Comments on: Real Women http://www.bfdblog.com/2007/04/12/real-women/ We're bringing chubby back. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:02:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Meghan http://www.bfdblog.com/2007/04/12/real-women/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Meghan Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:58:13 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=34#comment-580 anonymouse, I guess you assume that if a woman's size is accepted by society, then she is perfectly happy with her own body. As this web site so deftly points out, we have to stop accepting our own sizism against our own bodies before we expect society to follow. Not to mention, "body acceptance" emcompasses so many other non-standard body conditions than just being overweight. Small boobs, big feet, crooked teeth, double amputation, etc. anonymouse, I guess you assume that if a woman’s size is accepted by society, then she is perfectly happy with her own body. As this web site so deftly points out, we have to stop accepting our own sizism against our own bodies before we expect society to follow.

Not to mention, “body acceptance” emcompasses so many other non-standard body conditions than just being overweight. Small boobs, big feet, crooked teeth, double amputation, etc.

]]> By: anonymouse http://www.bfdblog.com/2007/04/12/real-women/comment-page-1/#comment-579 anonymouse Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:27:46 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=34#comment-579 It's a really nice sentiment, yes. People of all body sizes should band together and dismantle sizism. Sadly, the vast majority of slim people I've come in contact with don't know about body acceptance or WANT to learn about it: because they're accepted (for the most part) by society and sizism isn't their problem. It’s a really nice sentiment, yes. People of all body sizes should band together and dismantle sizism. Sadly, the vast majority of slim people I’ve come in contact with don’t know about body acceptance or WANT to learn about it: because they’re accepted (for the most part) by society and sizism isn’t their problem.

]]> By: littlestar http://www.bfdblog.com/2007/04/12/real-women/comment-page-1/#comment-578 littlestar Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:49:50 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=34#comment-578 ITA. Dividing people up into camps and then battling isn't good for anyone. We're all in this life together. ITA. Dividing people up into camps and then battling isn’t good for anyone. We’re all in this life together.

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