MissToodles
dead peasant
I posted this question to another group I belong to but cannot find the original message.
As fat people, we are constantly critiqued-from what we place in our mouths, to what we wear. But why do we (in the collective sense) must challenge stereotypes especially regarding how we dress. Is it okay to go out in our sweats or without makeup or in raggedy clothing. We can go without makeup, not wear heels. Since many feel the "personal is the political", do we need to be stand up citzens, dress to the nines and combat stereotypes of the fat slob.
I hate that I feel I need to work extra hard because of my size. Sometimes I enjoy going to the supermarket in my old jeans and beat-up, oversized t-shirt. The very fact that I'm doing what people tell me I shouldn't is freeing. But I am only one person and do not represent all of the fat people in the world.
I cannot be a walking billboard for size acceptance 24 hours a day. That's like asking a person of color to constantly explain racism & predjuice.
As fat people, we are constantly critiqued-from what we place in our mouths, to what we wear. But why do we (in the collective sense) must challenge stereotypes especially regarding how we dress. Is it okay to go out in our sweats or without makeup or in raggedy clothing. We can go without makeup, not wear heels. Since many feel the "personal is the political", do we need to be stand up citzens, dress to the nines and combat stereotypes of the fat slob.
I hate that I feel I need to work extra hard because of my size. Sometimes I enjoy going to the supermarket in my old jeans and beat-up, oversized t-shirt. The very fact that I'm doing what people tell me I shouldn't is freeing. But I am only one person and do not represent all of the fat people in the world.
I cannot be a walking billboard for size acceptance 24 hours a day. That's like asking a person of color to constantly explain racism & predjuice.
