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more about #velvetdamour more comments → pesematology: So she can accept that his compressed disc, diabetes, emphysema, and heart problems, but fat (someone else's, natch) is something she just refuses to ... more » Zombies make the heart grow fonder: A healthy at any size argument fails when the example used, as the case here, is not healthy at all and experiencing health issues which are directly ... more » Tartan_Tart: I am very sorry for her loss and it's tragic that her brother didn't take care of himself. However, that he didn't take care of himself has nothing t... more » MargaretMoony: I suggest Bib Fat Lies by Gasser who is interested in this subject. more » femme-bot: Maybe I'm a jerk, but I don't care if people are healthy or not. It doesn't affect me if they are/aren't. I can't tell if a person is healthy/unhealth... more » PilgrimSoul: What is wrong with people that they critique a movement without knowing anything about it? Some links for y'all who have this idea that fat acceptanc... more » JerseyGrrrl: From the piece: I have buckets of sympathy for the obese, often subject to cruelty, ridicule, denunciation and contempt. Fatties are the one subgroup ... more » judgingamy: Maybe it's her problem with the word "Healthy" in the name of the group? Because you can't actually be healthy at any size. This applies to the severe... more » yvanehtnioj: Her brother is the opposite of a good test case for Healthy at Any Size. He was unhealthy. Profoundly so. It seems like she totally missed the poin... more » clevernamehere: The thing that bothers me about the fat acceptance movement is how often any attempt to lose weight is considered futile. People do come in lots of s... more » Penny: Being severely underweight or overweight will certainly impact one's health. It's really that simple. It's a factor. It just happens to be a factor... more » -
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"I Won't Simply Accept That My Brother Is Fat"
In a disturbing essay in today's Guardian, Lionel Shriver (not pictured) writes about her brother's obesity, and why she can't fully get on board with fat acceptance.
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