Em Kellesvig

In general, I think "Is X out-of-character?" is not a terribly useful question for a writer. It shuts down possibility, and interesting directions you could take a character.

A better question, I believe, is "What would it take for Character to do X?" What extremity would she find herself in, where X starts to look like a good idea? What loyalties or fears leave him with X as his only option? THAT'S where a potentially interesting story lies.

Why would any of that matter? Do you think there’s a limit after which it becomes ok to treat people like shit? To take away from them basic human dignities?

I have had people in my real life ask me similar things. Like this is some kind of “gotcha” where my resolve will suddenly crumble when it comes to very large people who cannot walk. As if I might then conclude “oh, well, at that point dieting and weight loss and bullying and abuse ARE the best path to health.”

No. No no no no. No.

I would love to live in a world where people who weigh 500 lbs have access to clothing that fits, furniture that accommodates them, medical care that actually understands their bodies and their needs. I want to live in a world where people who weigh 500 lbs can freely access whatever mobility aids and physical accommodations they need, without shame, guilt or abuse.

I want to live in a world where people who weigh 500 lbs can leave the house and feel safe and comfortable.

Now all of THAT would improve super fat peoples health. Not this objectifying, dehumanizing, faux concern exhibited by people like the OP.

the fat acceptance movement, fat liberation, and body positivity in general (though that last one has been co-opted by people of all sizes now) all rely on every fat person being accepted. at no point will a “but what about—” question ever be replied to with a “oh, you’re right, they aren’t part of this, they can be dehumanized just fine!” keep that in mind going forward. i do understand that some people within the fat acceptance movements might accept bodies on a conditional basis, but they are doing fat acceptance wrong.

these types of questions are also why the fat acceptance movement and anti-ableism are so intrinsically linked. because these clarifying questions have boiled down to “do we still accept fat people if they’re disabled?” the obvious — to us, at least — answer is of course. why on earth wouldn’t we? but the society we live in, world-wide, is incredibly fatphobic and ableist, and so that isn’t as universally obvious as it should be.

the short answer remains, every single fat person in the world should have their bodies accepted, cared for, and accommodated for. they should face absolutely no guilt, or shame, and they should not be made fun of for their bodies in any capacity. yes, even those people. and those ones too. this includes any fat person you can imagine, even the ones you think are ‘bad.’

I’ve been mesmerized by this. I love all the details each artist put in. I highly recommend watching the full video. It really inspires me to write.

You shall not feel guilty for spending time on art

You shall comment when you can with joy

You shall share the art you find that makes you happy

You shall not envy the size of your neighbor's fandom or pairing

You shall support your fellow fans in making art that makes them happy even if it is not to your own taste

You shall make art of your own to your own taste

You shall love your art however imperfect because it is yours

You shall share your art in whatever way you can with joy

You shall not covet your neighbor's hits or comments or kudos

If you see - Freeform at the end of a tag it’s most likely going to be an automated thing from the site itself. 

You can’t have the same tag in more than one field. So if you have John Smith in the Character tags and you add John Smith to the Additional tags section, the additional tags version becomes John Smith - Freeform. 

The reason why I said ‘most likely’ is because some users have started using the word ‘freeform’ themselves. But this can get recursive because if you tag the character as John Smith - Freeform and then put that in the additional tags as well, the additional tag becomes John Smith - Freeform - Freeform in order to distinguish those tags from each other. 

The first person to use a tag anywhere on the site gets the version of that tag without the word - Freeform included. That person also sets the capitalization, so no amount of retrying on your end will change that XD. No canonical tags will have the - Freeform suffix (with some exceptions). 

Joe: whoaaaa!