OOTD // Let's talk about the word FAT

Let's talk about the word fat. 

It's been used for centuries as an insult. “Fat” doesn't just mean extra weight, it also brings connotations such as lazy, gluttonous, even smelly.

As a member of the fat positive community, I am taking back the word fat. I want to shake off those bad connotations and use the word as what it is, a descriptor. Fat, thin, tall, short, black, white.

Fat is a descriptor. You aren't fat. You have fat.

There is nothing wrong with fat. For women, fat makes up 18% to 20% of their body weight. This is around 5% higher than men, the reason being that the female body is designed to be able to nourish a fetus and needs the extra robustness. In other words, the fat helps women to have a healthy pregnancy. 

Extra weight is not necessarily a bad thing for people of all genders.  Scientists have found that people who rank as overweight according to BMI (a debunked measurement of health; read more here) tend to live longer than their thinner counterparts.

Astounding, right? After all, we've been taught all our lives that fat is bad and unhealthy. It's not. It's just a natural animal characteristic. It has nothing to do with being gluttonous or lazy. It has everything to do with genetics, gender, and even socio-economic class.

I'm here today to say that I have a fat body and I'm okay with it. I also love my body and want to honor it by taking care of it, exercising it, and dressing it well. In the upcoming blog posts I'll be talking more about how I am able to exist as a happy, healthy fat person in a world that is very body negative.

Thank you as always for reading! Wishing you all a body positive week!

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Crop Top – Rainbow

Tank – Forever 21

Shoes – DSW

Rings – Forever 21

Necklace – Thrifted

Septum Ring – Hot Topic

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