#fatantagonism

[annieelainey]

This is the third of a four part video series where I discuss my journey to body peace (I’ll edit links into this post as I publish them, I’ll be publishing one per day this week so be sure to SUBSCRIBE!) In this video I'll go slightly deeper into what it means to be body positive as well as scratch the surface on how body positivity is intersectional, it's about so much more than body confidence, it's about accepting all bodies, respecting all bodies, properly representing all bodies, equality and equity for all bodies.

My experience with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (Part 1) http://bit.ly/1HIs1j9

My BDD Recovery (Part 2): http://bit.ly/1SJsQPa

Finding Body Peace (Part 4): http://bit.ly/1N2w01E

Sources for Videos Featured:

Sesame Street “Lupita N’yongo Loves Her Skin”

ACLU Nationwide,  "Sasheer Zamata Says Women's Rights Are Still a BFD!"

Slate, "This is what happens when writer's room aren't diverse" 

DCGovernment, "Disability Sensitivity Training Video" 

Mic.com, "These women are going topless..." 

[was-biomancer]

(via Honesty Comic)

[zoifeathers]

So, one of the most common lines I hear from people criticizing the fat positive movement is that it promotes "unhealthy lifestyles"...

What then, is it that the multi-billion dollar "Lose weight fast!" "Diet diet diet!" "Undergo dangerous surgeries to maybe lose weight!" "Skinny is pretty!" industry promote?

I call bullshit on anyone telling me their problem with fat people is that it's unhealthy, then turning around and saying intense dieting, weight loss surgeries and fixations on looking a certain way are a good thing.

[allthepiecesmatter451]

when folks with an understanding of power and privilege who call out racism, sexism, cissexism, heterosexism, classism, ableism, etc....

perpetuate thin privilege / fatantagonism, beauty privilege and celebrity privilege

lets be clear and honest and have some accountability? in terms of - hey look this persyn has really good things to say and is really inspirational but lets not also forget they have x privilege too and that because of that there are x people who are being left behind / left out - and that by saying this doesn't take away from the great things the persyn has done but adds more depth to the complexity of their identities and their influence on people around them.

break down the hierarchies!!