tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1849989066992833155.post8864236843369585424..comments2023-03-25T02:10:53.353-07:00Comments on Ampletude: gloriously unapologetic fatness: Wow, this Marie Claire thing...Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05242305669026640917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1849989066992833155.post-65005383104426926632010-10-29T19:29:00.347-07:002010-10-29T19:29:00.347-07:00LOL @the other guy's final response, when he s...LOL @the other guy's final response, when he said "I totally know what you are talking about" he actually meant "I am convinced I know what you are talking about even though I am completely clueless."<br /><br />-MeerkatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1849989066992833155.post-32294952590384732772010-10-28T17:33:16.300-07:002010-10-28T17:33:16.300-07:00How it is the same as racism, sexism, homophobia e...How it is the same as racism, sexism, homophobia etc...? It is full of assumptions and the out right view that fat is in the wrong period. How it is different....scroll down and check your ads...all of mine are diet and weight loss centric. Have you ever read a blog about racism or sexism or homophobia (maybe) where at the bottom or along the side were ads on how to stop being Black or Jewish or a Woman or Gay. TRUST ME when they say they are here to fix you, YOU are the perceived problem for what ever collection of excuses. God save me from ever being someone elses cause....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1849989066992833155.post-40994254184402969512010-10-28T17:07:22.192-07:002010-10-28T17:07:22.192-07:00If only this guy's "perspective" was...If only this guy's "perspective" wasn't the same old trope marched out by the media at large. On the surface, I have to say I agree with him...that you CAN change your weight. Anyone can...FOR A TIME. So yea, starve yourself and exercise the hell out of that treadmill. In the end, your body's natural instincts and drives will take over. If you are meant to be naturally/genetically fat, your body will do everything it can to get there. It may take a few years to regain, but it happens to pretty much all of us who have dieted (and often BECAUSE we dieted). <br /><br />But to deny the stark reality that fat bashing is nothing like gay or racial slurs is like living with your head in the sand. It's true, NO ONE wants to play oppression olympics. But to say it's not the same thing because it's about fat is ludicrous. The hate speech is the same: "I don't like you because you look and act a certain way and thus I'm going to insult you, deny you employment and proper health care, and basically call you any name I can think of in the most hateful way possible (or even smugly disguised as concern for your health (TM))". That? Is hate speech my friend. Because we can't change our bodies instantly, nor can we change them permanently. What we CAN do is really none of anyone's business because you have no right to police my body.Regina Tnoreply@blogger.com