Wordpress Post - On Pants and Fat Shaming

[ecto_gammat]

New WP post. I believe the title says it all, but if you believe this post deserves a trigger warning, please let me know and I'll add one.

Comments

[glam_jam]

Congratulations on not letting your mom shame you about your weight and on being able to tell her off. I'm definitely with you on FA being a learning experience - I still have a lot of difficulty applying said acceptance to myself, but I think I'm doing fairly well in applying it to others. No one deserved to be shamed or discriminated against for their fucking weight.

Right now I'm trying to just...be healthier without getting distracted by the weight loss aspect. It's difficult, though. I'm the same height as you and fuck, I would *love* to be 160 again. Since puberty, I think the slimmest I've been was 150, and that was just because I did PE every day my freshman year of high school.

Fatshionista is awesome, though. I sort of love the "deathfat" label - it's so tongue-in-cheek and always strikes me as really upbeat for some reason. Not to mention so many of those ladies just look ROCKIN'.

I've only recently come into contact with the EDNOS term - a dear friend started using the term in relation to her relationship and food and I'm ashamed to admit that I still know very little about eating disorders in generally, especially the non-specified variety. Aside from general googling, might you have any advice for learning more about the topic?

And I agree with tawg re: thigh seams. That's the most common reason for me to get rid of a pair of pants: they can't be patched in the thighs anymore. *facepalm*

[ecto_gammat]

I get so jealous of the fats in that comm. I could never dress that awesome, nor do I think I'd rock the outfit nearly as hard as they do =P

I try not to look into eating disorder references, because they can trigger the hell out of me if I'm in a certain mood. I suppose I'd suggest checking out the NEDA site and ed_recovery (open membership).

Also, icon love ♥

[glam_jam]

I understand. I probably should have rephrased that better. Sorry. >_< Thank you for the suggestions, though. ♥

I know, right? They always look amaaaazing.

I'm totally trying to live up to that icon. (Which sort of reminds me - did I talk to you about the Amanda Palmer/fat shaming thing that happened a month or so back? Oh lord, that made me rage.)

[ecto_gammat]

It's all gravy ♥

I don't remember anything about it. But then again, I don't pay attention to Amanda Palmer. What happened?