Hey ya’ll, so, I’ve been thinking. I’m in my 5th semester as a Sociology major with a minor in Fat Studies and it’s really put Fatphobia at the forefront of my mind. As a Fat person, sometimes it almost feels like my Fatness is even more alienating than my transness. I don’t feel comfortable or safe at rallies and marches and riots because there just ain’t much care given to Fat comrades. I’ve heard folks say stuff like “put her in front to absorb the rubber bullets” and other fashy stuff like that which is NOT OK especially from fellow comrades. I’m currently writing about how Fatness is in itself a protest against capit*lism and I wish this message was more known amongst the left. Maybe based on this we could get some more accommodations like slower moving phalanxes at protests and commitments to non-Fatphobic language by organizers. Fatness is a vector capitalism uses for oppression and Fatness very often intersects with Blackness and transness.

Peace y’all, and remember, Fatties Fight Fascism!

  • jack [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    For real, treating people like shit because of their appearance and/or health is inherently reactionary. It has no place in the movement. It's a shame to see this site dismissing this as a troll post.

    • Reversi [none/use name]
      1·
      4 years ago

      I’m currently writing about how Fatness is in itself a protest against capit*lism and I wish this message was more known amongst the left. Maybe based on this we could get some more accommodations like slower moving phalanxes at protests

      Ten day old account, three or four posts before this one

      Get your head in the fucking game

      • LangdonAlger [any]
        1·
        4 years ago

        I admit it feels off, but I am going to choose to approach it as if they're serious. Not worth alienating allies for fear of getting le epic owned by trollolols

        • Reversi [none/use name]
          1·
          4 years ago

          If it feels off then look at it! Consider WHY it feels off! Every rightist you encounter is going to be fucking with you or dragging you down with bad-faith rhetoric. If you want to spend your very limited time with entertaining the trolling of rightists to no effect, so be it.

          I mean Jesus, this is how leftist organizations get fucked up. "Oh, I didn't want to alienate an ally. I mean, yeah he was really sexually aggressive, but..."

        • jack [he/him, comrade/them]
          3·
          4 years ago

          Yeah, even if this a troll post, so what? It's completely unacceptable for us to dismiss fatphobia, which is certainly a real issue.