instagram.com/kittyunderhillx via instagram.com/i_weigh
"I went to download Netflix on my phone the other day and ALL the sponsored ads were for weight loss apps. Not only that, but so many people and brands are posting memes about how funny/bad it is to be fat, how awful it is to put on weight, and poking fun at people eating.⠀ ⠀ Fat bodies are not the butt of your awful jokes! There is LITERALLY A WHOLE PANDEMIC going on and we're defaulting to fatphobia. Not surprising, sadly. Big yikes. Plus, imagine how much budget has gone behind these sponsored ads for weight loss apps and the like - these companies are evil. They are feeding into our insecurities and internalised fatphobia and capitalising on it.⠀ ⠀ Weight gain is not a bad thing. It is ok to be fat. It is ok to eat. Fat people are not 'before' photos or failures. We've all internalised so much fatphobia that we believe weight gain is worse than potentially getting a horrible illness. These are unprecedented times - our weight is going to fluctuate if our activities and day to day life are going to be flipped on their head. And that's ok. ⠀ ⠀ 🌟 Follow fat people, listen to their voices. ⠀ 🌟Think more consciously about why you value a thin body more than a fat body. ⠀ 🌟Unpack the fatphobia you've learnt - now's a better time than any. ⠀ 🌟Unfollow any account that makes you feel like you need to diet or restrict your eating.⠀ ⠀ Practising self compassion is so key in times like this. So is unpacking the nastiness we've internalised."
