It’s not a stretch at all. In fact, this is something about
America’s characterization that has been consistent way back into the early
years of the series.

While it’s not controversial, this can trigger a lot of
people. Of course, I will give a trigger warning again, but for anyone who is
struggling/ has recovered from an eating disorder, please take care of yourself
first. I would rather you not read this and would happy to provide a summary if
you feel like this would cause you to lose progress and fall back on your old
habits.

Full disclosure, I struggled with an eating disorder for
four years. This isn’t something that I intend to take lightly, and the last thing
I want is to trivialize a subject as serious as this for the sake of angst. What
I do aim to do is explain why and how America is characterized like this.

Post coming up tonight.