Comments on: Size & Sexuality Study – N.N.*

By: Scarlet Lotus St. Syr

Scarlet Lotus St. Syr — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:47:33 +0000

I would say without a doubt that “fat” is a very powerful word, which is part of the reason I have it as part of the sub-title of this blog and choose to embrace it as an identity. I would say that not all of the Size & Sexuality Questionnaires I have posted are about “size acceptance” directly in the sense of talking about size acceptance head-on, but rather in the sense of building awareness of size issues and sharing their personal experience, which is especially why many of them do not use the term. Not everyone likes the word fat, in fact I would go so far as to say that most people don’t, because of all the massive negative connotations that are associated with it. It has been used against many of us as an insult for a long portion of our lives and it evokes great emotions on every side of it, either people who are anti-fat, fat-positive, or somewhere in between. Of course it’s a powerful word, just like anything that can be used as a slur is, and it is also powerful when embraced with the idea of reclaiming it.

By: EJKorvette

EJKorvette — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:57:57 +0000

“Fat” must be a very powerful word. In all these posts about “size acceptance”, hardly anyone uses the word “fat”. I don’t understand that.

By: The Nude Monk

The Nude Monk — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:16:55 +0000

The funny thing is, in order to lose weight effectively, one has to make peace with the current weight, with the present moment weight. That is because only a soothed and calm mind will be able to focus on eating properly without recourse to emotional eating or similar binge patterns. Once the present weight is truly accepted, then weight loss can begin effectively.
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