Grrrrrrr!
Hello! My name is Starsha. I'm 33, a wife, a mother, and a graduate student in counseling psychology.
I believe that fat people are more than just the fat they carry. They are more than the stereotyped image of the fat person who is lazy and eats all day. They have lives and families. Yet they seem to be open targets for public shame and humiliation. It seems that so many people are all too willing to poke fun at someone who is fat because of some preconceived notion that all fat people choose to be that way. Just because fat is so obvious. It cannot be hidden. It can't be tucked away within ourselves or stuffed in a box and stored under the bed. It can never be a secret.
I'm pro-fat acceptance because I am pro-human rights. Fat people have a right to feel comfortable in their own skin. They have a right to leave their houses without shame or fear of being mocked. Other people do not have to like it, but they certainly do not have a right to make someone feel less than human because of it.
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I’d rather be morbidly obese than morbidly obtuse. Just saying.
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Stop TITP: Facts About Gastroparesis
This is in response to the “One Interesting Way Obesity Can Kill” post which was submitted and posted yesterday.
What that post describes is gastroparesis, also known as gastrointestinal stasis. It is absolutely false that gastroparesis only occurs in overweight patients — it’s simply more…
Fat stigma hurts everyone.
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Found this giant flower at garden ridge and decided it should go in my hair. It’ll be perfect for the hair I’m going to need as a bridesmaid in my buddy’s wedding
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Apparently this is the face of childhood obesity.
This is my son. Isn’t he precious? He is 6 years old, 4ft tall, and weighs 72lbs. According to the CDC website’s BMI calculator he’s classified as obese. Like above the 99th percentile obese. The website warns of impending health issues. His doctor isn’t worried, at all. Says he is in perfect health. We were there today. This kid rarely stops moving. He can run for what seems like forever.
Gives me a new perspective concerning all the squawking about childhood obesity.
