Just saw a comment that - more than once - called fat people "fat things". People say fatphobia/fat-shaming isn't real or that it's done because they supposedly care about fat people but quite honestly that's bs & I don't buy it at all. 1/5

At this point in my life, as a disabled person, most (if not all) of my weight gain/weight loss happens due to medications. In times where I was consistent in working out & healthy eating & in times when I was just in survival mode & not as 2/5

consistent in exercising/healthy eating, my weight has basically stayed the same. The one factor that has consistently contributed to major weight loss or weight gain? When I started or stopped a med. 3/5

And knowing this about myself makes it extra hurtful when people comment on weight loss. They think they're complimenting me, but to me it shows they care about the appearance of my body rather than me as a human being. 4/5

I am disabled and fat, and I am human. Calling me a "thing" or insisting on talking about my weight (especially if I've not clearly expressed that the weight loss or gain is 1) intentional, 2) healthy, AND 3) desired) is dehumanizing. 5/5