They are different but connected. I have several conditions caused by obesity. PCOS, pre-diabetes, painful knees, GERD, repeated UTIs. Obesity is one of the greatest causes of premature death & I have been warned that I am at high risk. Also very uncomfortable and limiting.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Mikebrando2
I believe that people who truly care about societal health will spend their energy talking about making healthier foods available cheaper, making more public spaces that encourage exercise, increasing public transportation...
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Increasing school budgets to assist in feeding children properly and to properly equip gyms, increasing access to health care, reducing expected working time so that people have time to exercise, increasing child care availability...
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Promoting active wear that fits and supports fat people, making activities more accessible to fat and poor people, and promoting fat people being seen so that they can do the things to get themselves healthier
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Talking about ALL that instead of spending time talking about how we should shame fat people into submission. That's what people who actually care would do.
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Replying to @zoupmachine @Mikebrando2
Do you think we disagree on that? I wrote a whole thing about it & posted it for you.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Mikebrando2
Then maybe this isn't for you. Maybe this is for the shits responding to you supporting shame culture and saying "haha, that fat woman deserved it"
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Literally, who said that?
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I think she's best muted. She really wants to have a go at someone and obviously can't find anyone who does the things she said so she'll pretend we do.
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I think she’s sheltered & hasn’t seen fat activists. I think she would be appalled by them. At least she’s not promoting fat activism, she just doesn’t realize what she’s talking about & thinks she’s arguing against bigots
I used to be her. We usually grow up & learn
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There's going to be a chapter on them in my book. She should check her not-having-been-berated-by-fat-activists-for-saying-exactly-what-she-just-said privilege.
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