04/07/2026
Can we stop talking about womenās bodies? And stop glorifying āskinnyā whilst we are at it?
Can we stop rewarding dramatic weight loss with compliments before we know what it cost someone to get there?
Social media is full of videos analysing celebritiesā bodies, deciding who looks ātoo thinā and picking apart every photo thatās posted. I donāt think thatās helping anyone.
These women are human beings, some may be living with eating disorders. Others are under enormous pressure from industries that have rewarded thinness for decades, and plastering their bodies across the internet and dissecting how they look isnāt going to help them is it? Itās just another way for us to try and control what women do and what they should look like.
The problem isnāt one celebrity, more a culture that tells us thinner is always better. That smaller is always the goal.
As the son of someone who battled anorexia for over 40 years, Iāve seen where that belief can lead. Iāve seen the osteoporosis, the muscle loss, the fear of food, the obsession, and the years stolen by an illness that society often praises because it looks like ādiscipline.ā
Thankfully, life now looks much more promising and exciting, and recovery can be made.
Weight loss isnāt the enemy. For many people, losing weight through healthier habits can improve health and quality of life. But when skinny becomes more important than being healthy, weāve lost the plot.
Letās stop glorifying skinny, commenting on womenās bodies, and praising weight loss without knowing the story behind it.
And, instead start celebrating strength, health, freedom and a healthy relationship with food instead.
