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RE: Magnetically Distracted

in Reflections7 days ago

It is quite interesting, I mean, how a small moment can reveal the whole psychology of how we talk about bodies. The way we use words like 'fat' or 'thin' often has nothing to do with health and everything to do with the invisible value system we carry around. Even the placing of words can make a huge psychological difference, right now, my mind started with the word 'thin' first and I re-changed to 'fat'. This tiny hesitation, switching thin to fat, shows how deeply the language of judgment is wired into us. Choosing socially acceptable words.

So, basically, language is not neutral? It carries our biases quietly, even when we think we are being practical. And maybe that is why these interactions stay with us. They expose how much of our identity gets shaped by casual comments, how often we internalize labels that were never meant to define us.

And, I believe, those who say 'looks don't mamtter' are the one most worried about it.

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This tiny hesitation, switching thin to fat, shows how deeply the language of judgment is wired into us. Choosing socially acceptable words.

Yes, we are made to feel bad for using some words, while not others. But, they are just words, just sounds. Should they carry so much weight? Perhaps there is a pun in there ;)

And, I believe, those who say 'looks don't matter' are the one most worried about it.

Yep. Their behaviours give them away.