Why is the term "body dysmorphia" never applied to contented obese people?

[Rhythmcs]

People can say anything they want. Wanna call somebody fat? Do it. Wanna use the n word? Do it. No one's gonna show up with handcuffs. If the question is not so much whether a thing is allowed but whether or not it would suggest we might be assholes...the best part there, imo, is that we could use any word we liked to express our derision and contempt and it won't matter - the answer is yes.

Here's lizzo, btw, on fat and body positivity.

“I think people don’t know what body positivity is because the body positivity movement was very political and it got taken and kind of commercialized and now body positivity to people is code word for ‘fat,'” Lizzo told Cohen on his SiriusXM show. “Like DEI is code word for Black… so they’re like, ‘Oh she’s not body positive anymore, I’m not fat anymore,’ but I’m still body positive because the body positive movement was actually created by a subgroup of people who were not put in the media, who were not praised, who were told we shouldn’t exist and we were not good enough because our bodies were bigger, or disabled, or even queer and trans.”

https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-h...235928541/

[c172]

That's an interesting question. I think that obese people whether they are happy or not, have a medical problem. The society today wants to accept all people and is too afraid to correct someone who is "comfortable in their own skin". The link between weight status and body image is complex. I know Schwartz and Brownell argue that body image might be affected by obesity through psychological distress, which has an impact on quality of life.

Before you get so bold, Ms. Cooper, could you go over here and give us an introductory post? I think we'd be more comfortable if we knew more about you. Thanks in advance. 

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[SYZ]

That's an interesting question. I think that obese people whether they are happy or not, have a medical problem. The society today wants to accept all people and is too afraid to correct someone who is "comfortable in their own skin". The link between weight status and body image is complex. I know Schwartz and Brownell argue that body image might be affected by obesity through psychological distress, which has an impact on quality of life.

(my bold)

That assertion is rash generalisation and is of course unfounded.
Why are you apparently so galled by people who're comfortable
in their own skin anyway?

I note too that the paper you cite was written more than twenty
years ago, and a lot has changed since then as far as both medicine,
and society's mores go.

[Thumpalumpacus]

That's an interesting question. I think that obese people whether they are happy or not, have a medical problem. The society today wants to accept all people and is too afraid to correct someone who is "comfortable in their own skin". The link between weight status and body image is complex. I know Schwartz and Brownell argue that body image might be affected by obesity through psychological distress, which has an impact on quality of life.

(my bold)

That assertion is rash generalisation and is of course unfounded.
Why are you apparently so galled by people who're comfortable
in their own skin anyway?

I note too that the paper you cite was written more than twenty
years ago, and a lot has changed since then as far as both medicine,
and society's mores go.

Obesity has a significant correlation to medical issues such as diabetes, as well as cardiac and joint problems. It may be a generalization, but I don't think calling it "unfounded" is accurate.

[SYZ]

(my bold)

That assertion is rash generalisation and is of course unfounded.
Why are you apparently so galled by people who're comfortable
in their own skin anyway?

I note too that the paper you cite was written more than twenty
years ago, and a lot has changed since then as far as both medicine,
and society's mores go.

Obesity has a significant correlation to medical issues such as diabetes, as well as cardiac and joint problems. It may be a generalization, but I don't think calling it "unfounded" is accurate.

I was questioning her overarching, implied claim that
all obese people have medical conditions—which
they don't necessarily.    She can't possibly know this.