038 - Say No to Toxic Asian Body Image and Diet Culture
Proudly Asian
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Is There a Shame in Diet Products?
I remember these things would still stand out to me, not just about body image, but also like skin tone when I first moved to Hong Kong full time. And what you just mentioned there about that whole image of like you have to be skinny, toned in order to be considered successful or competent. People expect that once they look a certain way, all of the privileges that come with thinnest, which is exactly what we're actually chasing. You know, and so when you can keep the person chasing, essentially keeping like a carrot hanging, you know, hanging on a rod and getting people to chase that carrot perpetually, never actually getting to that place.
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