"People in war zones tend to have more negative perceptions of their bodies." A quote from an article in Medical News Today that I spotted today.
This is an interesting point. And I imagine living in a war zone to have many more impacts on people's mental health, as well as the obvious physical health risks.
But, in a similar sense, aren't overweight and obese people living in a sort of "war zone"? (believe me this is not in any way an actual comparison - merely a philosophical/illustrative one) The constant rating related to size, the images in the press, the stares and judgement of strangers, is this not a sort of war zone? Then there's the workplace and employment discrimination.
And I've just received my Psychological Society magazine in which there's an article that mentions the increased sexual objectification of men - just like women have been experiencing for many years.
We are SO lucky not to live in a war zone. Why don't we refuse to make it a body image war-free zone too?
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