cw for weight/body image, of course

Usually discussions about this get overrun by chuds so I think it'd be nice to hear what people here have to say.

Personally I think it's some good and positive ideas but they're mixed in with potentially harmful medical misinformation.

  • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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    4 years ago

    Gonna drop a hot take and say its fine to be overly positive or even "promote" obesity like some people in here warn about, cause the fucking global fatmisia that permeates everything is so overwhelming and inescapable that doing this milquetoast centrist shit of wringing your hands and going "hmmm well its not technically scientifically healthy to be fat and it really ruins your health but you know, we cant be mean about it we should be nice about peoples bodies" barely even registers as an actual counter to the hate and mockery on a daily basis, like it doesn't help in the slightest and is just masturbatory bullshit.

    • Liberalism [he/him,they/them]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      I totally agree with this, I hear people say that fat shaming is good actually because it "promotes health" and it's like, even if that were somehow a good way to make people healthier, it's not as if there's anyone who doesn't already know that society looks down on fat people and elevates other body types.