Fat is not a feeling - mondják a petíciót aláírók. Mi a véleményed a "fat" emotikonról?
Facebook’s ‘Feeling Fat’ Emoticon Criticized
A petition on Change.org aims to have Facebook’s “Feeling Fat” emoticon removed. Endangered Bodies, which is a non-profit international local-global initiative, recruited seven activists from several parts of the world to launch the petition.
The fat emoticon is one out of about 100 used to convey a number of feelings which range from happy to sad and include pretty much everything in between. Those emoticons are posted as statuses and shared with friends on the social media site.
The Change.org page explains, “When Facebook users set their status to ‘feeling fat,’ they are making fun of people who consider themselves to be overweight, which can include many people with eating disorders.”
Facebook has hundreds of millions of users who log in each day and it’s the most popular social media site. With that in mind, one seemingly simple status update has the potential to influence quite a few individuals and possibly change the way they feel about their own bodies.
The petition further notes, “Fat is not a feeling. Fat is a natural part of our bodies, no matter their weight. And all bodies deserve to be respected and cared for.”
Thus far, thousands of supporters have signed their names in the hopes of having the emoticon removed.
Complete the sentences with words from the text.
1. He is …………… . He should go on a diet.
2. The team played very well. They …………… to win.
3. The new boss …………… himself very important.
4. The poster …………… the message of the campaign very clearly.
5. The boy is very talented. He has the …………… to become a great musician.
6. We will finish this job …………… the difficulties.
7. The company is …………… employees for its new office.
8. They are trying to save …………… animal species in this continent.
9. It was his idea to become a doctor, his parents didn’t …………… him.
10. Alot of people in the town signed a …………… against the project.
Key:
1. overweight
2. deserved
3. considers
4. conveyed
5. potential
6. no matter
7. recruiting
8. endangered
9. influence
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Vocabulary
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petition |
petíció, folyamodvány |
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to remove |
eltávolítani |
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endangered |
veszélyeztetett |
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initiative |
kezdeményezés |
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to recruit |
toborozni |
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to convey |
közvetíteni, tolmácsolni |
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to range from something to something |
valamitől valamiig terjednek |
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to consider yourself something |
valamilyennek tartani magadat |
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to be overweight |
túlsúlyosnak lenni |
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eating disorders |
étkezési rendellenességek |
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with that in mind |
ezt figyelembe véve |
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it has the potential |
benne rejlik a lehetőség |
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to influence |
befolyásolni |
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further |
továbbá |
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no matter |
valamitől függetlenül |
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to deserve |
megérdemelni |
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respect |
tisztelet |
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supporter |
támogató |
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in the hopes of something |
valaminek a reményében |
