https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/world/americas/brazil-obesity.html
A country known for beach bodies is confronting soaring obesity rates with new laws that enshrine protections for people who are overweight
Measures across the country now entitle the obese to preferential seats on subways, priority at places like banks and, in some cases, protection from discrimination.
Here in Recife, population 1.6 million, a law passed last year requires schools to purchase larger desks and educate teachers about weight-based discrimination so they can include it in their lessons. Another law created an annual day to promote overweight peopleโs rights.
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This is a very troublesome trend. The point of body positivity was to improve the mental health and self-image of persons who were victims of body altering injuries.
The overweight tribe who have hijacked what was supposed to be a positive movement are causing more damage, endangering other peopleโs lives, causing a rapid decline in physical as well as mental health, and all around creating a toxic environment for those around them.
Hopefully we as a society can confront these issues in a mature manner and stop this backwards decline in health standards.
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