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Impure Tale: FAT PRIVILEGE

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:01:34 -0400

unapologeticfatty:

tsukibi-mu:

wah-mbulance:

tsukibi-mu:

is being able to eat like a pig when most of the world is starving to death. lolol.

is being able to eat like a pig and claim fit people are like “animals” for working out and caring about appearance.

-yes that was actually said by a “fat acceptance”…

Lmfao I don’t seriously believe in fat privilege. There’s NO SUCH THING AS FAT PRIVILEGE AND THIN PRIVILEGE. Everyones got problems in life, both sides need to stop complaining that others are ‘privileged’ because they don’t have to deal with the same problems as they do. Also, I said EAT LIKE pigs, figure of speech lol.

Thin privilege doesn’t mean that you don’t have problems in life. Thin privilege means that society treats you differently because you are thin and that’s the truth. Thin privilege doesn’t mean your life is always sunshines and rainbows.

Thin privilege means that

Your eating disorder will be taken seriously, and not brushed off with “You can’t have an ED…you’re fat.” OR ENCOURAGED “But…you’re still fat, Keep going!”.

Thin privilege means that any store you walk into will carry your size, even though the average size is a 12 to 14.

Thin privilege means that when you are sick your doctor will genuinely try to find out what is wrong with you instead of attributing your problem to your weight and telling you to lose a couple pounds.

Thin privilege means that no one lectures you about healthy eating when they see you eating junk food in public.

Because thin = healthy right? Let’s completely ignore the fact that HEALTHY HABITS MAKE HEALTHY BODIES. Notice I said healthy bodies and not thin bodies, because they’re not the same thing.

Lol let’s just ignore the fact that people whose socioeconomic status exists in or around the poverty line are more likely to be overweight because cheap food is usually higher in calories, fats and carbs. Let’s just ignore the fact that one doesn’t have to “eat like a pig” to be fat because, ya know, differences in metabolism and body structure/distribution of adipose tissue don’t really exist. -_-
Oh, and can we just ignore the fact that a thin can eat whatever they want, when ever, and not only not be judged, but actually be congratulated?
Yeah, let’s just pretend that the only reason people are ever fat is because of a lack of self control and a huge desire to eat everything in sight and that all thin people are automatically beasts of self control and the moral authority on what can and should go in another persons body.
Seriously, people need to not speak.

catieissomethingcreative: planatee: Swingin’ freely. Ahhh! Oh...

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:01:26 -0400

catieissomethingcreative:

planatee:

Swingin’ freely.

Ahhh! Oh my goodness! I’m so happy to see a fatter person on here with smaller boobs! Yay for seeing a body similar to mine being represented!
If you aren’t already following this blog, you should. It’s genuinely awesome.

My existence is not a trigger.

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:52:29 -0400

asocalledfriend:

heyashleyhey:

My existence is not a trigger.

My existence is not a trigger.

My existence is not a trigger.

My existence is not a trigger.

My existence is not a trigger.

My existence is not a fucking trigger.

Hi everyone. Sorry for the lack of activity. Things have been really busy for Sabrina and I with...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:52:29 -0400

Hi everyone.

Sorry for the lack of activity. Things have been really busy for Sabrina and I with going back to school and various other things in life.

Plus my camera broke. :C

But we will be back to it as soon as we can.

We love you all.

-catie

SomethingCreative: I’m trying to find an eloquent way to say this, but fuck it: I’m...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:52:28 -0400

SomethingCreative: I’m trying to find an eloquent way to say this, but fuck it: I’m...:

catieissomethingcreative:

I’m trying to find an eloquent way to say this, but fuck it:

I’m getting really fucking sick of seeing the same shopped pictures of size twelve, cis gender, white chicks with hour glass figures, huge tits and slamming assess. Or horribly done porn sets of women larger than a twelve in garish…

hopelessly-romantic-cynic: [Image Description: A “Health At...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:50:44 -0400

hopelessly-romantic-cynic:

[Image Description: A “Health At Every Size” poster. An image of a naked fat white person with a curvy-ish figure sitting with their back to the camera. Their hair is pulled to the side so that the tattoo between their shoulders is visible; they also have a tatto on their lower back. Text at the bottom of the poster says, “I stand for decorating your body as you like, no matter how much there is to decorate. Stop weight bigotry.” End description.]

jadelyn:

femmesandfamily:

NO MATTER HOW MUCH THERE IS TO DECORATE

omg. inspiration.

