Why the fitness culture on Social Media needs to die

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  • rondaj05
    rondaj05 Posts: 497 Member
    I don't really see many of those points on social media I use, including this site.
    Maybe the author needs to find different people to interact with on said social media?

    My thoughts exactly! Change who you're following?! :huh:
  • kckBxer396
    kckBxer396 Posts: 460 Member
    "Their food makes us sad" Author doesn't like Nutella or Bacon? The foods that make me sad end or begin with the word diet,and I try to avoid those. Also, I can handle fitness memes. What I can't handle on social media sites are "if your boyfriend loves you" or "I'm so alone" memes. As for the self imposed lifestyle, I see people b!tching about relationships all of the time. Aren't those self imposed as well? If you don't like having the people on your feed, remove them. Heaven forbid they be proud of their accomplishments. :grumble:
  • johe28
    johe28 Posts: 108 Member
    Yeah, not the best article. I mean, you have good information and bad information out there in the world. Do your research and try to make the best decisions. I think there are many good eating and workout topics/pointers on social media. I have found some good discussion topics and people to follow on social media.
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    Using what is essentially a fitness/diet social media platform to complain about fitness culture on social media ....hmmm.

    this is what i thought.

    long live the glory of MFP. also, lots of us eat bacon..not just grilled chicken and asparagus (both good, btw).
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    "Voice of Generation Y"

    well....that explains a lot then...the generation of mediocrity.

    Also, I'm really not sure what the author is talking about...I really don't see the fitness culture running anything....all one needs to look at is the rate of obesity to understand that there really isn't much of a fitness culture to speak of...I know I'm a pretty rare breed among my friends and family...pretty much everyone i know is big, fat, and out of shape with the exception of a few gym acquaintances I've met the last couple years.
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    The author is a self-described "intellectual" who thinks common people who get fit, gain confidence and self-esteem are losers for thinking they are just as good as a rock star. Clearly, this should only accomplished by elitists, the rest of us should just sit down and shut up. :noway:
  • knot_enough
    knot_enough Posts: 176 Member
    that girl prefers to see pics of food everyone eats and/or of people getting drunk and stupid rather than see pictures of motivated people trying to motivate someone else. people can post whatever they want on their social media; if you dont like it dont follow them. easy enough.
    ugh her issues are giving me issues.
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
    Another instance of a person employed in media running into deadline doom and having to come up with something to write. Everyone needs to make a living.

    Nothing to see here people move along.......
  • Cameron_1969
    Cameron_1969 Posts: 2,855 Member
    Meh. Don't like what I post, either don't read it or unfriend me. It's my page and I'll post what I see fit.

    And the woman that the author thinks is "gross" in that article....10/10 WB.

    I thought the same thing.

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    yah!! wow!. .more please!

    I wonder if she has an account on here? . .FR me please!!!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    .....also, lots of us eat bacon..not just grilled chicken and asparagus (both good, btw).

    Werd...and pizza and stuff. But I do like grilling up some chicken and asparagus...got to have some roasted potatoes or something with that on the side to bring the plate together though...kinda like a rug-less room without the potatoes or rice or something.
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    Jealous author is jealous.
  • MissKalhan
    MissKalhan Posts: 2,282 Member
    Cringe.
    This woman makes my head hurt.....
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    You read that article and think it's absolutely true. So you agree with #3.

    I think that tells us all we need to know about you. Yeah, you jelly.
  • Squidgeypaws007
    Squidgeypaws007 Posts: 1,012 Member
    That article is so full of butthurt it hurts (but not my butt) to read.
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    That is the worst article I have ever read, the author sounds insanely jelly

    ^ nailed it
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    Meh. Don't like what I post, either don't read it or unfriend me. It's my page and I'll post what I see fit.

    And the woman that the author thinks is "gross" in that article....10/10 WB.

    I thought the same thing.

    shutterstock_142762636.jpg

    yah!! wow!. .more please!

    I wonder if she has an account on here? . .FR me please!!!

    Pretty sure it's Dana Linn Bailey, IFBB Pro.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Meh. Don't like what I post, either don't read it or unfriend me. It's my page and I'll post what I see fit.

    And the woman that the author thinks is "gross" in that article....10/10 WB.

    I thought the same thing.

    shutterstock_142762636.jpg

    yah!! wow!. .more please!

    I wonder if she has an account on here? . .FR me please!!!

    Pretty sure it's Dana Linn Bailey, IFBB Pro.
    No, I think that's Michelle Lewin, but not sure...
  • Flab2Fab27
    Flab2Fab27 Posts: 461 Member
    "These people most likely have naturally fit bodies, but because of their obsessive exercise and diet habits, have become gurus of “fit” and therefore have become “famous” on social media."

    I guess her reasoning on why she doesn't look as good as the people she's talking about is that they were just born naturally fit & didn't have to put any hard work into their "fit" physiques.

    So many thoughts come to my mind reading this article. Jealous, bitter, miserable, etc.

    Don't hate on people because they have a different lifestyle than you and are proud of it.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    The so-called author of that piece is a class of 2012 graduate ... with a communications degree who now uses it to fill the internet with more banality. I'd kick my kid's *kitten* if she wasted tuition like that.
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    i literally hated the author of that blog after the very first sentence. literally.

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  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Writer is incredibly jealous. Calling that woman flexing gross? Posting up work outs anyone can do? Then why aren't you doing them? Meal shaming? Horrible.

    And neon is ducking awesome.
  • allymacary
    allymacary Posts: 54 Member
    Agreed! Thank you for sharing!
  • maz504
    maz504 Posts: 450
    lolwut?

    Grilled chicken and asparagus are two of my favorite foods! And that includes when I was at my fattest... they just taste good!
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    So you agree with body shaming, OP?
  • a_stronger_me13
    a_stronger_me13 Posts: 812 Member
    The so-called author of that piece is a class of 2012 graduate ... with a communications degree who now uses it to fill the internet with more banality. I'd kick my kid's *kitten* if she wasted tuition like that.

    Hahahahaha. Yes.
  • AsaThorsWoman
    AsaThorsWoman Posts: 2,303 Member
    I won't be changing any of my behavoir to placate this jealousy.

    Pure. Raw. Envy.

    If you don't like it, don't look at it.

    :drinker:
  • royaldrea
    royaldrea Posts: 259 Member
    I think the author is probably trying to be sarcastic and funny (not very imho) and the persons who got hit from the rock that she threw into the crowd are understandably a bit tetchy. That said, her ordinary people/rockstars comment was *****y, as was her calling the muscular woman 'gross'.

    Can I ask a serious question though? Why is her not finding the muscular woman attractive evidence of her being jealous? I personally don't think she is jealous of her. I think she has been socialized to believe that muscular women are not attractive and masculine, and she's made her assessment based on this. I don't think this equates to jealousy at all...more a difference in preferences, justifiable/reasonable or not.
  • _TastySnoBalls_
    _TastySnoBalls_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    :laugh: This was "not srs" article people! :laugh:
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  • _AwesomeSauce_
    _AwesomeSauce_ Posts: 96
    I love chicken breast and asparagus. I prep it on Sunday and eat it M-F.
    I also love to procreate with hotties from the gym, call me crazy I guess.
  • da_bears10089
    da_bears10089 Posts: 1,791 Member
    I read this and I think it is so absolutely true.

    http://elitedaily.com/life/culture/reasons-why-the-fitness-culture-on-social-media-needs-to-be-stopped/

    sooo... unfollow people that annoy you?

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