I've also seen a lot of friends, listening to the fat acceptance movement, get over their guilt about body size enough to actually do something about their health
Okay. So, right now my thought is that we have encountered two vastly different aspects (proponents?) of the "Fat Acceptance" movement. Because, this? Sounds like a great thing.
But what I've encountered is 1) people who claim that being fat is in no way detrimental to one's health (this includes Kate Harding), and 2) people who ostracize others in the movement if they decide to lose weight. And neither of those things, to me, is acceptable, even if the idea of support groups for people who are overweight/obese is a great one.
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Date: 2010-10-11 01:23 am (UTC)Okay. So, right now my thought is that we have encountered two vastly different aspects (proponents?) of the "Fat Acceptance" movement. Because, this? Sounds like a great thing.
But what I've encountered is 1) people who claim that being fat is in no way detrimental to one's health (this includes Kate Harding), and 2) people who ostracize others in the movement if they decide to lose weight. And neither of those things, to me, is acceptable, even if the idea of support groups for people who are overweight/obese is a great one.