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Does Letting Fat People Dance Encourage Obesity?
New York, 5:40 PM
Mon Dec 21
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I'll never have a diet coke again!
...but I plan on finishing the one I'm drinking now..... #nightclubforfatpeople
10/28/09
I've long wished for a gym for fat people- a "beginner gym", as I've lovingly called this imaginary place in my mind- where I'd feel like I didn't stand out, where I felt like the people there and I had something in common.
And if I danced more, I would definitely love a nightclub for fat people. #nightclubforfatpeople
10/28/09
On the flip side, do the people really think us skinnies aren't gaining weight for fear we can't have nice things if we get fat? I try to exercise and I eat healthy when I can, but the reasons I am pretty skinny have to do with genetics, hormones, medications (hello, Adderall, that's a healthy way to stay skinny), and maybe because I played sports as a kid and a teen. Most of these factors are either beyond my control, or because I was lucky to have parents that encouraged athletics. My mother, on the other hand, is fat because she takes a powerful psychotropic drug that causes weight gain, and no amount of deprivation of nice things will make it easier for her to lose weight.
I don't want anyone to patronize me either, but it's odd that this attitude seems to come with the assumption that skinny people clearly must be doing something right-- even though a skinny person COULD get fat at any time.
But hey, even though I'm 25 and so far doing okay by their standards, I was just diagnosed with Hashimoto's! So if my thyroid actually becomes shot, and weight creeps on, I think I should consider myself lucky that people like Kate Harding paved the way to acceptance.
Also, I know the weight/health debate can get heated, but at least in this very specific case, according to my mother's doctor, the medication she is on is linked to diabetes, (which she has) due to the weight gain. While dancing and clothing are very nice things, so is your health, and for some people, whose weight gain is linked to a medical problem, I'd think that would be enough of a reason for them to lose weight-- if only it were so easy. #nightclubforfatpeople
10/27/09
In order to get yourself in shape, you have to feel confident enough to walk into a gym.
To feel comfortable getting in shape, you have to be in shape. God damn it. #nightclubforfatpeople
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Secondly, it makes me very angry to hear stories of bigger girls who go dancing and get made fun of and require a separate club to be reassured that they'll be treated like human beings. #nightclubforfatpeople
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(And thinner peoples' balance can be wonky also. As a matter of fact, I lost weight after an accident, and the thinner I got, the wonkier my balance got, because I also lost muscle tone, and am in the process of building it back up.) #nightclubforfatpeople
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I've nearly DROWNED in the pool because some rowdy boys didn't like a fat chick sharing the pool. They kept bumping me and knocking me off balance in the whirlpool section. The lifeguard on duty did nothing to stop them (hence why I believe students have no place watching other students).
Even if they "allow" overweight people, you still have to deal with the other patrons who may not be as willing to accept those who don't fit in a narrow definition of "Normal". You still get stared at. You may have someone deliberately knock you over. Staff is less likely to approach you, let alone help you. I thought half of this behaviour would stop after high school, it doesn't. It just gets worse.
10/28/09
Did you file a formal complain in writing with the director? I would have. I would have raised holy hell, and framed the argument to whatever University employee that works for that department that it's his/her butt on the line if there's an accident because of bullying. #nightclubforfatpeople
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And I always feel facepalmy when I think about it- I should go, broadly announce that I remember the advice, I know what I should be doing and I'm working on it, now check and see if there's anything wrong with me.
Summoning courage: next on my list after losin' some weight. #nightclubforfatpeople
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It's really difficult sometimes because people will say things around me, sometimes knowing, sometimes not, that I have an (in remission) ED and body dysmorphia. And I can't help but think...why do people need to do that? What good does it do? Does it make them feel better inside in some way, to say terrible things about other people's bodies? I don't get it.
I say, bring on the fat positive clubs. Dancing feels -good-. And people should be able to do it without shame or guilt. #nightclubforfatpeople
10/28/09
The best one was when some dude, friend of a friend, deliberately remarked loud enough for me to hear that I would "be a knockout if she lost 20 or 30 pounds". I was a size 6. #nightclubforfatpeople
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