Sometimes ur fat bc u were born that way. Ur parents are fat, ur cousins are fat, u always have been fat.
And sometimes, you become fat. Something happened (puberty, change in diet, change in ability, anything) and someone who was once skinny is now fat. This doesnt make you a failure. It just means ur fat now. Its okay. You didnt do something wrong.
i want y’all to know i got my top surgery at ~270 pounds and it looks fucking fine like you are not too fat to get top surgery and have it be flat and nice and feel better
Okay I’ve been simmering on this today but like. We need more representations of fatness and weight gain as signs of healing. So so often in media weight loss is meant to be a sign of becoming healthier or happier and I’m ready to see more of the opposite!
Give me characters who hadn’t had secure access to food in the past having stable food and filling out from finally being able to eat when they’re hungry.
Give me characters who have always felt like they had to adhere to a standard for fear of judgment finally gaining weight as they become more comfortable with themselves and their bodies.
Give me couples getting fatter together because they know they’ll be loved and because life’s too short to worry about dieting and controlling intake all the time.
Give me characters who’ve struggled with disordered eating habits in the past who get progressively chunkier as they recover with the help of people who adore them.
Give me fatness as a sign of comfort. Of health. Of security and recovery and confidence. Give me fatness as a sign of happiness.
More fat characters who are complex heroes, serious love interests, funny without mentioning their weight, brooding anti-heroes, compelling antagonists, random bystanders without comments toward their looks
So often on fat positivity posts i see ppl leave comments like "yeah being fat isnt bad! If its not harming ur health then why should it be a problem?" And while i get that theyre well meaning it really annoys me that STILL fat ppl cant exist without our health being a qualifier. Guess what: some fat people are unhealthy. So what. Get over it.
genuinely - i wish people would just leave fat people alone. i don’t care what a fat person eats or doesn’t eat. stop using them for your steaming pile of dogshit you call comedy. it’s not funny. like, if you see a fat person and instantly shit yourself from anger, i cannot help you.
these types of people cannot stand seeing a fat person exist without going “HhhHmMmMMMMMm ACHSKUALLY, YOU ARE UNHEALTHY.” please. be quiet