Weight stigma is so entrenched that fat jokes are considered acceptable fodder
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The experiences of larger fat people are very, very different from those of smaller fat people and average-sized people.
The experiences of larger fat people are very, very different from those of smaller fat people and average-sized people. If you’ve never experienced, seen or…
Should healthcare providers be excused for weight stigma in medicine?
“They don’t know any better.” When I talk about weight stigma/weight bias and fatphobia in healthcare, that’s often the excuse that people make to me…
{activism} Being fat is having your very existence considered to be dangerous.
Being fat is having your very existence considered to be dangerous. Any sort of visibility whatsoever — from walking down the street to posting a…
{end weight stigma} Confidence isn’t a cure-all.
It’s important to understand that confidence isn’t a cure-all. One of the big issues with “just be confident and advocate for yourself! Don’t let anything…
{body image} You are worthy of rest.
You are worthy of rest. Up until a couple of years ago, I was forever getting sick, mostly colds and respiratory stuff. Once I got…
{changing the world} Thin privilege is being held to lower dress and grooming standards to look “acceptable.”
An ongoing series about the privileges of thinness in a world filled with diet culture.
{body liberation} What about fat animals?
The question “What about fat animals?” comes up pretty regularly in body liberation spaces.
Thin privilege is not being told you’ll never find love or romance until you change your body size.
An ongoing series about the privileges of thinness in a world filled with diet culture.
I wish I could just talk about loving your body.
I wish I could just talk about loving your body. I really do, y’all. I would be perfectly content to post pretty photos and talk…
We live in a society that pressures fat people to self harm in order to survive.
An ongoing series about the privileges of thinness in a world filled with diet culture.
Thin privilege is never having to choose between wearing a seat belt or a coat.
An ongoing series about the privileges of thinness in a world filled with diet culture.
It’s hard to love your fat butt when it doesn’t fit in an airplane seat.
One of the things I consistently hear from folks in larger bodies is that they can make a certain amount of progress on their body acceptance journeys, but then get tripped up by infrastructure.
Thin privilege is not having your body automatically medicalized or pathologized by healthcare professionals.
An ongoing series about the privileges of thinness in a world filled with diet culture.
What would your life look like if you minded your own body business?
Your worth is not dependent on your health. That meme about how “your weight is not your worth” goes around a lot, and it’s true!…
Thin privilege is being held to lower dress and grooming standards to look “acceptable” socially, professionally or in public.
An ongoing series about the privileges of thinness in a world filled with diet culture.
What would your life look like if you minded your own body business?
What would your life look like if you just…didn’t worry about what other people’s bodies looked like or were doing? What could you focus on…
Let’s talk about research.
Let’s talk about research. When it comes to weight and health, everyone’s a scientist. People who haven’t picked up a textbook in twenty years are…
Thin privilege is not having your body used as a shorthand for a long list of negative qualities, characteristics and traits.
Thin privilege is not having your body used as a shorthand for a long list of negative qualities, characteristics and traits. Dolores Umbridge. Ursula. Kingpin.…
State of the sleep, September 26
My CPAP machine, which I’ve named Whistler, and I have reached a truce, more or less. My sleep and energy levels are mostly back to…
Learning While Fat: A guest post from author Ali Owens
The desk top stops at a sharp slant, unable to lie flat because of my belly and thighs in the way, and the angle is such that I will not be able to set anything on it, use my laptop, or even take handwritten notes.
Thin privilege is never being denied the ability to immigrate due to your body size.
Thin privilege is never being denied the ability to immigrate due to your body size.
Origins of Weight Stigma #3: Political Power
Why do people hate and fear fat bodies? Weight stigma — also known as fatphobia, fatmisia, anti-fatness and fat hatred — ties into threads of…
Origins of Weight Stigma #2: Racism
Why do people hate and fear fat bodies? Weight stigma — also known as fatphobia, fatmisia, anti-fatness and fat hatred — ties into threads of…
Fat people MUST be treated as the experts on our own lives, bodies and oppression.
Fat people MUST be treated as the experts on our own lives, bodies and oppression. Must. Here are 5 reasons to learn about weight stigma…
Park Rangers, Young Lovers, Fatphobia and Resilience
I went on a trip! It was lovely! At least, most of it was. People in small bodies go out in public and come home…