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By Solange Luftman
Beautiful Common problematic examples: Twins aren’t the only people that enjoy seesaws!
Do the laws of physics only apply to skinny people with no connective tissue between their head and shoulders? My son spent hundreds of thousands of my dollars on pricey elective surgery to match this unrealistic beauty standard, and now he’s dead.
ith obesity rates and hip motivational social media outlets on the rise, body positivity has been a hot topic infiltrating our culture. Bodies? Great. Positivity? Even better. There are few things quite as satisfying as shooting down fashion companies and celebrities for promoting unrealistic beauty standards. BUT—the fight is not nearly over yet, for one space has long been ignored: street signs. These cautionary city adornments are destructive in nature and do not represent the beautiful spectrum of bodies that exist in nature. Have you ever seen anyone in real life that looks like any of these “people”!? Didn’t think so. These overly perfect figures have infiltrated nearly every city in America and have fostered insecurities among the American public. Another byproduct of the damaging images is that they make following the law more difficult. Lara Boweman, a young parent in Long Island City, spoke on the issue, “These signs are an absolute outrage. My little Frederick is on the…bigger side, and when he sees a tiny figure holding his parent’s hand, he gets confused and doesn’t know if the law applies to him! How do you expect a 16-year-old child to understand laws if the signs don’t represent him completely?” The debate becomes more complicated concerning theft signs. Contrary to popular belief, not all thieves look the same. How are we supposed to protect the American public from theft if they only know one version of a thief? The selection of bodies on street signs is appallingly limited, and the issue must be mended. Do it for the children. Do it for society. Do only small children hold hands? Does one need to have an arm cut off at the wrist to be a mother? God, how I miss my son.
Do thieves not have pupils?? 13