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There's an easy three step plan if you truly care about the health of fat people. I'll try to explain them in this thread.
Step 1
Shut up about our weight. We know we're fat, and we've probably known it a lot longer than you. We don't need reminding. We don't need your advice. Just... shut up about it.
Shut up about our weight. We know we're fat, and we've probably known it a lot longer than you. We don't need reminding. We don't need your advice. Just... shut up about it.
Step 2
Just leave fat people be.
Whenever you encounter a fat person, in the street, supermarket, at the pool, the gym, on a bike, on a bench, at an ice cream shop, just leave us be and allow us to go about our business.
We don't need your compliments or reprimands.
Just leave fat people be.
Whenever you encounter a fat person, in the street, supermarket, at the pool, the gym, on a bike, on a bench, at an ice cream shop, just leave us be and allow us to go about our business.
We don't need your compliments or reprimands.
Step 3
Make spaces safe and accommodating for fat people. Sturdy chairs without arms, benches are cool. Show pictures of this on your website if your place/event is public. Don't make us feel we are 'allowed to be there' because we need to specifically ask for accommodation.
Make spaces safe and accommodating for fat people. Sturdy chairs without arms, benches are cool. Show pictures of this on your website if your place/event is public. Don't make us feel we are 'allowed to be there' because we need to specifically ask for accommodation.
These 3 simple steps will make it possible for fat people to live their lives without the added stress of the weightstigma that is so detrimental to our health.
It allows us to go places, do and enjoy things like going out, joyful movement, discover foods, do new things.
It allows us to go places, do and enjoy things like going out, joyful movement, discover foods, do new things.
To summarise:
1) shut up
2) leave fat people be
3) makes spaces safe and accommodating by default
Thank you kindly.
1) shut up
2) leave fat people be
3) makes spaces safe and accommodating by default
Thank you kindly.
