„There should be absolutely no shame in having a disease. None. It does not matter what disease someone has, they should never be shamed for it. I advocate for nothing less than shame-free, blame-free, future-oriented healthcare. It does not matter why someone has a disease, it matters what happens moving forward. We can never change the past so after a diagnosis it’s all about options and choices, not blame or shame. People who are diagnosed with a disease should be given true information, all of their options, and compassionate care on their terms based on their choices. “
Schlagwort-Archive: Fat Positive
act of rebellion
„In a society that profits from our self-doubt, choosing to love oneself is an act of rebellion. When people see my husband and I — he, the ‘good looking’ male and me, the ‘fat’ woman — supporting each other and showcasing our love, it challenges stereotypes. Sure, it makes certain people extremely uncomfortable. But if you are not ashamed of your body and if your partner is not ashamed of your body, those outsider opinions begins to grow mute.“
fat furniture
„When a fat person asks for furniture that accommodates us or enough room to sit on a plane or plus sizes (or, as I like to call them, sizes) this is not asking for something special – it’s asking for what others already have. If the other patients at your doctor’s office walk into the office and sit down, but you can’t because the chairs all have arms and don’t work for you, then when you ask for an armless chair you’re not asking for something special – you’re asking for what the other patients already have.“
different experiences
„Someone at a size 3x might be frustrated with the limited selection of clothing at their local plus-size store, but someone at a size 6x may have no option but to order more expensive and less fashionable clothing online, and someone at a size 12x may have to hire someone to make clothing for them especially at an even greater cost.“
lose weight?
„Here is where someone is going to say that they’re not debating whether it’s ok if we exist, they’re debating whether or not we should have to lose weight. First of all let’s be clear that nobody can show me a study where more than a tiny fraction of people have successfully lost weight long-term and none of those studies (with weight loss like 2 pounds or 5 pounds over two years) even come CLOSE to showing that my chances of becoming “normal weight” are anything better than lottery odds. So even if you believe that they are debating my right to not diet (and let’s be clear that I should have a right not to diet) rather than my right to exist, they are still debating whether or not I should have to do something that nobody can prove is a possible.“
Dickenbeschämung
„Öffentlich negativ über den eigenen dicken Körper zu schreiben/sprechen, ist ebenfalls Fat Shaming. Indem der eigene Körper abgewertet wird, werden automatisch alle ihm ähnlichen Körper mit abgewertet und das ist auch in diesem Fall nicht okay. Natürlich gibt es keinen Zwang, den eigenen Körper zu mögen oder zu lieben, aber dieses Verhalten verletzt andere und das ist nicht durch Selbsthass zu entschuldigen. Auch nicht, wenn es nicht die Intention war, zu verletzen. Es trägt genauso zu einem dickenfeindlichen Klima bei wie Fat Shaming und Diet Talk überall sonst. Es spielt in diesem Zusammenhang keine Rolle, welche Figur die Person hat, die solche Botschaften aussendet.“
Körperliche Selbstbestimmung
„Viele können es nicht ertragen, dass körperliche Selbstbestimmung auch für Menschen gelten sollte, die von der Norm abweichen. Die Be- und Abwertung von Körpern ist so normalisiert, dass wir oftmals gar nicht merken, dass das Recht auf körperliche Selbstbestimmung eher Menschen zugebilligt wird, die bereits gesellschaftliche Normen erfüllen. Eine dünne Frau isst eine Pizza und findet Diäten „voll blöd“? Voll feministisch! Eine dicke Frau schleckt ein Eis und trägt einen hotten Bikini? Ab zur Ärztin, ist ja voll ungesund!!!“
being the option
„When we stand up, speak out, and refuse to buy into the current culture of self-hatred, obesity hysteria, and confusing body size with health, we don’t just model the option, we start being the option. “
Selflove
„I learned to love myself, because I sleep with myself every night and I wake up with myself every morning, and if I don’t like myself, there’s no reason to even live the life. I love the way I look. I’m fine with it. And if my body changes, I’ll be fine with that.“
Gabourey Sidibe
special request?
„Having a chair that I can fit into if I’m thin is a regular request, having a chair that I can fit into if I’m a fat person is a special request because the people who bought the chairs did so while pretending that fat people don’t exist, or while being so bigoted against us that they decided we shouldn’t have a place to sit down.“
ARGE Dicke Weiber 