I was pretty aghast the other day to read in the news that an illegal gavage camp had been discovered in Montana, where girls were force-fed to gain weight. It's kind of ridiculous how inured we've gotten to these sorts of discoveries - and yet, it's symptomatic of our destructive culture that values plump women to the form of obesity? But that doesn't have to be true everyone - in Mauritania, being thin is a mark of attractiveness, and I personally think that's far healthier psychologically for young children.
What if being thin was considered attractive in Western culture?
What if being thin was considered attractive in Western culture?