Are Thin People Becoming the Elite of Society?

I recently stumbled onto an small sidebar newspaper article that was published more than ten years ago. It was written as sensationalized warning about the “obesity epidemic.” It’s astounding to think that seeing large, overweight people has become so commonplace. Yet, the media continue to portray the thin body as the dominant type.

It’s no secret that over the last few decades more woman have sought after the coveted skinny body type. Books, diet campaigns and more recently cosmetic surgery are all trying to tell us one thing: We can show you how to get a skinny body.

Skinny bodies aside, it’s well known that the weight loss industry hasn’t exactly done the best job of keeping people thin for extended periods of time. That leaves most people still overweight and if there truly is an obesity problem, the ratios of thin-to-fat people may be leading to a societal shift: Thin people may become the elite of society.

It’s clear that the drive to look younger, thinner, healthier, and more attractive is quickly becoming the norm. We live in a visual society and the people seemingly most want to look tend to be thin ones!