Reminder: This journal's fine print reads "Bigots need not apply."

[sekhmets_song]

Let me say this for the record

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[the_living_end]

i dont know what triggered this but high five!

[sekhmets_song]

Oh, someone (who used to be on) my friends' list decided she had to get all judgmental about folks who were promoting fat-acceptance. She pretty much decided she had the right to complain about this group, because she "wasn't pro-waif". To me, that's kind of like a white person saying they have the right to complain about the state of being black in America because their cousin is married to a black man.

[the_living_end]

aaaah. yes i agree.

[profane_stencil]

You mean you really think fat people can be trusted to make their own decisions?

[sekhmets_song]

Shall I quote what you think I am overreacting to? Yes, let's:
The aspect of this movement that gets to me most are those (often exceptionally loud) constituents that seem to believe that society owes it to the to modify and/or re-arrange their physical environment in order to enable their unhealthy choices.

Powers-that-be for fend that they should take insult at my ability to function in some normally healthy fashion (jogging up stairs because I'm in a hurry etc.)

Makes my point, very well. Bigotry is bigotry. Your statement above demonstrates my point exactly. Gods forbid, the folks in the minority wish for the folks who consider themselves aligned with or part of the majority to show a little bit of acceptance. You sound just like a white racist complaining complaining about being a "victim" of affirmative action.

And you really think no fat person every "jogs up the stairs"? That's a pretty bigoted statement. Exactly the reason I am pleased with the fact that you are no longer on my friends list.

[profane_stencil]

"High horse."

Smug condescension doesn't count for much coming from someone so sheltered and ignorant.

Why don't you take some more quizzes and leave discussion to people who don't have their heads up their asses?

[entaru]

It's easy to feel superior to people, far harder to attempt to see their point.

[sekhmets_song]

I hope that you can teach Ashlyn to have a healthier attitude about her body and to not judge people by such arbitrary standards. You're right, though. Considering who her mother is, it isn't a surprise.

(The icon I've used above is from a book call Catundra, from the Serendipity series -If you aren't familiar with the series, you should definitely check it out.- This one teaches body acceptance. I have no doubt that Ashlyn would like the story and, perhaps, the lesson might help counter her mother's teachings a bit.)

[sekhmets_song]

It's a great series. I collected them when I was a kid and still have the collection around here somewhere.

[profane_stencil]

What kind of person finds it so hard to understand that you are either in favor of people living their own lives, or you are not? I guess it's the sort of person who thinks that speaking in favor of personal freedom is the same as "hop(ping) on a high horse" and "overreacting."

[dorothy_parka]

i accept everyone's fat except my own. i blame my parents. i have no idea why--my father is chubby and my mother eats whatever she feels like. i just want to blame them. is that so wrong?

[sekhmets_song]

In that freedom of choice thing, that includes giving you the right to hate your own fat.
As your friend, I would point out that your fat is part of this remarkable body that includes a very spiffy brain, so I would encourage you to try not to hate it too, too much. But it's yours, you know?

[dorothy_parka]

poly likes my fat too. she says when the rapture comes, I will be tastier because of i t.