Former Gogglebox star Yvie Jones has emphasized the ‘obese’ language, saying those with larger bodies have nothing to be ashamed of.
She also praised non-Western cultures that consider a larger body ‘healthy’.
Her comments came during a discussion with best friend Angie Kent on their Two Girls One Pod podcast as they responded to a DM sent from an Australian fan named Alice, who explained her experience living in India.
Former Gogglebox star Yvie Jones has highlighted the ‘fatphobic’ language and says those with bigger bodies have ‘nothing to be ashamed of’
Alice explained that she came to India before the pandemic and ‘has been stuck there ever since’ due to her ‘spiritual awakening and journey’ in the Asian country.
“In India, they use the word healthy to describe people who are older than others,” Angie said as she read Alice’s DM.
‘The standard here is what the west says is ‘overweight’ and exercise is ‘opposed’ because ‘only the poor are thin’.
‘It’s exciting to be in such a different culture, my body has changed a lot during perimenopause, I’m so lucky to be here because when I return to Aus I will be covered. carry the body as it is now.’.
Her comment came during a discussion with best friend Angie Kent on their Two Girls One Pod podcast when they responded to a DM sent from an Australian fan named Alice, who explained the experience. her experience living in India, where larger bodies are celebrated
The reader added that when people visit from the West, she ‘feels embarrassed’ which she doesn’t have in India, where people are judged not on ‘appearance’ but on ‘many other things’ “.
Angie and Yvie don’t reveal what part of India their listeners live in, or admit that it’s a vast country with many different cultures, each with their own distinct attitudes to body image. body.
“Unbelievable, I’m currently moving to India,” Yvie announced.
‘I will be celebrating once in a lifetime. I am packing my sari and moving to India. I will be celebrating once in my life. It’s unbelievable,’ she joked.
She goes on to explain that in other cultures and throughout history, being healthy has meant ‘having flesh and bones’.
‘That’s because we live in extremely fortunate conditions, the Western culture is so rich in everything. She said: “Overweight is now looked down upon, exercise is what you have to do.”
Angie and Yvie don’t reveal what part of India their listeners live in, or admit that it’s a vast country with many different cultures, each with their own distinct attitudes to body image. body.
Yvie added that people in Western cultures ‘use words like fat’ as an insult in the same way that people use ‘gay’ as an obscenity’.
‘You know, me and Lizzo, we have nothing to be ashamed of? Me and Lizzo, we’re big and fat and beautiful,’ she added.
The TV star often talks about social issues on her podcast, and recently criticized ‘powerful white men’ in Australia claiming they are ‘scared’ of women and minorities and don’t want them to ‘have a say’.
“Unfortunately, many people think this country has been run pretty well because it’s serving them more than good,” she said.
She continued: ‘Especially strong white men who fear people of color, natives, women. They don’t want any of us to have a say.
‘They don’t want the minority to have a say because they like to have control and power over everyone.’
Yvie added that people in Western cultures ‘use words like fat’ as an insult the same way people use to use ‘gay’ as an obscenity’
Source: | Dailymail.co.uk
