Smart Talk: Why do we dislike our bodies?; Health Smart on mental illness

What to look for on Smart Talk Thursday, June 18, 2015:

Fat-shaming and Dad bods are two terms that are relatively new.  

Fat shaming is a type of bias or bullying towards people who are fat or overweight.  Often it happens on social media websites.  And women are most often the targets.

According to Vox, “Dad bod” is a male body type that is best described as “softly round.” It’s built upon the theory that once a man has found a mate and fathered a child, he doesn’t need to worry about maintaining a sculpted physique.

If you detect a double standard, so do many others.

In western culture, thin women are considered most attractive while those who are larger are often thought to be lazy and who don’t take care of themselves.

Dr. Amy Farrell, a professor of American Studies and Women and Gender Studies at Dickinson College, who wrote the book Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body is our guest on Thursday’s Smart Talk.

Also, the latest installment of WITF-TV’s award-winning Health Smart program airs Thursday night at 8.  It focuses on mental illness.

Producer/host Keira McGuire tells us more about the show and we’ll hear the story of a local man who has battled depression for the past two decades.