Anyone who knows my site knows that on Dcomedieta I am very close to the issues related to body image, which I have talked about countless times. For example , talking about the nutritionists and dieticians who are part of the HAES project (Health at Every Size) and who explain to their customers how to live healthily regardless of a few extra pounds.

Or citing the major influencers to follow on Instagram who deal with conveying, with their images, the beauty of an “out of shape” body.

We also dealt with orthorexia , of fixing the balance , of the risk of always staying on a diet.

In this article we try to analyze the recent release, on Vanity Fair, of a photo on the cover that portrays Vanessa Incontrada naked, with the caption: ” Nobody can judge me “.

THE COVER OF VANESSA MEETS ON VANITY FAIR:
BEAUTY IS NOT PERFECTION

The famous actress, former model and TV presenter, has in fact been criticized for years for her soft shapes.
The Incontrada appears to be more “curvy” than in previous years, but she is neither heavily overweight nor obese. Yet the criticisms of her appearance are quite ruthless. From this point of view, in short, the actress’s message is clear: I am beautiful like this, we must not confuse beauty with aesthetic perfection. Since, in fact, beauty is a subjective parameter.

And furthermore, no one has the right to judge another by their weight or appearance, it must be said. Which happens especially when the body is that of a woman.

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The appearance of others is not our concern.
On the contrary. We should never talk about it

People who comment on seeing chubby women, saying things like “obesity is a disease”, “you are setting a bad example” and so on, just do body shaming.

Without knowing that, for example, obesity is not exactly a disease, in the sense that it is not universally recognized as such . And that there is a sea of ​​difference between being 15 or 20 pounds heavier and being severely obese.

That obesity is dangerous not when it is mild, but when it is already second degree and has the same health risks as being underweight. Yet underweight women are much more accepted or considered acceptable than just a chubby woman.

Even recognizing a weight and health problem, for example by finding ourselves in front of a severely obese person that for example we see in a photo, the fact that we know nothing about that person should push us to a minimum of respect. The health risks of obese people are also linked to the perception of social stigma. Numerous studies have linked a net deterioration in the health of the obese if they were bullied for their appearance. From the risks of severe depression to those of eating disorders and substance addictions up to cardiovascular risks.

So, criticizing someone else’s appearance on the basis of his extra pounds, even giving him unsolicited dietary advice, undoubtedly does not help him, on the contrary: it only means harming him.

However, there is a point in this story that I would like to underline. And that is that, despite being absolutely in favor of body positivity and always opposed to any phenomenon of body shaming, I find that the cover of Vanity Fair is in a certain sense out of place.