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Old June 14th 16, 02:04 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Whiskers
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Default Brits move deeper into the insane asylum of political-correctness

On 2016-06-14, Rich A wrote:
Ban those EVIL images of people with good bodies, who don't look like
dump trucks and suffer from type 2 diabetes.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-36516378


The skinny-ness of the body shown isn't the problem; it's the wording
that implies that only one sort of body is acceptable and those who
can't make themselves look like that are somehow inferior.

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Old June 14th 16, 03:15 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Default Brits move deeper into the insane asylum of political-correctness

On 6/14/2016 9:04 AM, Whiskers wrote:
On 2016-06-14, Rich A wrote:
Ban those EVIL images of people with good bodies, who don't look like
dump trucks and suffer from type 2 diabetes.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-36516378


The skinny-ness of the body shown isn't the problem; it's the wording
that implies that only one sort of body is acceptable and those who
can't make themselves look like that are somehow inferior.


There is a reason most of us don't have "ideal bodies." At least in my
case, I want to be admired for my mind, not my body.


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