Hey remember when I wrote about Fat Shaming?
And then again defending my position after accusations that I was being a Fat Enabler?
And even mentioned it again (with a touch of cellulite for good measure) here, also?
Oh, and how they also ran it all over Huffington Post and the front page of AOL?
Well, NBC News released a study today with SHOCKING information.
Click here to read the article in full.
I gotta say… my thighs and I are feeling pretty vindicated.
I’ll expect my official doctor’s certificate in the mail any day now.
This is clearly false. I mean, all those times I was made to feel badly about my weight totally made me run right for a treadmill and not, say, a Big Mac.
It’s also not a contributing factor AT ALL to my consumption of anti-depressants.
Science is whack, yo.
Exactly. It’s like, WHAT’S THAT? I’M A FAT ASS!? OMG THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO MY ATTENTION FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, I’M GOING TO CHANGE MY LIFE AROUND RIGHT NOW TO MEET YOUR STANDARD OF WORTH AS A HUMAN BEING AND DEFINITELY NOT BREAK DOWN IN HUMILIATION AND DEPRESSION.
What’s next? The world is round? Fetuses hate cigarettes? We’re killing all the bees?
It’s okay, science, we’ll wait for you to catch up.
I love this comment and I completely agree with it. I don’t need to be told I’m fat. I KNOW THAT ALREADY. People. Sheesh.
Shocking….or not.
Glad modern science caught up finally and made this “revelation”.
I thought you would appreciate this…
http://imgur.com/gallery/d5paLsJ
In this country thin = healthy, likeable, loveable, hard-working, happy
fat = lazy, unattractive, unhealthy, sad
Even though we can all think if dozens of examples from our own lives where these do not hold true, the stereotypes persist. We need more voices that remind us, this is not an abstract issue…this affects everyone you know, in some way.
Exactly!
Surely at least one of the research assistants is dead from rolling her eyes right out the back of her head during the survey…
I actually had an old high school “friend” tell me one night that I was so fat that it was hilarious. She was shocked when I stopped returning her text messages and even more shocked when I ignored her at the reunion.
Duh. I saw this headline and thought, ‘I coulda told you that!’ I wish I could shove this study down all the people’s throats that fat-shamed me through my childhood and MAKE them understand it, but it’s pointless. I can’t control people.
All the shaming I got in high school from classmates and teachers TOTALLY made me go to the gym. You know, the one place you feel completely comfortable when you’re obese.
I’m glad that everyone at least seems to be getting in the same book, even if they aren’t quite on the same page yet.
I wish my mother had a facebook page so I could share this on her wall :o/
I wish mine did too so I could share it with her! I don’t know if it would make a difference with mine though.
OH MAN! I totally see now! I’m FAT!!! Why didn’t somebody tell me as I was squeezing my ass into my Womens size jeans this morning? Holy crap on a cracker people, really? Is science just NOW catching up with reality and the shit people have been flinging at us like monkeys in a zoo all of our lives? Let me run out right now and go work out! Let me go out right now and buy ALL HEALTHY FOODS! Oh wait, I already do that and I’M STILL FAT.
Oh well, let the poo flinging continue. I’m used to it by now, at least I remembered my umbrella.
It’s about time someone realizes that!
I personally love the part where they had a revaluation that discrimination against fat people is that last “socially acceptable” type of discrimination.
GEEZ!
I bet these are the same scientists that said seman from blowjobs is good for teeth….
Outstanding revelation. And, yes, your Doc cert should be in the mail!
what fresh hell is this? fat shaming doesn’t work? calling people fat & ugly and telling them to stop eating and go exercise cause that’s TOTALLY THE SOLUTION is wrong?? public humiliation leads to private internalisation and a fear of rejection? really, science? REALLY?? mind = blown.
i have binge eating disorder. it’s not pretty. it’s scary and i have to FIGHT against those compulsions and the negative thoughts and the skanky little demon sitting on my shoulder egging me to drown my sadness and fear and guilt and depression in high calorie foods EVERY SINGLE DAY. and each time someone whimpers in fear when i mention wanting to eat something that could possibly have more calories than ..oh, i don’t know.. air? or sends me some funny email that totally is humiliating towards overweight people, or helpfully shares a recipe/weightloss tip/workout routine/fat blasting pill ad they cut out of the newspaper because they’re oh so concerned for my health, it makes that fight about seventy bajillion squintillion times harder. and unless you’ve also hidden in a closet eating oreos after a particularly humiliating family gathering or god forbid, after a day spent trying on jeans or bathing suits, you’re not gonna get where i’m coming from. and i’ve had to come to peace with that, cause hardly anyone is willing to change their minds when it comes to fat=unhealthy, skinny=healthy.
that’s why i <3 brittany and all the work she's doing to promote acceptance and non-judgement. you seriously rock, woman. you're an inspiration. and directly because of you, i've dropped 28.5lb in the last 2 months.
How the eff do I share this?! I need to repost this ASAP. Thank you for your discussion about this, as always :)
<3, another fat-shamed/refusing-to-be-a-victim individual :)
PS – I love your blog!