>Carleton University is feeling the burn from students on social media for removing a weight scale from its gym to promote a more holistic approach to a healthy body image.
>The recent move isn't sitting well with several students who are accusing the school of kowtowing to a small group of gym users who are easily offended.
>"Next it will be the mirrors. #bringbackthescale," wrote one Carleton student on Facebook, while another said online, "Are you for real, Carleton? What a sick joke."
>Details of the scale controversy were first reported in the university's student-run newspaper, The Charlatan, on Thursday. In more social media reaction, others wondered if the online article was satire.
>The scale was removed two weeks ago "in keeping with current fitness and social trends," Marshall explained in his email.
>"Although it can be used as a tool to help measure certain aspects of fitness it does not provide a good overall indication of health and here at athletics we have chosen to move away from focusing solely on bodyweight," he said.
>"If you need a number to focus on in regard to reaching certain fitness goals we suggest using girth measurements. You can start by recording measurements in multiple areas, for example your torso, hips, chest, legs and arms. You would then revisit these measurements after a few weeks to keep tabs on your progress."
Saying that your hips or legs are too big is triggering right there, a sign of thin privilege. Don't measure it, you know who else measured stuff? Nazis. Nazis and Hitler. Just feel good about your body and forget about silly "numbers".
