FAT?

During my usual Monday night renegade of online tabloids, I stumbled across one of Us magazine’s headlining stories. Said headline read “Mischa Barton Slammed for Showing ‘Flabby Belly’ in Too-Tight Pants.” Out of curiosity I clicked the bold caption and couldn’t help but laugh in disgust. I was not disgusted at the way in which Mischa Barton appeared in her picture, but rather at how utterly ridiculous it is that people are making a big deal of her supposed “flabby belly” which isn’t really flabby at all. No, her stomach is not rock hard, no, she doesn’t have a six-pack, no, her ribs are not visible, and, yes, she probably has about 10% body fat. How are such characteristics defining factors of flab?

It truly amazes me as to how critical some people are towards others. I find it hilarious that the media constantly focuses their attention towards a side role on Jessica Simpson or the slightest bit of extra skin on Mischa Barton’s stomach. I mean, we live in a society whose number one killer is obesity and can focus our attention on people who truly are overweight, and yet the media choose to harshly criticize individuals who are technically considered healthy? I don’t understand it. What is this teaching the young children of America? Is it illustrating to them that even if you are at a healthy weight, you are still too fat and need to lose some major pounds immediately?! No wonder why so many college women have eating disorders!