I want to “like” this ten billion times. Cause I love tattoos - love them SO MUCH - and have easily a half-dozen sort of nascent ideas for ink I want in various places, but even if I could afford them, I am still unsure. Because 99% of all the tattoo photos out there are of thin people, so I always wonder, will this look even close to how I picture it in my head, when it’s on my skin instead of a skinny person’s?

So I kind of think I need to adopt “no matter how much there is to decorate” as my mantra re: tattoos for myself.

thisisthinprivilege: Thin privilege is never being asked if you’ve considered Weight Watchers or...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:50:36 -0400

thisisthinprivilege:

Thin privilege is never being asked if you’ve considered Weight Watchers or another “slimming” group.

Fat rage!!! The reblogable version

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:36:00 -0400

Fat rage!!! The reblogable version

gatsbys-party: willowdeplorable: Being thin isn’t a freaking privilege. It’s something I have to...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:35:32 -0400

gatsbys-party:

willowdeplorable:

Being thin isn’t a freaking privilege. It’s something I have to work at to maintain every day of my life. I know it’s harder for others to keep their weight down. But don’t downplay those of us who work our asses off to be thin.

Thin privilege is being able to shop at more clothing stores than I can, whereas I am either sequestered to a special store of forced to shop online. Thin privilege is having options when it comes to cute underwear, because God forbid a fat person ever get laid. Did you know that American Eagle won’t hire a person if they’re over a certain clothing size? Have you ever had a complete stranger come up to you and tell you to change your body because it’s “unhealthy”, when this person does not know you from fucking Eve? THAT is thin privilege. Thin privilege is not being told every goddamn day of your life by countless media outlets, so called professionals, and loved ones that you need to change how you look, in one way or another, because you don’t fit in. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MOOED AT? NO? THEN YOU’RE FUCKING PRIVILEGED!!!

fuckyeahbodypositivity: body positive consent? perfection.

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:08:45 -0400

fuckyeahbodypositivity:

body positive consent? perfection.

fatanarchy: Always nice to get some perspective.

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:48:51 -0400

fatanarchy:

Always nice to get some perspective.

: A note for libertarians, objectivists, and classical liberals.

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:46:38 -0400

: A note for libertarians, objectivists, and classical liberals.:

thisisthinprivilege:

…who’ve gotten all up in my shit with areshole comments about how fat people don’t love their bodies enough to ‘work hard’ for smaller ones or whatever.

Dudes, read up.

You call yourself rational? Then you should be experts on how faulty assumptions lead to faulty…

Musings of a fat girl....: thisisthinprivilege: Fatphobic bigotry is assuming fat people owe you...

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:10:25 -0400

Musings of a fat girl....: thisisthinprivilege: Fatphobic bigotry is assuming fat people owe you...:

thisisthinprivilege:

Fatphobic bigotry is assuming fat people owe you an answer when you ask them questions like these:

“When is the last time you exercised? What did you do? What was the last thing you ate?”

^an ask I got from an anonymous troll.

Healthism is assuming the answers to…

finalfantasyfootball: im not like other girls. i have 12 sets of teeth and arrays of barbed...

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:09:37 -0400

finalfantasyfootball:

im not like other girls. i have 12 sets of teeth and arrays of barbed tentacles used for paralyzing prey. when i stand upright i’m 15 feet tall. i play call of duty.

fuckyeahdisingenuousliberal: [Picture: Background: 8 piece pie...

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:35:23 -0400

fuckyeahdisingenuousliberal:

[Picture: Background: 8 piece pie style color split with light blue and green alternating. Foreground: White man with black-rimmed glasses wearing a pink and black striped t-shirt, a small black bag strapped over his shoulder, and visible tattoos on his arms. Top text: “No, I don’t have a problem with fat people.” Bottom text: “I just think it’s really gross! I mean unhealthy.”]

TW: EATING DISORDERS, ANOREXIA, BULIMIA,...

