This Fat Can

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I need you to use "fat" more than ever

I need you to use "fat" more than ever

In 2023, life existing as a fat person feels harder than most. Can you say "fat" neutrally more?

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Jeanette Thompson-Wessen
Oct 26, 2023
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Aubrey Gordon wrote a powerful piece “A request from your fat friend: what I need when we talk about bodies” back in 2016. Fat activism, fat liberation and fat acceptance has been around for years, predating social media. It is important to recognise the black roots of the Body Positivity movement. I feel moved to write this but to speak to life as a fa…

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