Comments | meaning_making: Fat Acceptance Newsletters

meaning_making

Fat Acceptance Newsletters

Mar 22, 2009 13:15

Hey! Someone I love had an abusive, fat phobic experience recently with a "doctor" and we're pissed off about it. Please comment below with the names of any fat-positive and fat-acceptance newsletters and information. We're going to send them to their office.

Please repost.

Comments 12

cacie March 23 2009, 12:42:10 UTC

http://fathealth.wordpress.com is an ideal place for researching and reporting this very problem. I hope it offers you some good resources!

meaning_making March 23 2009, 15:48:57 UTC

Awesome - thank you! And I read your anti-diet post and loved it, just didn't have time to formulate a coherent comment yet!

flavoredcat March 24 2009, 20:18:51 UTC

this is really funny and awesome that you are doing this. thank you.

meaning_making March 29 2009, 00:04:40 UTC

Alright, so the following will be mailed to their office Monday:

- Dear Dr. letter from a Fat Patient, which was published in the May 1981, Issue #4, of "F.A.T. - Feminist Fat Activists Together," which I've never heard of but sounds amazing.

- Article on weight bias among health professionals specializing in obesity.

- International No Diet Day Facts and Figures

- Chubster business cards

- ISSA Size Acceptance bibliography

- Copy of Laura and Knoll's zine

- NAAFA policies on healthcare providers and healthcare rights, if I can find them online.

The only thing I can't find is what I REALLY WANT...newsletters on fat acceptance that they would get over and over...

Going to keep looking.