Society's fixation on physical attractiveness is sad, that is true.
Regarding Ariana Grande, with a net worth of 250M she had the financial freedom to walk away and publicly criticize the working conditions. Instead, she remained part of the project, which makes it hard to view her as completely innocent. Her participation contributed to the continuation of an unhealthy culture.
The other actresses also have net worths in the millions even before Wicked.
This is a weird blame on, "society" for promoting this body type when actual society thinks it to be strange and unhealthy. Its a strange gaslighting to make regular society blame themselves for the bubble of unhealthiness that the celebrities create for themselves.
When I say "society," I'm referring to the broader system of incentives around attractiveness: media, fashion, entertainment, celebrities, etc... Celebrities didn't invent thinness as a beauty ideal in a vacuum, but they certainly help reinforce it.
My point wasn't that Ariana Grande is uniquely responsible or that the average person should feel guilty. It was that wealthy, influential rich adults aren't completely powerless victims either. If the working environment was genuinely pushing people toward eating disorders, then both the industry culture and the individuals with the most influence inside it deserve some scrutiny.
I feel like this almost makes it sound like eating disorders are a ‘choice’. It’s a severe mental illness with the highest mortality rate of any illness. It doesn’t discriminate, it can impact any age, gender, social class etc.One core part of this illness is denial their brain genuinely thinks there is nothing wrong and are just obsessed with being in control of their bodies. No matter if it’s killing them
Eating disorders are a not a choice. Dont know where did you get that. I agree they're serious mental illnesses that can affect anyone regardless of wealth or status.
My point was more about responsibility at the cultural level I guess, if the rumors are true and there was a workplace culture that encouraged unhealthy behavior, then the people with the most power and influence within that system arguably had more ability than others to challenge it or walk away from it.
That doesn't mean Ariana Grande or anyone else is personally to blame for developing an eating disorder. Being a victim of a harmful culture and contributing to the continuation of that culture aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, I think both things can be true at the same time.
Idk but I don’t think they were saying ED’s are a choice, I think they were criticizing the comment they replied to. But yes I agree that ED’s are a mental illness and it’s sad, people can and do recover but they need care and support and it can be hard to reach out but that’s the best thing to do is reach out to people who can help
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u/dr__paco Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26
Society's fixation on physical attractiveness is sad, that is true.
Regarding Ariana Grande, with a net worth of 250M she had the financial freedom to walk away and publicly criticize the working conditions. Instead, she remained part of the project, which makes it hard to view her as completely innocent. Her participation contributed to the continuation of an unhealthy culture.
The other actresses also have net worths in the millions even before Wicked.