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I'm being called fat-phobic in another community because I have the temerity to say that women with no curves are as worthy as women with curves. Terms like skinny privilege are being thrown at me. I feel as though people are having a dick-waving contest, only instead of showing who's got the bigger wang, they're boasting over who's the bigger victim.
Life ain't easy, whether you're fat or thin or tall or short. Just as fat does not equate to unfit, skinny does not equate to fit (and even fit does not equate to happy). Yes, clothes are harder to find when you're bigger than a size twelve. Yes, it sucks. But guess what? It's not the end of the world. Life is what you make of it, and each one of us is going to have our own individual setbacks. Some will be unique, and some will be commonplace. The idea that having a particular body shape is the golden ticket to a good life is utter bosh.
Stop pointing fingers. You're not perfect. Neither am I. We are all human. We are all flawed. There will always be someone better off and worse off than you, and skinniness/fatness is so damned irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. I firmly believe that everyone has value and potential, and it is up to each of us to make what we can of ourselves, despite whatever setbacks life throws our way. I don't care what you look like, but I care that you take care of yourself and one another. You only have one life, and one body, so look after it, and be decent to other people, for fuck's sake.
Life ain't easy, whether you're fat or thin or tall or short. Just as fat does not equate to unfit, skinny does not equate to fit (and even fit does not equate to happy). Yes, clothes are harder to find when you're bigger than a size twelve. Yes, it sucks. But guess what? It's not the end of the world. Life is what you make of it, and each one of us is going to have our own individual setbacks. Some will be unique, and some will be commonplace. The idea that having a particular body shape is the golden ticket to a good life is utter bosh.
Stop pointing fingers. You're not perfect. Neither am I. We are all human. We are all flawed. There will always be someone better off and worse off than you, and skinniness/fatness is so damned irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. I firmly believe that everyone has value and potential, and it is up to each of us to make what we can of ourselves, despite whatever setbacks life throws our way. I don't care what you look like, but I care that you take care of yourself and one another. You only have one life, and one body, so look after it, and be decent to other people, for fuck's sake.
