I care because curvy, voluptuous etc, is masking their real weight - which is usually between overweight and obese.
The amount of people overweight and obese is at a point where it's an epidemic - and it's growing in faster rates in children and teens. Like I said, I'm not suggesting people who are overweight be humiliated, I'm suggesting we just stop bullshitting for the sake of making people feel better about themselves.
Using those words (curvy, voluptuous etc) is not only at best using euphenisms, at worst it's lying. I can only imagine if an image of an anorexic woman was presented as being 'healthy', there would be uproar, anger and disgust because first and foremost, it's simply not true. Conversely there is little difference between presenting an image of an overweight woman and labellings it 'healthy', because again it's simply not true. 'Curvy', 'Hourglass' etc. Pfft. Physically the body shape of an overweight or obese people cannot really be anything but overweight and obese - and I know it. Sexually or visually, however is different.
Bottom line for me is that I don't see underweight as acceptable, and I don't see overweight as an acceptable norm. Softer words, used to falsely boost self esteem and used in fear of offending anyone should just not be used. It hides the seriousness of the health implications or the lifestyle you live while being unhealthy and overweight.
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