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textualdevianceGoing along as normal, enjoying my day, and something reminds me of that whole bit about how I'm a second-class citizen (if not further down the list) because I'm fat.
Do people even listen to themselves? People who wouldn't dream of such casual offensiveness toward other oppressed minorities just toss that shit out there without a second thought.
Clue: Even if it's directed at yourself, going off in a fat-negative way only reinforces the idea that every fat person is somehow bad. When you bitch about the size of your thighs or the fact that you've gained five pounds, or how you really shouldn't have had that cupcake because you might "blow up," you're adding to the overall cultural message that tells me that I ought to just go off myself so I stop offending other people with my body. You're not just getting down on yourself, you're furthering the idea that it's OK to treat me and others like me like absolute shit.
We get that abuse enough from pop culture and the zillion-dollar diet industry. We don't need it from people who should know better.
Stop. It.
Do people even listen to themselves? People who wouldn't dream of such casual offensiveness toward other oppressed minorities just toss that shit out there without a second thought.
Clue: Even if it's directed at yourself, going off in a fat-negative way only reinforces the idea that every fat person is somehow bad. When you bitch about the size of your thighs or the fact that you've gained five pounds, or how you really shouldn't have had that cupcake because you might "blow up," you're adding to the overall cultural message that tells me that I ought to just go off myself so I stop offending other people with my body. You're not just getting down on yourself, you're furthering the idea that it's OK to treat me and others like me like absolute shit.
We get that abuse enough from pop culture and the zillion-dollar diet industry. We don't need it from people who should know better.
Stop. It.
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