Tag: HAES
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“Maybe it hurts, because you are fat?”
This is literally the question my doctor has recently posed, after hearing my pain complaint. The advice to lose weight and the referral to a dietician immediately followed. In the past I would have felt ashamed and utterly convinced that the doctor, though clearly a fatphobe, was correct. These days I manage to remain calm…
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Body Positivity Promotes “Obesity”
Yet another book club discussion had to include someone mentioning the above, as if it is a fact. A widely known, undisputable fact. As surprising at it may sound, this is not a fact. Not anymore than saying any of the following: Maybe you are not seeing what I am seeing in all these movements.…