Tag Archives: fat-shaming

Why you need to stop obsessing over your body fat

Lady Gaga got both rave reviews and nasty comments for her Super Bowl 2017 performance. The nasty comments were from trolls calling her “fat” and body shaming her because the soon to be 31-year-old entertainer doesn’t have a hard, plastic body like a Barbie doll. According to some fat phobics the human body should be […]

Was that a compliment or complidis?

Most of us have somebody in our life who can”t help but complidis. A complidisser is the guy or gal whose mother said, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” Unfortunately they couldn’t quite say nice things and they definitely couldn’t stay quiet. They figured out a way to disguise the […]

Presidential candidate thinks it’s okay to make fun of fat people

I typically stay away from politics in my blogs because, well, I blog about weight not politics. Sometimes I do stray onto the topic of politics however, because there is increasingly more evidence that our government is getting very interested in how much citizens weigh. My opinion is that the interest in weight really isn’t […]

Well, excuuuuuuuuuse me! Sorry asking to box half of my meal is such an inconvenience!

Oh boy! What do you think about this? Dining out can be a challenge for those of us whose weight goes up much easier than it comes down. If we only eat out a few times a year for special occasions going for the “full experience” won’t upset our weight loss/maintenance efforts. We can enjoy a […]

Stop the War on Obesity! Why I am against a War on Obesity

I am against war. I am against all wars, including a war on obesity. “You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.” –Albert Einstein I agree with Albert Einstein, if indeed he really did say that, because thanks to the Internet there are a lot of quotes by him, and other great people, that seem […]

4 signs you’re letting your weight wreck your life!

People don’t need to be obese or even overweight to let their weight ruin their lives. In fact, lots of people who aren’t even slightly overweight, and those who are much too thin, let their weight ruin their lives. Most of us have plenty of things in our lives that have the potential to wreck […]

Fat Shaming, Fat Acceptance, and people who can’t mind their own business

This video appeared in my Facebook feed. I love this girl. She is young, smart, self-confident and not trying to influence anybody to lose or gain weight.  On the other hand, she gets a lot of comments from people who are more interested in her weight than is natural. She isn’t exaggerating when she talks […]

Bad Fattitude! Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Fat!

There’s no denying that some people have a bad (f)attitude towards those whose weigh a lot. Some people are extremely prejudice and cruel towards fat people. I know because I was fat and I heard the comments and saw the looks. Some people hate fat people so much that even when we’re working to lose weight or […]

Good Citizens Don’t Get Fat

“Fat-bashing in all its varied forms–criticism, exclusion, shaming, fat talk, self-deprecation, jokes, gossip, bullying–is one of the last acceptable forms of prejudice.” – excerpted from Good Girls Don’t Get Fat by Robyn Silverman, PhD In the five years since Robyn Silverman’s book was published, weight obsession has gotten worse. Prejudice against fat people is more prevalent and […]