great response to the haterade

[cassidyrose]

This. So, so many times this.

"This is my problem with concern trolling as a general concept -- if people really cared about the health of fat people, they wouldn't be suggesting self-harm via starving, guilt, and self-hatred as some sort of penance for fatness. They'd be supporting a movement that has reconnected fat people with their bodies and their own health, both mental and physical, whatever the state of their health might be.

Because being healthy, especially in alignment with any one person's arbitrary definition of health, is not actually a moral issue, nor should it be a cultural yard stick of whether or not someone deserves quality healthcare or to be treated like a human being."

http://www.xojane.com/healthy/ive-only-got-1-thing-to-say-to-folks-who-dont-understand-fat-acceptance

I suggest reading the whole article.

Comments

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

excellent post indeed!