Should all fat leftists be dropping the weight and joining the swoletariat?
Yes.
Is that a realistic expectation?
No.
Being overweight/obese is such a difficult battle, it consumes you physically, mentally, emotionally, biologically and compounds on itself.
I see people saying we shouldn’t be telling people that being overweight is good, I really don’t think we’re at risk of that. The heaviness on your body and pain are a constant reminder that you’re overweight and it’s bad. The comments people say and the way they treat you are also a constant reminder no matter how many body positivity influencers there are.
I think what we need to do as a community is be welcoming of people who are willing to make themselves vulnerable by talking about their size and understanding of people who are not ready or able to do that yet.
If there’s an obese Proud Boy assaulting someone, there’s plenty negative we can say about them before talking about their weight.
Basically, I think it’s something that doesn’t need to be brought up unless you’re talking about yourself or were specifically asked for advice.
The vulnerability aspect is so important in this. The body positivity movement was born out of this necessity for a place to speak about it outside of the immense personal/societal shame of being overweight/obese, we need to have an alternative setting and to empathize, humanize, and encourage
Yes.
No.
Being overweight/obese is such a difficult battle, it consumes you physically, mentally, emotionally, biologically and compounds on itself.
I see people saying we shouldn’t be telling people that being overweight is good, I really don’t think we’re at risk of that. The heaviness on your body and pain are a constant reminder that you’re overweight and it’s bad. The comments people say and the way they treat you are also a constant reminder no matter how many body positivity influencers there are.
I think what we need to do as a community is be welcoming of people who are willing to make themselves vulnerable by talking about their size and understanding of people who are not ready or able to do that yet.
If there’s an obese Proud Boy assaulting someone, there’s plenty negative we can say about them before talking about their weight.
Basically, I think it’s something that doesn’t need to be brought up unless you’re talking about yourself or were specifically asked for advice.
The vulnerability aspect is so important in this. The body positivity movement was born out of this necessity for a place to speak about it outside of the immense personal/societal shame of being overweight/obese, we need to have an alternative setting and to empathize, humanize, and encourage