Fat Acceptance Movement / Fat Girlcows

I don't want to seem disagreeable, but spoiler videos like that. My chest hurts and my heart is racing after all that excitement.

So it's a bunch of zany fat cartoon characters on a beach. There is an excruciatingly slow pan from left to right. They're very racially diverse and diverse in other ways: Some of them are clearly LGBTQIA+ or disabled in ways other than being fat. Mika's "Big Girls, You are Beautiful" plays during the slow pan, and it doesn't match in terms of energy between camera speed, scene, and music.

It makes me feel physically bad in a way I can't describe. The drawing looks like it was made by an illustrator applying for a job designing for Cathy comic book merch, but she didn't get the job. (And I said she for a reason. There's a reason male suicide rates are higher, and it's because men would rather die than be resigned to draw Cathy comic merch. In the famous words of Cathy, "Eeeeeeeeugh!!!" If you're not familiar with Cathy, it is a "delightful" comic in the Sunday paper about a single wine aunt past her prime working in a dead end office job and living alone with a cat while she does a poor job controlling her weight because of binge eating. It's kind of a proto Amberlynn Reid situation. I am obviously very torn on my feelings about this comic and there's a long history there I don't want to detail the thread with.

And then the camera pans back from right to left and the video is over and there is another MS Paint screen with a hashtag and bright colors. I don't remember what it said because I was clearly completely torn up by the video at this point. Someone else need to recap it. Sorry.
 
It always gives me whiplash when they're talking about being fat and suddenly whips out that accepting (insert random thing that has nothing to do with the topic) will fight the patriarchy.

As far back as the Greeks most of the negative commentary on being over weight was attributed to the laziness and sedintary lifestyles of... the wealthy patriarchy.. Fatties are upholding the gluttonous over consumption of the patriarchy rather than sharing their 3 extra servings of chicken tendies with the underprivileged non-man birthers of color.
Afghanistan has one of the lowest average BMIs in the world, so it's true! If all those skinny bitches just ate more KFC, the Taliban would be a thing of the past.
 
So it's a bunch of zany fat cartoon characters on a beach...

It makes me feel physically bad in a way I can't describe. The drawing looks like it was made by an illustrator applying for a job designing for Cathy comic book merch, but she didn't get the job. (And I said she for a reason. There's a reason male suicide rates are higher, and it's because men would rather die than be resigned to draw Cathy comic merch.

In the famous words of Cathy, "Eeeeeeeeugh!!!"

The cartoonist Cathy Guisewite announced that after thirty-four years her comic strip, "Cathy," would come to an end on October 3rd, 2010.

The cartoon...follows the eponymous character as she struggles with the "four guilt groups": men, food, mom, and work.

Guisewite has published over thirty "Cathy" collections, with titles like "Thin Thighs in Thirty Years" and "I am Woman, Hear Me Snore."

The news sparked a huge and overwhelmingly gleeful response on Twitter, where a hot trending topic is #WaysCathyShouldEnd.

Julie Klausner suggests "Hoarding experts arrive too late to find Cathy flattened under a heap of diet aids, cats and dating books."

Paul Southworth has the gruesome idea that "In a fit of self-loathing, Cathy performs at-home liposuction with a carving knife and a dustbuster; dies of sepsis."

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Edit: So, back in the last century and the early-Oughties, Cathy was considered "fat."
Since then, look how far fat we've come.
 
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Update on Lizzo for the fellow autists following this:
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“She is a narcissistic bully and has built her brand off of lies. I was excited to support and protect a Black woman through the documentary process but quickly learned her image and "message" was a curated facade.”

Sounds like a lot of the fatgirl cows we know...
 
Update on Lizzo for the fellow autists following this:
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“She is a narcissistic bully and has built her brand off of lies. I was excited to support and protect a Black woman through the documentary process but quickly learned her image and "message" was a curated facade.”

Sounds like a lot of the fatgirl cows we know...
Feels like this might be the tip of the iceberg for the Lizzo downfall narrative. She seems to be a classic FA, oppression olympic winning theatre kid type that would go stupid with a bit of power.
 
