NOTE: My statements are not necessarily my opinions. I often post point-counterpoint essays in which I strongly take one side of an issue and later counter that with antithetical views. This intellectual exercise helps me see the merit in opposing opinions and augments my creativity.
Are diets for women and girls only?
A children's book came under fire because it depicted a girl becoming popular and happy after she lost weight. Its author appeared on Fox News, wearing a large shirt that did little to camouflage his even larger pot belly. Does he think that diets are for women and girls only?
Similarly, I've heard obese men bitterly denounce obese women, whom they disparage with a variety of unflattering terms.
“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
Reference: Imagining dialogue can boost critical thinking: Excerpt: “Examining an issue as a debate or dialogue between two sides helps people apply deeper, more sophisticated reasoning …”