To those select few people who have left me nasty comments in the past couple of weeks -
Just because I am fat doesn’t mean I should keep silent about how it effects me, or how proud I am of my body despite society’s limitations. If you don’t like what I talk about here, then why do you visit this blog? And if you’ve just stumbled across it, you must be SO full of hate in order to take the time to insult a girl you’ve never met just because you seem to disagree with her. Also, when I complain about the anorexic-like styles of certain cartoons, it is always with the understanding that yes, there are stylistic choices made that might not have anything to do with an anti-fat agenda. But even if kids don’t conciously see these stick-thin cartoon characters and think “Ooh, I have to look like that when I get older,” seeing that over and over is going to do something powerful – and damaging – in their subconscious mind.
So please, think before you speak or leave this site.
Thank you.
P.S. Sorry to everyone who leaves me positive, well-informed, kind comments – you guys rock and make my day. I’ve just gotten some negativity lately, and needed to rant about it.
Hey, just wanted to add my voice to the crowd; I’m glad there are sites like this and women like yourself that speak out and stand up for what society deems ‘plus-size.’ It really should be ‘regular size’ by now, but old habits die hard.
Anyway, my girlfriend is fat, and I love her more for it, and every woman that I’ve ever seen that I find attractive has been on the voluptuous side of the chart. I really hope that as time goes on society will return to the Renaissance standards of beauty, where women with some curves on them were considered the ideal beauty.
Maybe all this stuff has been said before, but I hope my message can be another one of encouragement.
Take care.
I enjoy reading your blogg. One of my personal goals is to be better to understand people around me. That means I need the view of other people.
Reading your blogg gives me thoughts on subjects I haven’t had before. I might not always agree with you. But I do respect you. And I’m also happy you provide me with a way to question my own opinions