Update on Lizzo for the fellow autists following this:
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“She is a narcissistic bully and has built her brand off of lies. I was excited to support and protect a Black woman through the documentary process but quickly learned her image and "message" was a curated facade.”

Sounds like a lot of the fatgirl cows we know...
Feels like this might be the tip of the iceberg for the Lizzo downfall narrative. She seems to be a classic FA, oppression olympic winning theatre kid type that would go stupid with a bit of power.
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From Buzzfeed.
 
Thanks to Jordan (thanks to NoReturn for making a Jordan thread) I found this consultation to make airplane seats bigger. You can search the comments too!

I cannot find Jordan's submission, if she did so under her own name like many/most did

A Fat Ally
Seat requirements need to fit the average American, which means they need to be at least 38 inches. 44 inches would be safest as it would allow a vast majority of people to sit comfortably and safely
Carly Colbert
As a small, short person, seats are usually decent for me. But I am completely in the minority! It is unfair to anyone who is tall or fat to have to buy an additional seat or squeeze uncomfortably into a seat that you made too small so you could increase your profit. Fat phobia is dangerous and our fat friends and family members should be able to fly without pain and discomfort from too small seats.
Rachel Spielman
This is fat stigma at its finest. The seats won't even fit folks size 18/20 nevermind super fat.
Don't say they should lose weight. Very often it is not their fault
Tara Criscuolo
Everyone deserves access to flights. Body weight is largely out of our control: it is determined by genetics, privilege (autonomy at work, well paying jobs, not experiencing discrimination, access to green spaces, pollution levels, etc. Intentional weight loss efforts fail 95-98% of the time long-term (2-5 years out), with 2/3rds of folks ending up regaining more weight than they lost because of our body's biological response to perceived famine. Folks cannot lose weight, and they should not be punished for their genetics. Please institute airplane seat limit sizes that are inclusive of larger body types. Please require that airplanes increase their seat sizes. I've attached scientific literature on the stats I've provided and more.
Natalie Gibbens
Fatphobia is unacceptable, there needs to be seats that accommodate people of all sizes and abilities.
Amanda M.
Please increase the minimum seat size. Inadequate seating is one manifestation of fatphobia, discrimination against and hatred of fat people
Naomi Anderson
Increase the minimum seat size! Accommodate all fliers. Stop allowing airlines to profit from their ablism & fatphobia (and make things more comfortable for all human beings).
Angela Hawkins
Please please please make airline seat sizing minimums more size-inclusive for plus size individuals! It is embarrassing and fat-shaming as a plus-size person to basically be spilling over into the person’s seat next to me, and it creates a safety hazard as well. Fat phobia is racism, pure and simple (see: Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings) and I feel judged and marginalized every time I fly simply because of the seat size. I have to pay a “fat tax” of a 2nd seat or upgrade to first class just to feel comfortable, which I cannot afford.
N B
This comment is with regards to FAA seat dimensions for air travel. Larger seat dimensions is not just an issue of comfort, but of safety. The current seat dimensions put the majority of passengers at risk, as they are based on a Boeing study done in the 1950s. Currently, only 20% of the population can fit in the seats— that number should be shocking. Having seats that are too small has a few different serious (if not fatal) ramifications, especially regarding the safety of passengers in larger bodies, passengers with disabilities (including but not limited to power wheelchair users), elders (especially those with mobility access needs). It should also be considered the intersection of racism and classism within this shift to small seat sizes, as this affects some bodies (especially Black people) even more. Better seat dimensions will mean more people can fly so more people will. It will also mean when there are emergencies that require evacuations of aircraft carriers it is more likely that people will get out within 90 seconds and live. I, as well as friends, have had personal experiences of inaccessible seating that could likely have been the difference between living and dying in the event of an emergency. Changing seat dimensions to a minimum of 22” wide and 35” pitch is about protecting and saving lives. It is about valuing human life and making the necessary changes. Consumers will thank you for it and more people will want to fly.
Desiree O’Crosslin
Hi, my name is Desiree. I have a condition called Metabolic Syndrome. It causes, among other things, midline obesity.

