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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Aug 11

Not pictured: a pin maker so I could make stamps for custom pins too :p

Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Aug 11

Would anyone be interested in an art trade?
I could also make a custom print if it’s mutually agreeable :3

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Aug 11

Would anyone be interested in an art trade?
I could also make a custom print if it’s mutually agreeable :3

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · May 30

New zine alert!
#fatliberation #zine

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · May 27

Got a new book! I’ve not read it yet, I’ll let yall know how it is :)

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · May 6

Happy international no diet day!

Today I am including GLP-1’s (for solely weight loss, not diabetes or other indicated illnesses) in my no diet day.

Fuck diet culture, including drugs!

#fatliberation #internationalnodietday

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · May 5

The Fat Liberation Manifesto
(Judy Freespirit and Aldebaran, 1973)

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Mar 25

if anyone needs a higher quality version you can dm me c:

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Mar 25

sorry it’s been a while, the world has been pretty crazy.
however, I made a fat lib zine!

I’ve attached the printable version here, feel free to share it :)
#fatliberation #zine #fatlib

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Jan 23

#fatliberation #bopo #books

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Jan 23

here’s a couple of books I think you guys might like!

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Jan 23

Would anyone like my fat lib book recommendations?

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Dec 21

Movements for marginalized bodies are not here just so non-marginalized groups can steal it, pollute and water down the message, and then turn around and blame us for being discriminated against while stealing/destroying our movements.

Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Dec 21

Not to be controversial but no, body positivity is not for everyone.

It is a social movement for marginalized bodies (fat, disabled, queer, etc.) to lift up those who society puts down.

Not for you as a thin/white/abled/cishet to feel better about how you look.

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Dec 21

Not to be controversial but no, body positivity is not for everyone.

It is a social movement for marginalized bodies (fat, disabled, queer, etc.) to lift up those who society puts down.

Not for you as a thin/white/abled/cishet to feel better about how you look.

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Dec 8

A hungry population is a compliant one.

A divided population is a distracted one.

An untrusting population is an exploitable one.

Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Dec 8

The rising trend of:

- thin worship
- beige/colorless color palettes
- trad wives
- homeschooling
- respectability politics
- banned books
- holistic science/medicine (ex. raw milk, seed oils)

are all related to the rise of conservatism and white supremecy.

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Dec 8

The rising trend of:

- thin worship
- beige/colorless color palettes
- trad wives
- homeschooling
- respectability politics
- banned books
- holistic science/medicine (ex. raw milk, seed oils)

are all related to the rise of conservatism and white supremecy.

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Dec 8

Sometimes I forget that a lot of people don’t know that fat is not a feeling

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Dec 4

I have so much I want to post about The Fat Tax but there is too few characters available for how much I want to info-dump 😓

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Dec 4

Things to say if people comment on your weight at family gatherings:

“What a peculiar thing to say out loud.”

“We’re doing feedback? My turn.”

“You better die after me, otherwise you wasted your time.”

“You caught me!”

A classic - “Fuck off.”

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Nov 26

Hot take: A lot of people are scared to associate with the word butch bc of their fatphobia. They think the word “masc” separates them from these stereotypes of butches, when they would identify this way if they didn’t care so much about being in proximity to thinness.

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Dec 2

If your fat activism doesn’t include those who chose to be fat then you have work to do. Choosing to be fat does not shield one from societal fatphobia. True commitment to fat liberation requires acknowledging that for many people, a fat life can be a source of happiness and fulfillment.

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Dec 1

The animosity towards accommodating furniture for fat people is an example of when bigotry ends up worsening the lives of those pushing the rhetoric as well. Why would you not want bigger seats on airlines? More supportive furniture? More personal space?

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Nov 27

Fat liberation/bopo is not a fashion accessory for you to put on when you feel bad about yourself then take off when you get the chance to put others down or take ozempic or “finally lose weight”. To be truly body positive you cannot moralize/“flex” your weight fluctuations.

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Nov 26

Hot take: A lot of people are scared to associate with the word butch bc of their fatphobia. They think the word “masc” separates them from these stereotypes of butches, when they would identify this way if they didn’t care so much about being in proximity to thinness.

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Radical fat acceptance! @fatliberation.bsky.social · Nov 23

Fat activism and lesbianism have such a wonderfully intertwined history, it’s such a shame when pieces of media (especially in the 90s-2000s) like The L Word erase fat lesbians for the sake of beauty standards. Beauty standards are a form of patriarchy, why are we bringing them into lesbian spaces?

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butch clam lapper enthusiast @clamsmacker.bsky.social · Nov 23

internalized fatphobia isn’t just “i hate fat people” or “i don’t want fat friends” or even “i have fat friends to feel better about myself” it’s also:

assuming you would be happier, more attractive, and healthier if you were skinny. even if your methods to get skinny are unhealthy.

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