person out there saying obese people should just stop being obese and stop eating.
STOP EATING IS NOT A HEALTHY SOLUTION TO A HEALTHY BODY. A HEALTHY BODY DOES NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC SIZE OR SHAPE. FOR UNHEALTHY OBESE PEOPLE TO GO TO THE GYM AND EXERCISE THEY NEED TO WEAR CLOTHES! GYM CLOTHES! GUESS WHO SELLS THAT... SO NO NIKE IS NOT GLORIFYING OBESITY. THEY ARE GIVING OBESE AND UNHEALTHY PEOPLE A CHANCE TO WEAR PROPER FITNESS CLOTHES THEY CAN FEEL GOOD IN, SO THEY GET MOTIVATED AND GO TO THE GYM!
And yes, what I said here I meant! If people do end up buying these clothes to feel comfy, then go home and not exercise - surely that is their business... Fact is still that fitness clothes for obese people could really help motivate people to be healthier and more active. Also, a huge thanks to the ones in the comment section actually acting like decent human beings ♡
And then, of course, someone decided to both fat shame me and shame me about suffering from an eating disorder. So thank you very much for that... Can the mum of this guy please come to pick him up? He needs disciplining!
So, yeah there it is! My opinion. And please stop and think before you comment anywhere on anything... Words not only hurt but they can destroy lives. That might sound extreme, but that is actually the reality! Stop bullying, stop fat shaming and seriously just think before you speak! And obviously, DO NOT go hate on any of the people from these comments, because then you are obviously no better than them. Behave like adults!
♡ Thank you
