Thread by @yrfatfriend, Extremely over hearing thin people's takes on fat people's bodies. This tweet [...]

Aubrey Gordon (she/her/hers)

yrfatfriend

Extremely over hearing thin people& #39;s takes on fat people& #39;s bodies.

This tweet brought to you by combing through hundreds of mainstream media hits about the bodies of Adele, Lizzo, Chika and Jill Scott, *none* of which were written by fat people, and only a small handful of which were written by Black people.

The problem here isn& #39;t representation for the sake of representation (though that& #39;s good, too!). The problem here is that the reporting is overwhelmingly one-dimensional, doesn& #39;t include *any* quotes from fat people, and often unquestioningly perpetuates anti-fat bias.

Thin people writing about fat people is the only thing we& #39;ve had since forever, and it& #39;s a significant part of the reason why we get the same 3-5 headlines about fat people "showing off weight loss," "getting healthy," "being good" or "packing on pounds."

That& #39;s not to say that fat people can& #39;t also perpetuate anti-fat bias. We can & we do. But it is to say that MANY of us have a lifetime of experiences that cause us to at the very least *question* that bias, which also (often) gives our conversations about bodies more dimension.

I& #39;ve heard a *lot* from thin white women in prominent publications talk about what it means to be fat--an experience that many of them simply haven& #39;t had. Now I want to hear from people who& #39;ve lived it. And it is truly wild how difficult that is to find in mainstream media.

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