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:34:08 -0400

TW: EATING DISORDERS, ANOREXIA, BULIMIA, ANXIETY/DEPRESSION

You’re right, I don’t. And I’m not. But when I was sick earlier this summer, and started going days, halves of weeks, without eating a single thing, or when I spent an entire day throwing up everything I ate, I started to look at things a bit differently. When I got better, I was still afraid to eat because of the pain. And then, when the pain went away, I was afraid to eat because…because I’d gone three days, three and a half days, then four days, without eating. I wanted to see how far I could go without eating. Coming home is always stressful for me; being back under the same roof as my parents, being separated from my best friends, not to mention my relationship was on the rocks, I liked that I had complete control over what I put into my body. Or what I didn’t put into my body. I liked the cramping, those aches that were my stomach telling me to eat, it was hungry! I liked seeing how far I could push myself. Now, I started eating again, and I haven’t felt like that for a month now. It wasn’t extreme, I don’t know how much weight I lost, and I don’t care to know. It wasn’t bad, it wasn’t noticeable, it wasn’t even that scary. But it did scare me. Because I was starting to exhibit the signs of an eating disorder. My mindset was very similar to that of people who do have eating disorders.

But I couldn’t have an eating disorder, because I don’t look like I have an eating disorder. And what’s scary is that how many people have eating disorders, but people don’t notice or care, because they don’t “look” like they do? The DSM-IV now says that you have to have a certain weight to get help, and it sickens me. Anybody is susceptible to having health problems, and don’t ever let anyone make you think you can’t or don’t have a problem because you haven’t harmed yourself enough.

I don’t have an eating disorder, and I can’t say what it’s like or speak for someone who does. But if you do, please get help, because you don’t have to do this to yourself.

If you are having problems with depression, suicide or self injury do not hesitate to get help. Talk to a friend, parent or guardian, doctor, teacher, family member, or call any one of the listed hotlines.

Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-8433LifeLine: 1-800-273-8255 Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 Sexuality Support: 1-800-246-7743 Eating Disorders Hotline: 1-847-831-3438 Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673 Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272 Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000

Also, this blog is a safe space. We are not trained professionals, but we are your friends. At any time, you can drop a line and remain anonymous. We will listen.

-Sabrina

"Let’s begin with the bottom line: It doesn’t matter how fat someone is, or why they are that fat, or..."

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 23:48:27 -0400

“Let’s begin with the bottom line: It doesn’t matter how fat someone is, or why they are that fat, or what the outcomes of being that fat may or may not be. They deserve to be treated with respect and it is completely ok for them to be that size. Yes, even if they weigh 2000 pounds. Yes even if you think their weight is “their fault.” Yes, even if you would never ever want to be that fat. Yes, even if you can’t understand how they live. Yes, even if they have problems that can be correlated with being fat. Yes, even if they have problems that can be causally related to being fat. Yes, even if studies show that they cost society more. Yes, even if they actually cost society more. It is totally, completely 100% ok for someone to be fat. Nobody needs anyone’s encouragement, justification or permission to live in their body. Period. This is true whether or not people are able to achieve permanent weight loss – it is a matter of civil rights.”

- “Yes, it’s okay to be fat” by Ragen Chastain

(via redefiningbodyimage)

“It is totally, completely 100% ok for someone to be fat. Nobody needs anyone’s encouragement, justification or permission to live in their body. Period. This is true whether or not people are able to achieve permanent weight loss – it is a matter of civil rights.”

Fat Sex (Not What You'd Think)

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:44:00 -0400

I’ve been aware for a while that being fat and identifying as a woman, means that my body comes with politics, whether I like it or not. But it’s only been recently that I’ve realized the two are linked.

Because I am fat, my mother is reluctant to help me make an appointment with my doctor to discuss my medication, and whether or not I can get on birth control (she handles the insurance information, makes the phone calls, drives a car, etc; I’m not really good at functioning in mainstream society). I’ve been hearing over and over that no doctor will put me on birth control because of my weight. BECAUSE of my weight, other people get to make decisions about MY body. Even after I’ve explained that PCOS causes weight gain, and birth control helps people with PCOS. But…that’s impossible, because they don’t let fat people have birth control, don’t they?

And oh yeah, there was that one time with my one visit to an OB/GYN. He told me about a form of birth control that is injected, but then said, “that causes added weight gain, though, which you don’t want”. Well fuck me, I didn’t realize that you were in charge of my body, and got to make decisions for me about my fucking body.

I’m pissed. I am more than pissed. My weight DOES NOT, never has, and never will define my body, or my choices.

Photo

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:34:32 -0400

thisisthinprivilege: Thin privilege is having doctors take your eating disorder...

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:51:00 -0400

thisisthinprivilege:

Thin privilege is having doctors take your eating disorder seriously.

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