I found this comic when I was online researching for my Nutrition class. I could not help but feel angry when I saw this. For one, I don't see how it is funny I guess maybe I have a different perspective on humor, and secondly, The artist is trying to use the image of a government nutritionist in form of a dictator to provoke the people of America. I do not think the government nutritionist is someone that should be the target of humor. I understand that given the recent circumstances it might seem that way, but the nutritionists are just trying to do their job and make America a healthier place. I heard on the radio just yesterday, that they are going to cut back on salt in different foods at the market to hopefully cut back on the sodium intake in America's diet. One of the radio hosts made a valid point that I agree with. It does not matter if we take the salt out of the food because the reason we have salt at home is to make our foods as salty as we like it. Even though I agree with this I still think it is worth a try, maybe we can figure out another way, with less expense, to make it taste as good as we like it. Even if it doesn't, hey you never know, maybe it will be better for the economy because we won't have to pay for the extra salt in the food.
The purpose of stating the above is to point out that nutritionist are doing their best to make America healthier. They are not trying to be something they are not ( like a dictator lol), they are just trying to do their job just as we are. I went to Canada in January to see my sister get her master's and I was in for a huge culture shock. It was crazy to see that everyone around me was in the best shape and the only overweight people around were tourists from other countries. The reason for their healthiness was because having a car was really inconvenient in Vancouver, and having to walk all over instead of drive benefited their health. They cooked a lot at home also instead of going to fast food restaurants. It could have just been the farmer's market with a great selection of produce that motivated them to do so, but I think that we need to take some advice from the Canadians.
It took this to really help me see what is happening to America. When I came back I faced the fact and completely understood that we are an overweight country. Sometimes people can't help it, but most of us can we just choose not to and honestly, I hate to admit it, but we are lazy. So let's not bash on someone that is trying to extend our lifetimes and get us to the peak of our health. The only way we can be healthy is if we take things step by step. Instead of taking out our frustration with our poor health on innocent government nutritionist, why don't we take that first step, get out of our cars and walk to places close enough, and start making more home cooked meals.
This was such a great blog. I really enjoyed the topic and how you expressed yourself about the issue. I didn’t see the comic the exact same way you described it. You said that you thought this comic was viewing government nutritionist as dictators in America. Although I think that is partly true, I got the image that soon the government is going to control the people on how they look by taxing them. The government has come to tax its citizens on everything possible, and now this comic shows that it is going to start to tax people if they don’t eat healthy. I don’t think the government should tell people what to eat because that is their decision and if they want to be unhealthy, it is their choice. I would have to disagree with your last statement that we should get out and walk more because people just don’t have time. People in this society have children to take care of, they have to go to work, they have to cook their meal for the day, they have to get an education, and in that interval, people don’t have the time to walk over to the closest supermarket to buy what they need. They hardly have enough time in the day to do their daily tasks, let alone walk. Having a car makes it a convenience for us to do those things with a less amount of time, but it still isn’t enough. Well I liked your blog and how you viewed the comic which gave me a different understanding also. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI like your perspective on this cartoon blog! Very interesting and controversy cartoon by the way. I agreed with your opinion. The comic illustrated government nutritionist as dictators in America. Politically speaking, our government tries to tax us at everything that deal with money as possible. But this comic shows that they will start tax people if they don’t eat healthy. Basically, based on how they look, they will tax them. Would you let someone else tell you what to eat, the answer would be no. Unless, that person set a goal to lose weight or build muscle. In my opinion, the government has no right to tell people what to eat because we have the right to chose what to eat. It is the people choice that what food would benefit them. You mentioned, people have to exercise every day. I agree, it is healthy for us to eat and exercise. Even if you don’t have enough time for exercise, you have to manage exercise at least two or three days in a week. Overall nice blog this week!
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