This picture really annoyed me.

BeachIron

I see claims about it being "healthy" all the time. And they certainly "celebrate" it with some of the postings and pictures. It's a movement and you cannot claim that everyone in the movement agrees with this very narrow definition that you are using.

It's not a narrow definition. There is more to it that what I have said, but I'm just debunking this myth about people saying it is "healthy".

Anyone who says that is in a minority and is misrepresenting the movement. This goes for everything. For e.g, not all muslims are terrorists, and so on.

This is my last post because I think you should probably research it rather than look at what people say on here, plus I'm tired of dealing with semantics and straw man arguments all of the time on here.

Okey dokey then. I have researched it. But meh . . .

ArroganceInStep

It's not a narrow definition. There is more to it that what I have said, but I'm just debunking this myth about people saying it is "healthy".

Anyone who says that is in a minority and is misrepresenting the movement. This goes for everything. For e.g, not all muslims are terrorists, and so on.

This is my last post because I think you should probably research it rather than look at what people say on here, plus I'm tired of dealing with semantics and straw man arguments all of the time on here.

From NAAFA: http://www.naafaonline.com/dev2/education/haes.html

NAAFA supports the principles of Health At Every Size (HAES). These principles are aligned with our mission of protecting the rights and improving the quality of life for fat people. Instead of focusing on weight as a measurement of health, the HAES approach removes weight from the equation and replaces it with a focus on overall well being, which includes the full range of body shapes and sizes.

iulia_maddie

mmddwechanged

Mmmmm! great pictures:). I love potato chips!!!!
And the original picture just makes me smile:)

Teddy_B

That "Fat" girl is actually pretty cute.

However--- I don't get how people can say "You should support her life choice to be fat!" But then down people who have put in hard work to support their own life choice to be fit.

But, then again, I'm fat, and I'm working on becoming fit. Like, I was comfortable in my "fat" body, but I decided I wanted to do things that I'm physically not able to do as a fat person. Like jogging. Or not having a heart attack by the time I'm 50. This is my life choice. I'm not doing it to look better for anyone else, I'm doing it to improve my quality of life.

kalidebruin

All that matters is if you're comfortable in your own skin! It doesn't matter what other people think, whether you're skinny or fat or muscled or short or tall!

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