Fat Acceptance

[MozzarellaSticks]

What is your take on Fat Acceptance/HAES/#effyourbeautystabdards/?

Keep this civil, please. This thread, especially on this site, has the potential to go bad quickly. I'm just asking your take. No judgements. All I will do is monitor so this stays civil.

Today, Oct 18th, Ragen Chastain, fat activist, will be running the half Ironman in Arizona. She hopes to complete the full one next year. She has been training in hopes to prove you can be obese and active.

Tracker. There is a mobile version. Her number is 1045.

 

[Flop]

If you're not ashamed by your body, then by all means there's more power to you. Just don't flaunt it in people's faces if they simply don't care. Remember that hubris is a dangerous (as well as annoying) thing. Fat shamers as well as victims (for lack of a better word) with excessive pride are both equally unnecessary. My policy is "You do you, but keep me out of it." I tend to avoid controversial drama that breeds in the depths of Tumblr.

 

[Princess]

Promote a healthy body and a healthy mind, but don't drag down others who don't "look healthy".

 

[Shimmer]

I think that nobody should be made fun of for their body. However, if you are fat (or skinny!) to the point where it becomes unhealthy then that isn't something to brag about.

 

[Kinoko]

My take is "mind your own business and don't police other people's bodies"

 

[pafupafu]

all bodies are good bodies :~)) whether you're skinny, fat, tall, short, muscular, etc. you look great and should be proud!
i don't see what the big deal is with people "bragging" about it. i've never seen one person ever do that and i wouldn't mind if they did, thats the type of confidence i like to see. i'd rather see someone happy about their body, even if they "brag", than upset to the point where they hate their body.
that type of self hatred is awful, i can tell you first hand. its like self destruction; it'll destroy your happiness and mentality.

 

[Mega_Cabbage]

IDGAF about how fat or skinny you are as long as you have good hygiene.

 

[Ghost Soda]

I think that nobody should be made fun of for their body. However, if you are fat (or skinny!) to the point where it becomes unhealthy then that isn't something to brag about.

This right here. As long as you're healthy and not shaming other people's bodies, you're good.

 

[Esphas]

its honestly no ones business but your own what you look like, no matter what size. i think its totally fine for ppl who have preferences for different body types however, or even negative opinions on body types as long as they keep it to themselves

 

[piichinu]

if youre so skinny or so fat that it makes you unhealthy then no dont act like its okay

but if youre talking about physical appearance, beauty-wise, do whatever

 

[Titi]

I think overweight should be accepted but not praised or encouraged. It's not healthy.
Neither is being underweight, before anyone points it out, and it shouldn't be praised either.

 

[HopeForHyrule]

I've always been a bit on the thick side, and the only time I was ever "skinny" was when I was around 18 to 20ish and know how that happened? From barely eating and walking several miles a day. The walking wasn't bad, but still. If I'm on the chunky side of the spectrum and can still be fairly healthy, then so be it.

I don't believe in any sort of body shaming, and as long as people are happy with their bodies, more power to 'em.

 

[Joy]

My parents think I'm getting bigger but I honestly like the extra weight on me.

 

[Bowie]

I don't encourage obesity. If you have the power to change, I think you should change. Obesity is unhealthy, and it doesn't make you "brave" or at all "powerful" to accept a health problem you're perfectly capable of fixing.

That being said, I do believe that, if you can't help the way you are, you and everybody else should accept it with open arms.

 

[RiceBunny]

I'm all for with you being comfortable in your own body and all. However, if you're unhealthy, then I'm not going to give you a pat on the back. Doesn't matter if you're anorexic or obese, you're unhealthy and need to change for your own sake. Now if you don't care, then by all means continue slowly killing yourself. Just don't flaunt it in my face, or try to put other people down while trying to raise yourself up. Nothing angers me more than when I see someone fat skinny shaming someone who is naturally AND healthily skinny. Fat shaming isn't ok, so why do you think skinny shaming is?! I'm not even skinny, I'm a normal weight on the BMI scale, and it bothers me. I can't imagine how much it bothers actually skinny people.

 

[crystalchild]

whether a weight is healthy or not varies between people, as all our bodies are different. a lot of people have a natural build that is considered too heavy, due to our society's narrow beauty standards. fat acceptance has little to do with supporting unhealthy lifestyles, it's about being able to be comfortable in your own skin and not feeling like you have to starve yourself to be pretty.

 

[ams]

I think that fat acceptance is dangerous, but so is the pain of being ashamed of your body. I think obesity should be treated like any other medical issue. Not celebrated, but also not something to be ashamed of.

 

[DasKateten]

I think fat acceptance is not ok. what I mean is, being UNHEALTHY shouldn't be promoted as something good. If you're healthy, even if you are not a size 2, and feel good and confident in your own skin then I take my hat off to you! Obesity is no joke though. It can lead to cardiovascular diseases and all that nasty stuff you don't want and you don't need to hear again because you already know... To me, it's not about looking like a model, just being healthy, happy and confident.

 

[inkling]

I honestly don't care and don't see why others do. Everybody is different. Just mind your business and don't let your own insecurities bring others down.

 

[Sona]

Is it acceptable to ask what you guys think of Nicole Arbours - Dear Fat People Video?