201 Quotes About Fat




  • Author Jennifer Weiner
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    Research shows that shaming fat folks into thinness doesn't work. And come on if it did, most of the fat women in the world would have probably disappeared by now

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  • Author Vitor Martins
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    It's done. The word is out. The same way things changed when Caio said, "I'm gay," things change when I say, "I'm fat." Because *fat* is the kind of word people try to hide, no matter the cost. Everyone says "chubby" or "big boned," but never "FAT." *Fat* is a word you can never take back. When you declare something, even if it's obvious to everyone already, it becomes real.

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  • Author Kristan Higgins
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    True peace was rare when you were fat. When you were fat, you wore armor to protect and deflect. You were either sharp and bitter, inspiring fear in potential bullies, or you were extra cheerful to show nothing mattered at all, not the snubs or the insults or the degradation. When you were fat, you worked so hard to be invisible. You lived in fear of being noticed, singled out, of having someone point out what you already knew.

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