Most people think that people overweight have done it to themselves and should just exercise or eat better. I’m not “lazy,” I run regularly and I don’t eat terribly (I’m even a vegetarian). I am a size 22, which means my hips are 52.5 inches.

I still can ride planes, albeit very uncomfortably, by squishing. But how many people with this, or a similar, condition are just a few inches larger than me and simply unable to participate in air travel?

Traveling, especially out of the country, is an incredibly important component of our current global world. Meeting new people from new places has long been established to reduce problematic stigma, inter-country violence and racism. One can literally draw a line from international travel and a decrease in the urge to aggress toward other nations. Within our own country, it can reduce some of the epidemic proportions of racist rhetoric and violence. The killing of George Floyd, among many others such as the tragic killing local to me of Manny Ellis in the same manner, are products of the robust racism affecting our country today. Don’t you want to participate, fully, in the abilities of Americans to travel to places full of other humans with different skin tones, allowing otherwise ignorant white people to see the rich cultures and lifestyles people of color around the world have built for themselves? Don’t you want to participate in otherwise ignorant people seeing these groups of fellow humans as intelligent, caring, community-building humans? Cutting out fat people from experiencing these places does nothing but harm to all of us.

This is an accessibility issue, in my opinion. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 insists that public buildings and transportation be accessible to all people with disabilities. Air travel, to my knowledge, is not included in the original law, but do you really want a law to have to force you to have empathy, and allow access to air travel to all people? It’s simply indecent to not ensure that all humans have access to air travel on your own. People use travel for holidays and work, but think of the son going to meet his mom on hospice before she passes? Do you really want him to be prevented from saying goodbye to the woman who birthed and raised him, because the financial burden of buying two seats just so he can simply fit on the plane is too much for him? This example is just a singular example of a way in which these seat sizes are active participants in the systematic de-humanization of humans living in larger bodies. There are countless other scenarios that I’m move people living in larger bodies not being able to travel by air because of conditions out of their control. This system is supported by people saying “they deserve it for being lazy slobs,” but as I said earlier, not everyone who is fat is lazy or “deserves it.”

Our country is full of diaspora. If a person is not Native American, they have a biological connection to a place that isn’t here. The ability to travel to the place one’s ancestors called home is an incredible experience and one that shouldn’t be denied to anyone because of their size. I’m traveling to Dublin this fall. I’m going to squish my formidable 50 inch tush into a 17 inch wide seat. I am going to explore the country of my ancestors and see for myself what it’s like to be surrounded by fiery redheads with freckles and sunburns. It’s going to be an amazing, life fulfilling experience for me and I’m lucky to be going. I just would like to advocate for those who aren’t able to engage in this type of travel and firmly tell you I think at least some seats on planes need to be wide enough to accommodate all the humans who would like to touch their own roots.

Please listen to the myriad Americans asking for you to do better and assure that air travel is available to any who want and can afford it.

