Friday, February 16, 2007
eating on tv
I’m noticing people eating a lot in tv shows. Not sitting around a table having a meal, but eating while doing other things. Talking, working, walking, waiting, driving. I’m also noticing it mostly with women, but I’m not sure if that’s the shows I’m watching, social training to notice women eating or not eating, or that the writers/directors are intentionally focusing on women eating. From there I’m wondering if it’s a good thing, promoting healthy eating and images of women eating to counter eating disorders, or just a reflection of a national eating habit bordering on disorder itself.
