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I WANT TO SHAVE MY HEAD BALD AND DRAW ALL OVER IT

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seeing what these transphobic aszholes havta say abt this fuvking garlic bread facebook shit is making me feel very nasty

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Herbert James Draper (1863-64 – 1920) The Lament for Icarus 1898 oil on canvas - 180 cm × 150 cm (72 in × 61 in) Location: Tate Britain, London

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I will tell this story again and again:

Once during a restrictive-behavior relapse I was told, “No man is going to want you looking like that!”.

Here are my responses:

The motivation behind an eating disorder is not to become attractive to men. The eating disorder shows up often as a self-destructive coping mechanism. It’s not hot, I’ll promise you that much.

Telling a person to recover in order to be found attractive is a clear objectification of their body. This further rejects the recovery principle of bodily autonomy.

Not everyone with an eating disorder is attracted to straight cis-men.

Not everyone with an eating disorder is a woman.

Not everyone with an eating disorder loses weight.

Not everyone with an eating disorder desires to lose weight.

An eating disorder is not a weight disorder. A person in recovery is constantly restructuring their relationships with food and self-worth. This is a warrior-like process.

A person in recovery is learning to want themselves. That’s the priority.