#Thickspiration

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Love thyself. Model: Jasmine Rothman 📷: Tasha Koetsch at Wanderlust Boudoir

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Just keep going ✊

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“Fat Activists” and Body Positivity

In popular media, negative portrayals of fat embodiment continue to circulate online society. There is a high volume of content that stigmatizes and shames fat people while portraying thin bodies as more desirable and ideal. However, anti-fat-shaming and fat activist platforms have proliferated in hopes of combatting fat shaming discourses. Lupton observes that newer media have allowed the masses to draw attention to issues such as fat embodiment using hashtags, organizing forums, and more. She states, “The emergence of digital devices such as smartphones that enable users to easily take and share selfies with others has afforded fat people opportunities to make their own choices about the ways in which they want to portray themselves” (Lupton 122). Social media has not only brought awareness to the issue, but has also brought people together such as queers, black activists, and more, to shed light on body positivity.

Different initiatives have been taken to counter fat shaming and bring about fat activism. The website, “Adipositivity Project” offers professional, aesthetic, and artistic images of fat people showing off their bodies (123). Hashtags such as #fatpositive, #fatbabe, #bodypositive, #thickspiration, and #fatacceptance have trended on Instagram and Tumblr to demonstrate positive portrayal. The typical #ootd (outfit of the day) trend was also altered to incorporate those who identify themselves as fat during “Fatshion February,” in order to bring awareness to the fashion opportunities available for plus size individuals as well. With a newer generation of more accepting social media users, communities have been established on the Internet to represent fat bodies in a positive light through online fat activism.

Works Cited:

Deborah Lupton (2016) Digital media and body weight, shape, and size: An introduction and review, Fat Studies, 6:2, 119-134, DOI: 10.1080/21604851.2017.1243392

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So glad India has a new Insta, I missed my inspiration! <3

[curvybrowncutie]

All are beautiful.

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thickspo blog :)

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@Ladydork 

[curvybrowncutie]

Why did people ever stop thinking this is sexy?

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@Ladydork 

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i need more curvespo but like i dont want anymore photoshopped pictures. i dont want anymore pictures of women who were born with hourglass figures or pear figures. i dont want anymore instagram famous women who pretend like they got their ass by going to the gym.

i need more women who had flat booties and worked their asses off for a bigger booty. more women who had no defined waist and somehow managed to shrink their waist (without corsets or body wraps or any of that. just by exercising right and eating right). I need more women like me, who have rectangular bodies (or anything but an hourglass) and worked for their curvy figure or are currently working for it.

[curvybrowncutie]

Fabulous 

[getthickerandthicker]

Any tips for beginners that are trying to lift?How long do and how much should I workout my legs to get them thicker?

A previous anon asked a similar question. Here’s an excerpt from that answer:

As for exercises you need to be performing barbell squats (both back squat and front squat,) deadlifts, weighted hip/glute bridges, and weighted lunges among other exercises.

Here’s some quick videos demonstrating the exercises I mentioned:

Glute bridge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylpfCk3i-0Y

Weighted lunges - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I__9oV1UDv0

Back squat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW_C1A-rejs

Front squat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlfahNdNPPI

Deadlift - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rKvoLu5Isk

As for how long, I suggest looking into good strength programs like a 5x5 a 5x3 or other progressive linear lifting program.  This gives you a set program to follow, a specific set of exercises, and let’s you track your lifts.

Here are some popular programs:

Starting Strength 3x5  (Wichita Falls Novice Program)

Stronglifts 5x5  (Download the excel sheet also)

Johnny Candito’s 6 Week Strength Program & Linear Program

(Johnny Candito’s programs are quite good btw)

You can add in accessory exercises like the glute bridges and lunges to most of these programs when you’ve finished your main lifts.

For example, if you’ve finished your bench, squat and row in Stronglifts, you can finish up that session with a couple of sets of glute bridges.

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The stuff that greets me on my Facebook wall...

This is apparently Brazilian singer (???) Andressa Soares and her super-heavyweight ass. I bet she could squat a house. (Edit: Exhibit A, B.) My God. I could watch this thing all day, is that sad?

Don't answer that.

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IG: jasminepr