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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Really should be a legal requirement for a normal BMI to appear in media, then they wouldn’t be able load up on steroids

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

BMI is not a measure of health. It is a statistical tool.

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

To further illustrate your point, most of the men pictured are likely 'obese' by BMI standards

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, welcome to the conversation

We aren’t talking about the health of these moviestars on roids, we are talking about the effects they have on viewers’ self image

[–] Rediphile@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But that would also eliminate all obese people from the media. Which is like 30%+ of the population.

[–] Sunfoil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That would be a side benefit of an otherwise bad idea.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

And the massively underweight that women are supposed to aspire to

Whichever way you skew it, unrealistic bodies shouldn’t be there