Comments on: The Dangers of Posting about the Dangers of Fat Acceptance

By: hypnoticgenius

hypnoticgenius — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:20:51 +0000

Hi all,

New to the forum, just thought I’d introduce myself

By: MichaellaS

MichaellaS — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:22:24 +0000

tks for the effort you put in here I appreciate it!

By: Lola Snow

Lola Snow — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:43:24 +0000

I’d just like to say, from what I suppose could be considered the “Other Side of the Arguement*” that i found this blog very thought provoking and well written. The strength of community here should be applauded not mocked, and if this has happened then I should imagine those responsible find the ideas to complex to process. I wish you much happiness.

*although perhaps not, given that my perception of body image is a symptom rather than an opinion.

By: dollyann

dollyann — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:30:07 +0000

Agreed!

By: Arvay

Arvay — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:21:24 +0000

Thanks for the response, dollyann. Telling people that it’s okay to eat is an admirable goal, though it’s sad that our society even requires it. Eating is one of the most joyful things in life, IMHO.

By: dollyann

dollyann — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:13:44 +0000

Arvay, I had the same thoughts originally. But then I checked out the About page, and I changed my mind. I think the purpose of the title is to remind everyone that’s it’s okay to eat, even in a thincentric society… not to callously make fun of people who are thinner.

By: Arvay

Arvay — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:37:49 +0000

I applaud what you are doing for acceptance of all body types. However, I do find it hypocritical that you feel that it is acceptable to tell a thin girl to “eat a cheeseburger.” Some girls are naturally thin, and it hurts to be called “skinny” or “scrawny” just as much as it hurts to be called “fat.” Other girls are thin because they starve themselves, and they need more help than to be callously told “eat a cheeseburger!” They are sad, unhealthy people, and should not be made fun of.

Thanks for reading. My regards to you.

By: Popoi

Popoi — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:09:57 +0000

“I’ve come to the conclusion that these people just write some narrative about FA in their heads and then respond to that rather than what they actually see in the FA blogosphere.”

There’s enough variety in the FA movement that people might be missing some aspects of it if they’re just casually browsing. People sometimes have a similar problem differentiating between “all sex is rape” feminism and “we’d just like equal rights and pay” feminism. The problem comes in when people just say “That’s not what feminism is!” and write them off as angry trolls instead of trying to clarify things.

Most of the people in the comments over there (including myself) came from a thread on another site that started out discussing thesugarmonster’s livejournal, and has since moved on to talking about random blog posts. There are only one or two people actually posting links, so it’s entirely likely that there’s confirmation bias going on, but it is still coming from sources that identify themselves as part of the FA movement.

By: Tiana

Tiana — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:26:02 +0000

After reading all the madness that suddenly ensued, I am SO glad that I showed up before the crazy fat haters. I may have convinced the original poster in time. o_O

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:01:29 +0000

The reason these losers are so angry is because the stereotypes of fat people are being broken by the majority of FA blogs.

Go ahead, call me fatty. I don’t give a damn. I fat, and I’m not changing for anybody. And that’s what really pisses ‘em off.