We need to go back to the 50s, 60s, and 70s where being fat was the exception rather than the rule. Every time I look at photos from back then the contrast is stark. There were maybe 1 or 2 overweight kids in my school classes, I had a shop teacher we called “Fat Rabbit”, but most people were of normal weight and were not obese.
I agree with you, but do you know what’s weird?
My daughter is a size 0 in today’s dress sizes, and I was a 0 when I was younger. I have some of my old dresses, which she has tried on for fun. My waist was several inches smaller than hers now. She can’t zip the dresses. It blows my my mind.
I saw some pictures online a while ago of Jackie Gleason on The Honeymooners.
I remember back in those days, when the show was airing, thinking how disgustingly fat he was. When I recently saw those pictures, I thought that by today's standards he wasn't bad.
It was a bit of a shock to realize how acclimated we have become to fat people.
“We need to go back to the 50s, 60s, and 70s where being fat was the exception rather than the rule.”
Ok, then throw out the riding lawnmowers, the air conditioners, the dishwashers, and the remote controls, for a start.