I absolutely despise the idea of "fatphobia"
Fatphobia is not real. Not only is it stupid, but it's also disrespectful to people who experience actual oppresion.
I was once very fat, bordering on obese, but even then, i never bought into the "fat acceptance" bullshit. I knew and understood that it was my fault and responsibility. (Child obesity is a more complex issue, because it's more that often the parents fault for feeding their kids unhealthy food).
But anyways, I eventually realized that I was slowly killing myself, and I made a change. I lost over 60 pounds and am now at a healthy weight and bmi.
Recently, i've seen so many people talking about the hardships of fatphobia and as a actual oppressed group, it infuriating.
I am a poc and a member of the LGBT community. All my life, I have experienced bullying and physical harassment because of those factors. Now you might be thinking, "fat people experience those things too!", but the key difference is that fat people can change. I can't. I will never be able to stop experiencing racism and homophobia, but if they really wanted to, fat people could stop experiencing fatphobia.
Now, I do not support bullying or giving people unsolicited health advice, but i do think that fat people should stop playing victim. No, you are not oppressed or discriminated against for being
fat, and (white,cis,straight) fat people will never understand what true oppression feels like.
Also, before someone tries to bring up the fact that some people cannot lose weight because of a medical condition, this does not apply to them. But the majority of fat people do not have a medical condition that stifles weight loss, so don't try to to use that as a justification.
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