Sincerely,
Desiree O’Crosslin, A Deserving Fat Woman
T.Lee Shostack
I am a person in a larger body due to symptom management of my chronic health issues. I was in a smaller body but the medical profession was unable to help me so I had to figure out how to manage my symptoms on my own and put on 100 lbs. i fly across the country to see my nephew. The bathrooms on airplanes are too small for me to use, and the seats are also too small. most airlines have seats that are too small for the average american as peoples bodies are getting larger for a variety of reasons. the belts provided are also too small for me without an extender. since your user base is in larger bodies what are the barriers to making chairs bathrooms and seatbelts that are actually the same size as your passengers? how do you justify that? its bad for your business.
i dont know how many inches i need in a chair but 22 inches is about half my size i think. maybe less. forcing my body in and out of these inappropriately sized spaces makes it difficult for me in many ways - entering the plane, going down the aisle, not bumping into people. I dont know how you could evacuate me out of an airplane because i bet your safety equipment isnt rated for my weight which means that not only am i in jeopardy but everyone behind me is also put in harms way because you have not bothered to increase the chair sizes, the bathroom sizes, or anything else. I think this is related to your institutional racism and sexism. youre being judgemental about people being fat, but you havent bothered to research the impact of the food lobby or the historical context or how poverty or food deserts impact our bodies. how do i know youre being judgemental? because you didnt fix this already.
Heather W
I have flown on various airlines and styles of airplanes over the past 20 years. I am 5’8” tall and wear a women’s size 28 on average. While I was able to fit into some seats reasonably comfortable and without a seatbelt extender (like Frontier), on United and American flights I am forced to sit on 1 hip, almost sideways in the seat and with a seatbelt extender. This is extremely painful and causes swelling in my extremity. I am able to fit in movie theater seats, vehicle seats, stadium seats, restaurant seats, and more…why am I forced to endure the physical pain and mental abuse of contorting myself to fit into some airline seats!? I have a dream vacation coming up in a month and I’m extremely anxious waiting to see what flight the travel agent books for me. I am still emotionally scarred from the flight I took years ago when the man seated next to me made a production and loudly asked to relocate to an empty seat because of me. And at that time I didn’t even need a seatbelt extender, but he still felt cramped by my shoulders! I can lose all my extra weight but my shoulders are not going to shrink! This is not ok. And I’ve spent too many flights trapped in my seat because the person in front of me reclined their seat back and the top of their head was literally 12” from my nose. Corporate greed of the airlines has fueled the ever shrinking seats and isles on planes for too long. I’ve witnessed very thin flight attendants have to turn on an angle to walk down the isle. If a size 8 is struggling how is a size 28 supposed to manage? And the policy of having to buy 2 tickets is ridiculous because the arm rest doesn’t move. So what exactly is the purpose other than to tell big/fat/tall people they’re not welcome on this flight?! This is equivalent to the racism and discrimination of the past. Seats should be made wider and with more leg room, period. And if you’re going to enforce the double standard of buying 2 tickets to fly if you’re fat or big, then all seats should have removable armrest. If I’m going to pay for 2 seats then I should at least be comfortable!
 
From @Soggy paper straw ’s above post

I think this is related to your institutional racism and sexism. youre being judgemental about people being fat, but you havent bothered to research the impact of the food lobby or the historical context or how poverty or food deserts impact our bodies. how do i know youre being judgemental? because you didnt fix this already.

T. Lee Shostack
Pronouns she/they/zee
 
[No more FatSelfCare unless she makes a funny. She genuinely seems to be trying to improve her life, and she appears to be doing what she needs to do to not eat herlsef to death. That's more than I can say for Jordan or Fran or Marissa.
GJ dangerhair fatty. You aren't fun anymore.]


Franny go flippy

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"How fatphobic was it?"


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Who is this Aubrey? Let's find out!

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Thanks to Jordan (thanks to NoReturn for making a Jordan thread) I found this consultation to make airplane seats bigger. You can search the comments too!
lmao great find.
"If a person is not Native American, they have a biological connection to a place that isn’t here. The ability to travel to the place one’s ancestors called home is an incredible experience and one that shouldn’t be denied to anyone because of their size. I’m traveling to Dublin this fall. I’m going to squish my formidable 50 inch tush into a 17 inch wide seat."​
☘️🇮🇪🌈

If your body and your life is a gift from god, why do you treat it this way? Shouldn't you value it?

Gluttony isn't just about eating but consooming too. While in my opinion it's of course not a sin, it's bad for your physical & mental health.
This is why I like the design Gluttony has in "Helluva Boss"
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Way too often, when characters are designed after the deadly sins, the design "theme" is inconsistent. "Gluttony" is usually fat to show the consequences of the sin, while "Lust" is hot to promote the sin. If the designs are consistent, the sins should either all reflect either consequences or promotion.


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Holy shit this is the worst combination of vocal fry and irritating sing-song cadence I've ever heard.
Here you go, more for you:
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Sparsest linktree I ever did see.





 
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