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I long to have a vegetable garden, homestead & cook all of my meals one day - but in trying to learn about the lifestyle I encounter a staggering amount of fatphobic/diet culture “WELLNESS” and “clean eating” crap. there’s a lot of supremacy in their attitude, almost as if saying “i’m smarter and better than everyone because I don’t eat ___.” I see creators who grow their own food because they claim that “the government is poisoning you!” the conspiracy nonsense is everywhere. the wellness to alt-right pipeline is real, y’all.

that being said, does anyone have any recommendations for resources on gardening, homesteading, and self-sustainability that aren’t fatphobic or woo-woo? it’s getting hard to avoid!

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hi, i'm a fat person who is just starting to learn to love and appreciate my body and i'm very new to the fat community and all that.

i was wondering if you could maybe explain the term ob*se and how it is a slur. i've never heard anything about it being a slur before(like i said, i'm very new here) and was wondering if you could tell me the origin and history of the word or mayy provide links to resources about it? i want to know more about fat history and how to support my community but i'm unsure of how to start

Welcome!

Obesity is recognized as a slur by fat communities because it's a stigmatizing term that medicalizes fat bodies, typically in the absence of disease. Aside from the word literally translating to "having eaten oneself fat" in latin, obesity (as a medical diagnosis) straight up doesn't actually exist. The only measure that we have to diagnose people with obesity is the BMI, which has been widely proven to be an ineffective measure of health.

The BMI was created in the 1800s by a statistician named Adolphe Quetelet, who did NOT sudy medicine, to gather statistics of the average height and weight of ONLY white, european, upper-middle class men to assist the government in allocating resources. It was never intended as a measure of individual body fat, build, or health. 

Quetelet is also credited with founding the field of anthropometry, including the racist pseudoscience of phrenology. Quetelet’s l’homme moyen would be used as a measurement of fitness to parent, and as a scientific justification for eugenics.

Studies have observed that about 30% of so-called "normal weight" people are "unhealthy" whereas about 50% of so-called "overweight" people are “healthy”. Thus, using the BMI as an indicator of health results in the misclassification of some 75 million people in the United States alone. "Healthy" lifestyle habits are associated with a significant decrease in mortality regardless of baseline body mass index.  

While epidemiologists use BMI to calculate national "obesity" rates, the distinctions can be arbitrary. In 1998, the National Institutes of Health lowered the overweight threshold from 27.8 to 25—branding roughly 29 million Americans as "overweight" overnight—to match international guidelines. Articles about the "obesity epidemic" often use this pseudo-statistic to create a false fear mongering rate at which the United States is becoming fatter. Critics have also noted that those guidelines were drafted in part by the International Obesity Task Force, whose two principal funders were companies making weight loss drugs. Interesting!!!

So... how can you diagnose a person with a disease (and sell them medications) solely based upon an outdated measure that was never meant to indicate health in the first place? Especially when "obesity” has no proven causative role in the onset of any chronic condition?

There is a reason as to why fatness was declared a disease by the NIH in 1998, and some of it had to do with acknowledging fatness as something that is NOT just about a lack of willpower - but that's a very complicated post for another time. You can learn more about it in the two part series of Maintenance Phase titled The Body Mass Index and The Obesity Epidemic.

Aside from being overtly incorrect as a medical tool, the BMI is used to deny certain medical treatments and gender-affirming care, as well insurance coverage. Employers still often offer bonuses to workers who lower their BMI. Although science recognizes the BMI as deeply flawed, it's going to be tough to get rid of. It has been a long standing and effective tool for the oppression of fat people and the profit of the weight loss industry.

More sources and extra reading material:

How the Use of BMI Fetishizes White Embodiment and Racializes Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

The Bizarre and Racist History of the BMI by Aubrey Gordon

The Racist and Problematic History of the Body Mass Index by Adele Jackson-Gibson

What's Wrong With The War on Obesity? by Lily O'Hara, et al.

Fearing The Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

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The idea that only women can give birth is a misconception. Men can give birth too and that's a mrconception

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“what’s the wind resistance on those blowjob handles?”

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Even if you were a difficult child, you didn't deserve to be hurt.

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collection of useful things tumblr has taught me:

even if you can't fall asleep, laying down with your eyes closed will still rest your body

you don't have to brush your teeth standing up

you don't have to do any chore standing up, from dishes to showering

you don't have to shower with the lights on

if you can't brush your teeth, flossing and a tongue scraper gets rid of plaque and bad breath

if you can't do that, mouthwash kills a lot of bacteria

eating "unhealthy" food is better than eating no food

you can make the same meal everyday for however long you still want it

some pills come in syrups or chewables if you can't swallow them

kids nutritional shakes can be a quick way to get fuel if you can't eat/don't have time

if walking hurts/exhausts you on a regular basis, canes and rollers are for you, no matter how young you are

we have free will—if doing something "out of the ordinary" makes life easier for you, do it

if you have even a dollar to spare, please consider donating to Alaikum's family.

they're a large family at only 10% of their goal to evacuate, and could use any help you can give!!

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When will Gen Z stop feeling threatened by ftms for identifying with the lesbian community, calling themselves lesbians, calling themselves male lesbians, ftm lesbians, lesboys, etc. Go to a lesbian bar please.

Gender and sexuality is weird. Telling ftm lesbians to "identify as nonbinary" is weird. Some people just aren't nonbinary, they're ftm and lesbians. Who are you to tell someone how they experience their gender and sexuality?

Lots of people make the argument that "identifying as contradictory labels invalidates everyone." Other people's identities are not invalidating your own. Your validation doesn't depend on how other people who don't know you exist. There is no wrong way to identify or express your gender.

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People who don’t like certain identities a pride are so funny.

Imagine going to a circus and asking why one of the clowns are there.

Im honking my nose and doing a wierd dance for a reason ! >:(

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bring back tumblr ask culture let me. bother you with questions and statements

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I dont know about any other disabled individuals but for me standing still is a lot harder than walking. If im walking im distracted. I can mask the pain by focusing on just getting to my destination but if im standing still the pain is obvious to me. Right there begging me to sit down or give in. Id rather walk (within reason) than stand still.

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"Touch grass" I can't I'm allergic:(

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disabled intersex trans lesbian needs help with electric & internet bills

hello, my name is equinox. im a severely disabled intersex trans lesbian who deals with schizophrenia, hypermobile ehlers danlos, generative disc disease, psoriatic arthritis and other health conditions that make traditional jobs very difficult to impossible. i am currently saving up for 2 necessary bills. my primary form of income are my ebay & ko-fi shops, as well as my gofundme. it has been nearly 100 degrees fahrenheit all summer, which means i need to use my AC. i am currently stabilizing after being homeless and bouncing around from place to place. thank you for reading, sharing this, and supporting if you choose to. i really appreciate your help, it makes a huge difference.

if you are interested in helping, you can do so the following ways:

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happy tdov my loves. don't let anyone else define your transness for you.

help trans women evacuate gaza

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the statements "clothes don't have gender" and "clothes can and do invoke gender dysphoria and euphoria for many people" can and should coexist.

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I love you lezboys. I love you lesbian boyfriends. I love you boydykes and dykefags and butchtwinks. I love you he/him lesbians. I love you butch/stud transbians. I love you femme transmascs. I love you trans women with beards. I love you trans people that don’t have dysphoria and don’t transition physically in any way. I love you lesbians on T. You are not a threat to my queerness. You are not ruining anything for anyone else. You ARE queerness. I love you.