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Good morning. Why are some people so threatened and/or afraid of a fat woman loving herself and being unashamed of her body?
12 years ago, I posted this picture on Flickr. It is still one of my most popular photos on that site to date. I was much heavier than I am now, but I was still unashamed.
A lot of the comments mentioned how "brave" I was for posting it.
A lot of the comments mentioned how "brave" I was for posting it.
I know the people calling me brave meant well and were not trying to be offensive, but looking back on it, I want to know why we look at fat women openly loving their bodies as "brave."
To call it brave is to consider it abnormal. Loving yourself should never be abnormal.
My current display name is "Your Heavy Set Auntie." I did this because I was thinking about back in the day when that was the "polite" way of referencing bigger women. Nah baby, I'm just fat lmaoooo, but I think "heavy set" is a funny descriptor.
I dropped 100 pounds last year. I gained some of it back during this pandemic quarantine. I want to get it back off, not because I am ashamed or think less of myself, but because shit I liked shopping wherever I want.
But don't get it twisted. I still love me. I am still fine as fuck. My goal is not to be skinny, but to be able to buy all the cute clothes I want in every store cause I am a clothes horse and shallow as fuck with that shit.
This is me, and I love this bitch. What other people think doesn't matter.
