Alternative representations of obese people in different cultures

Q9. Does the representation of your group vary in texts from different cultures and from different institutions in different countries (do they perhaps offer an alternative or oppositional representation)? If so why may this be the case? If not, why not?

In many ways, the representation of obese people varies from different cultures, as evident in The Biggest Loser, which constructs obese people as being lazy, yet active in wanting to be more thinner and are mentally confident.

Though, in both the US and the UK , in particular, obesity is common amongst the working classes, as families are more obese, with children from working class families being more 'heavier' than other children.

However, in the US, obese people are negatively represented, as being lazy, with the common stereotype of the Southern American being more laid back and lazy. In contrast to the UK, the groups such as Black Americans, Latinos and the poor are marginalised for being more lazy and obese as a result of not exercising