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Beauty vlogger Nabela Noor has a message for fat-shamers: “Yes I’m fat, and I’m fashionable”

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This is me on holiday in Fuerteventura last week, laughing in the face of fat-phobics everywhere!

First time in a crop top, certainly won’t be the last time…

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When insulting someone, don’t bring “fat” into it. Don’t bring any body type into it. If you’re insulting someone, their body does not matter. Bad traits lie only in someones personality. Conceitedness is not restricted to any body type. Anyone can be conceited and it’s not about the size of their body.

If you’re feeling down about yourself, don’t use “fat” negatively. Accepting fatness for yourself helps clean out more fatphobia towards others. It’s okay to want a certain look, but fat is not the negative look. It is just a look.

Let fat people call themselves fat. Gradually use it as a regular adjective. “You’re not fat, you’re beautiful!” is so obviously fatphobic. Fat people are beautiful. 

Start seeing fat people as beautiful. Some of us have the initial thought society has told us to think, but cancel that out immediately. Fat people have a place in this world. They have a right to enjoy things just as much as anyone else. They are no different than anyone else. They just look different. Stop removing from the norm. They are just as much a part of this society as anyone else.

Stop thinking thin equals healthy. Plenty of thin people might as well eat radioactive garbage, but because they’re thin, most people don’t think twice about it. Stop acting like weight is the problem. Weight is not the problem.

Stop thinking people look better thin. This may be the hardest one, but it’s the biggest problem. “Have you lost weight? You look great!” is fatphobic in disguise. Like I said, thin does not equal healthy. Which means losing weight does not equal getting healthier. More times than you’d think, losing weight is very unhealthy because people use unhealthy diets and lose muscle instead of fat. If you notice someones strength/endurance increase, that is what you compliment. Understand health is about performance, not about appearance.