Last week we posted on a somewhat controversial children's book entitled Maggie Goes on a Diet and yesterday we saw this piece on ABC News that gave some further insight on the book. Do we really want to tell young girls the only way to gain acceptance and popularity is thru conforming to what their peers tell them to be?
Furthermore, take a look at Paul Kramer, the author, he's no Slim Jim himself. If we tell children they are lacking because they are overweight then what message are we telling them about fat adults? Should a child respect an overweight parent if we tell them they themselves do not deserve it because they are overweight? Childhood obesity is not a good thing but we fail to see how this could really make anything better?
While the writer's intentions might be good, this book definitely sends a wrong message. Take a look at both the ABC News article and videos below.
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