Fandoms Hate Fat People

aspoonfulofalice

i’ve been this size before, but things were very different then 💕

last time i was: ✨always covered up ✨disconnected from my body ✨masking sadness with humour ✨scared to smile properly because of my double chin ✨only wearing ‘flattering’ clothes ✨convinced nobody could ever find me attractive

this time i am: ✨proud of my body ✨smiling from ear to ear ✨feeling worthy of love, desire and respect ✨wearing clothes that make me happy whether they’re ‘flattering’ or not ✨no longer doing everything to make myself seem small ✨free to be my authentic self

there are 11 years between these photos. i might be the same size in both, but inside i couldn’t feel more different. that 11 years has seen me gain and lose weight several times, fully accept my sexuality, get my heart broken, find true love, learn to put myself first, stop drinking my way through life and so, SO much more. and it SHOWS. i never thought i could be this confident at this size, or that i’d go entire days where my body barely even crosses my mind. i took it as a given that my body was ‘wrong’ and that it was somehow my fault it looked the way it did — but now i know this is just the way i’m supposed to be, and i’m okay with that 💕

gaining weight in a society like ours is always going to be challenging, and i’m not saying i don’t have tricky days because that would be a huge lie — but looking back on my journey shows just how far i’ve come ✨

denisha_1410

Reducing the fat content does not inherently increase the healthiness of your food.

Reducing the sugars does not inherently increase the healthiness of your food.

The only way to increase the healthiness of your food is by adding additional nutrients to it.

I saw a video of someone complaining that fucking chicken tikka masala "wasn't healthy" so they made a "healthier version" that was, in fact, LESS HEALTHY. Because they made it with only fat free dairy products, rendering many of the vitamins they would have otherwise gotten from that meal utterly useless, because the body needs fats in order to absorb them properly.

Two tbsp of brown sugar does not render a meal "unhealthy." Full fat dairy products do not render a meal "unhealthy." Calorically dense foods do not render a meal "unhealthy."

If you're really concerned about your health, add more nutrients. Eat extra veggies or extra protein. But you're not actually worried about your health. You're worried about your weight.

You're worried that in the process of eating a homemade meal with lean protein and veggies and a rich, delicious sauce you will consume more energy than you can use today.

You're worried that energy might be stored so that your body can use it when it needs to later.

You're worried that your relationship with gravity might change. You've been taught to worry about that. You've been taught to misconstrue manufacturered body issues as being "health conscious." But you're not doing things to promote health. You're just trying to reduce your energy consumption no matter what.

universalstandard

@myka._x said it best 👏

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ayekentart

Exercise doesn’t have to be about the Inches you loose 💗💗💗

tayneetinsley

I don’t think Clint is as bad as people make him out to be. 

People often accuse him of being a creepy stalker incel but he always came off to ME as just a painfully awkward guy with low self esteem. He never actually blames Emily for his failure to speak up about his feelings, and him continuing to try even after you start dating her is I think less a character trait and more another example of the game’s occasionally wonky coding.  (Robin will sometimes ask you if you’re friends with her son even after you’ve married him, sooooo)

But so yeah, I’m not a huge Clint stan or anything but I don’t dislike him I think he’s just a sorta anxious dude who people jump to hating because he shares some superficial traits with actual assholes.

The Fandom hatred for Clint has, in my opinion, always been wildly disproportionate. He’s not an incel, please google what the fuck that actually means. He’s a painfully shy guy with shit luck and an unrequited crush on a girl who isn’t even aware of it until he finally tells her, then she lets him down easy and he accepts it. That does not an incel make. If that’s still enough for you to dislike him, fine, but he’s not the Devil incarnate get a grip.

And the interpretations of his words and actions are always the absolute worst faith interpretations possible, this guy gets no benefit of the doubt.

This poor sap finally gathers enough courage to go up to Emily’s door and ask her out, but when she opens the door unexpectedly he panics and hides from her in a bush because he got scared and lost his nerve. Anyone else and people would find that cute, but because it’s a big ol’ fat dude doing it he’s suddenly a stalker.

I’m not even a huge fan of Clint. I’m not even a huge fan of Clint. But the double standard is infuriating.

Because I know in my fucking gut that he wouldn’t be getting a third of the vitriol he gets if he was skinny and handsome. It’s implied in the game that he’s shy and awkward precisely because he’s a big dude and that has made him wary of how people perceive him. And for him to be proven so goddamn correct all the time in this fandom is breaking my heart for a guy I usually only vaguely care about.

‘Wrong Century’ by Czech comic Tomáš Kučerovský … I love this one and please read the great article, Abducted by Art, from National Catholic Register explaining the “real” history and meaning behind the Rubens’ original depicted in this great piece. The article starts:

Me gusta! Simple, elegant, eloquent, and finely balanced with a little unexpected punch, just like an (admittedly minor) work of art should be.

And fat liberation says "It's okay to be fat!" and fat people say "I'm happy being fat and I don't try to become skinny!"

And it scares people that that is an option. It scares people to think that they have sunk so much time, so much effort, so much misery into avoiding being fat. And this person in front of them is just... not even trying. Rejecting the game. Saying You Don't Have To Do That.

If they accept that they didn't have to do that... then they made themselves so unhappy, for so long, for no reason.

They want their effort, their unhappiness, to have been worth it. To have meant something.