Snowball Effect
Joy Nash’s fat rant, which we talked about not long ago, has been inspiring people all over the internet. Or at least all over Livejournal.
Like Heathwitch:
“I don’t give a rat’s ass what size you are. I don’t care about the fact that you shop at the smaller end of the scale or the larger end. I care that you feel good. I care that you feel good in yourself. I care that you feel healthy and sexy and vibrant. If you do, then I don’t care what size you are. I am not fat. Neither is anyone else. Size, weight, and all that goes with those concepts, are just numbers…Sure, you say, only a thin girl can spout this. But guess what? I don’t consider myself thin. I still, in a lot of ways, consider myself “fat”. And that is mainly because of brainwashing from external sources. I need to work on how I overcome them–but my inner voices are getting louder, and they are beginning to drown all that nonsense out.”
And Kate:
“My name is Kate. My inconsequential number that we call weight (as of this morning) was right at 250 pounds. My BMI is 38, which places me well into the “Obese” category… Let’s face it. I’m fat. But that’s okay because I have more to say. What those numbers don’t tell you is that I’m a triathlete. I swim, bike, and run. Sure I’m what they call a “Back-of-the-packer” but by gum, I still swim, bike, and run…And just think, when I started this, my husband told me that I “[was not] allowed to get stick-skinny” because he likes me curvy! It won’t ever happen. It’s not how my body’s built. I’m built like a classic beauty. Like the women in Grecian times, with wide child-bearing hips. A figure more like Mae West or Madeleine Kahn than Kate Moss. And that’s cool by me.”
And Lin:
“If you make this your defining issue, it is what you become. That is sad. But worst of all, it makes you unattractive. Hear me very plainly when I tell you it isn’t the extra pounds that makes it so, it’s the insecurity and negativity. If you truly want to change how you look, I support you 100%, but don’t make the mistake of assuming it’s because I want you to change. Bitch, I just want you to be happy.”
It is amazing to see the snowball effect that this short video has had on so many people. Thanks once again, Joy Nash.
Via Ellison.
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Hi, I see that you quoted me, thanks. I just want to point out that my name is Lin (as appears in the required field for this comment), and not Edward Slinkovitch (which is an inside-joke).
Cool article. Thanks for including me! I think I’ll stick around here.
I like that “bitch, I just want you to be happy” line. I am going to look into the mirror every single morning and tell myself that!
About 4 weeks ago I started training for the Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk. First week, walked 2 miles/day, 2 days. 2nd week= 3miles/day, 2 days. 3d week= one 4 mile day and 2 days of cross training (ellipticle and weight training). 4th week= two 4 mile days+ 2 days crosstraining.
I haven’t lost a single pound and my pants don’t feel any less tight. Working out always makes me famished so I’m eating as much as I always do (perhaps even more)……although I am trying to weed out fat and sugar and focus more on proteins and complex carbs. Regardless, I feel GREAT. I have energy that I didn’t have before. The number on the scale may not change all that much. And the number alone will make others assume that I am a lazy bon-bon eating, couch slug. In the past, that would have bothered me. Now it just makes me laugh that so many people are quick to jump to conclusions based on a glance.
So many people who are overweight (or imagine themselves to be overweightb/c of society’s prejudice) allow themselves to be manipulated emotionally by everyone….even complete strangers. I refuse to be manipulated by anyone anymore.
To quote Eleanor Roosevelt: no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
OK, backing down from the soap box now!
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