That seems like the norm at my gym. 
Yikes.
The obsession with disproportionately large behinds is yet another example of mimetic desire. The crazy thing is, I thought in 2016 or 2017 it was on its way out. Apparently not.
But maybe Madonna’s deformed body will be the trend-ender we’ve all been hoping for.
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If Madonna tells everyone she’s pretty enough times - eventually a liberal fan will believe her.
0 Squats, but a good bit of saline. Or whatever it is that they put in fake booty’s.
No pun intended, but I can’t get behind the fake booty trend; it’s just unattractive. Fake chest I’m fine with - some girls weren’t born with it. A booty can and should be worked for though.
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I don’t think many people can get behind it. The fake butt is only a trend for those who are out of touch with most average people.
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I see what you did there. Quality. LOL
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Wish I could take credit for that, but Andrewgen started it. 
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I’ve never once thought, “That woman is attractive, but if she could put on a diaper and take three dumps in it, then she’d be really hot!”
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Stop all that dirty talk, you naughty man.
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It kind of reminds me of something from the Hunger Games books.
The elites lived in a district, which never had to participate as tributes/contestants in the games. Every other district was poor, but those who lived in the Capitol were wealthy and wore outlandish styles that didn’t serve a purpose… except to flaunt their status.
What’s wild – yet common – is when those styles are surgically installed in someone’s body.
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I agree with this to an extent but… in Texas where there has been a 35% increase, the percentage of people receiving assistance is 11.5%
What is the other 23.5% doing?
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Good point. 
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Thanks!
One more thing I thought of - I mentioned that many people make biweekly or monthly trips to larger towns to get groceries. That limits what you can get. Fresh produce isn’t going to stay good for weeks at a time. There are plenty of frozen options, but still, the circumstances are not entirely conducive to eating healthily.
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It sounds like a conundrum, but I’m still a little skeptical that the only choices for people are hyperpalatable junk food and that there’s no choice but to be obese. Amazon delivers everywhere, don’t they? Honest question.
It wasn’t too long ago when most Americans were rural. My grandparents on both sides were… yet few people were obese back then.
I also don’t think the rates listed on the infographic above are due solely to those living rurally. In some ways it may even be an advantage health-wise to not live in a city.
City dwellers also have weight problems. Small town people with robust grocery stores have weight problems. And suburban families have weight problems. So there has to be more to the story than just a lack of access to healthy food.
However I agree that it’s got to be more of a challenge for some than it is for others.
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I think part of it is fear. Especially as far as kids are concerned. People are afraid to let them go outside and play. Afraid some perv will snatch them. Afraid they will get hurt and face some astronomical expense. Afraid they will be judged, juried and executed for not protecting their “babies”.
All you have to do is read a few comments on social media posts to figure out people are afraid of everything now.
Warning labels on EVERYTHING! It’s safer to play video games in your room.
Then they over compensate with indulgent foods to make themselves feel better.
I personally have a problem with shit like this…
When I was a kid my mom always had something out on the counter to grab a snack. Homemade pie, cake, cookies, but you damn sure didn’t get candy AND cake, nope! Then you got yourself back outside.
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Nah c’mon guys, it’s just their genetics and racist western beauty standards!
I think everyone here needs to swallow their white privilege and take a deeper look at how the government can come in to help.
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I feel like one of the big factors is that “healthy food” in and of itself has become very difficult to nail down as far as a definition goes. And even those folks that THINK they’re making the right choice are, in fact, just buying the same junkfood with a pretty package on it.
And a big part of that is we rely on entertainment to educate us. I “learned” all my nutrition as a kid from television. I learned “Milk: it does a body good” and I ALSO learned that Coco Puffs and Fruity Pebbles were part of a complete breakfast! Right alongside my tall glass of Sunny D! And did you know that kids who eat Pop Tarts for breakfast do better in school compared to kids who didn’t have breakfast? (I can’t believe we needed a study for that). Don’t forget all that healthy bran in your Raisin Bran cereal (but please DO forget that it has more added sugar than FrootLoops). And I’m just talking breakfast here!
And we have industry giants who have a vested interest in steering you toward their process high fructose corn syrup laden refined cardboard carbohydrate and AWAY from a decent steak or a dozen eggs. It’s still CRAZY to me that folks will pound a few bowls of Captain Crunch and then ask if it’s safe to eat THREE eggs a morning or if they should keep it to 1-2.
Did you WANT to go paleo? Well do I have some paleo cookies and bars to sell you. Decide to go keto? I’ve got cakes, brownies and milkshakes for you!
One of my favorite recent quotes: “I tried to follow the science, but I couldn’t find it. Then, I tried to follow the money, and THERE I found the science”
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I’m not saying the only choice is to eat unhealthy, but when a frozen pizza is $6 and beef is $17, and you have a family to feed, choices are limited.
As far as I know, Amazon and the USPS don’t deliver everywhere. They might deliver to PO Boxes if they won’t come to your home, but depending on where you live, those aren’t just a few blocks from your house either.
Rural people in the past probably had their own gardens and maybe some chickens or a cow or something. Even most urban people could’ve at least gardened, unless they were in a huge city like NYC or Chicago. Nowadays, fewer and fewer people, regardless of where they live, have those skills and know-how. Everyone would probably be healthier if they played more of an active role in actually producing their own food, but that’s time consuming and way less inefficient, so no one wants to. Including most healthy-eating gym-goers, haha.
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Man this is huge. I really appreciate you bringing this to bear. And let’s not forget that we used to hunt more as well! All of these lifestyles are being phased out, as these skillsets become lower and lower in demand AND more expensive to engage in. You wanna grow corn? The government will pay YOU to do it. Same with wheat and soybeans. You wanna grow avocados? Well hold on there pal: we get those from OTHER countries, and we’re not about to start cutting in on that deal.
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For sure. And if parents treat kiddos that way, then the habits those kids pick up as a result may follow them into adulthood. So this makes a ton of sense as a reason for the uptick.
I do feel bad for parents. In addition to potential threats outside the home, an even bigger threat is on their devices. There are so many weirdos trying to catfish kids. It might even be more dangerous to send a kid to their room and interact with strangers online than it is to send them out and play in the neighborhood.
Exactly. Every scrape, bruise, and bloody knee was a badge of honor. My best friend and I established several forts, got lost on miles of abandoned mining property, climbed cliffs we thought we were going to die on, and flipped over the handlebars of multiple bikes. But that was when little girls could be tomboys. Sounds like you got to be one too! 
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It sounds like chicken breast/thighs may be a better alternative to buying more expensive cuts of meat OR unhealthier options.
Most people who would make the claim of not being able to afford healthy food, are spending extra money on non-necessities. Many are probably spending money at fast food places, while also complaining that healthy food is too expensive.
Those are all fine to do, but I think it’s important to recognize that choices are being made without regard to health, then the blame for those choices on self-created scarcity.
We, as a nation, have an accountability problem.
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