I keep seeing all these pieces in DA and other art forums concerning women and weight. It is usually obese women or almost obese women, scales, measuring tapes, or something along the lines. And people are stupid enough to fall for the brainwash that it is a statement against how women are seen by society.

Obesity is not a statement.
Not rebellious.
It is self destructive.

I'm not speaking of overweight, I speak of obesity--not caused by thyroids and that sort of condition. Flaps of skin. Not being able to see one's pubis--exacly, that sort of obesity.

It is not being happy with who we are.
It is hating one's body.
Horribly unhealthy.

Why not show curvy women? Women who look human, yes who have skin, a bit of a pouch of skin over their tummies, who don't show ribs, who have hips and full thighs. Personally I don't care what people do with their lives, I have very dear friends who are obese--and they know what I think of it--but when it comes to statements, make statements. Not excuses.