Dr. Oz’s Ultimate Top 20–Mehmet Oz “best”??? cable TV moments. I don’t think so!!
I dvr’d this show from the Discovery Health Channel and I was watching it this am as I was getting ready to leave for work. It featured a lot of obesity and focused on health, dietary suggestions, and featured some unsightly organs, via OZ STYLE. I typically enjoy everything he has to share, but a couple moments in the show made me a little mad. For one, they put this woman in a window in Manhattan and asked passerbys to comment on her appearance. Apparently, this was supposed to propel her into action and instill in her a desire to better herself.
The comments were superficial and many of them included critiques on the condition of her skin! I heard comments like: she has bags under her eyes, lines on her face, splotchy skin, on and on… I am a middle aged woman and know that most women do not have skin like I do and it’s not because they have a bad diet and don’t exercise! I can also get bags under my eyes! Who can’t?? I take a very aggressive approach to my appearance, you can surmise what you will.. but most people don’t and that doesn’t mean they should be judged so harshly because of the natural effects of father time. While I understand that eating right combined with exercise will slow down the aging process.. it isn’t the only factor! Genetics have a lot to do with how you age, if you stay out of the sun, amount of stress, etc.. My point being that there are so many OTHER factors that determine our appearance. Shame on you DR. OZ for taping for television such comments! and more so SHAME ON YOU for stating yourself after the window incident– “People judge eachother every day, they walk by and think these things!”
Seriously, WHO THE FUCK CARES DR. OZ what any body else thinks!? That is what is wrong with our society! To keep pounding that message home is ludicrous and downright irresponsible! I care for my skin FOR ME! I want to like what I see when I look in the mirror. It isn’t for others. Aren’t we more than our respective outer looks? MOST PEOPLE are average looking at best.. MOST PEOPLE don’t take aggressive measures to care for their skin and exist on this planet just fine… for someone like DR. OZ to make such a statement in order to precipate change in others is astoundingly short sited.
People for the most part are ordinary, average, heavy set, and don’t prioritize trying to look glamorous. They can’t, they won’t, and most of them don’t care! The human race is mostly comprised of people just being people.. and not being overly concerned with trying to keep up with the Jones’ and there is nothing wrong with that… they can be perfectly happy.
Dr. Oz, don’t put people in store windows to make your point…stick to what you know. ORGANS and scientific studies and please let them know that it doesn’t matter what any one else thinks about their appearance.. it only matters what they think! Think about it… how many times have you gotten advice from someone about how your hair should be cut, colored, or how you should dress, etc… when you know inside, you have your own style. I am NOT SAYING that I have never changed a man’s clothing or hair.. BUT they had to be willing to accept the change and LIKE it… They had to like it.. they didn’t do it just for me.
