In which I talk about the hashtag #normalizenormalbodies and whether it’s a good thing.
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An ongoing series about the privileges of thinness in a world filled with diet culture.
Turns out I didn’t have enough spoons to both record this AND write a nice post for it, so in summary: đź‘— Fableticsđź‘— Old Navyđź‘— Supporting companies that don’t carry your sizeđź‘— @saucyewestđź‘— #fightforinclusivityđź‘— I still have way more of a southern accent than I realized
Thin privilege is not being turned away from sterilization surgery like a hysterectomy based on your body size. Yes, this is a thing that happens to some fat people. It’s the duty of medicine to find ways to provide care for all people. A failure to provide equitable care is a failure of healthcare, not…
Content note: Open bigotry; fatphobia in a medical and healthcare treatment setting. Image is Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.” “As I sit across from my 5’ 8” 350-pound client, I am filled with discomfort and fear. In the grip of my terror, I want to fix her, to make her healthy and to protect her from…
If we could opt out of oppression, would we still “deserve” it?
Image description: A teal square with a chat bubble graphic and the text, “”There are very few people out there who are showing people of my size and bigger that they can be visible too. And it’s just mind-blowing when you finally see a bunch of people that look like you and go, ‘Oh, my…
