What about a fat acceptance group?

[ikojo]

The mission statement could be something to the effect:

This group exists to support people of size and they navigate an increasingly hostile world. We will discuss issues of fat acceptance and offer support for those times when as a person of size we face discrimination. Fat jokes and disparaging remarks about fat people will not be tolerated.

Diets and healthy living are not discouraged but it is my hope that through this group fat people can begin to accept themselves as they are and not try to mold themselves to what society says they should be.

Who's on board?

[mcscajun]

1. I'm in!

Hope we get sufficient interest to create the group.

:)

[ikojo]

4. What do we need, ten donors?

Surely we can get that.

[Spinzonner]

2. Most of us have enough already

and don't want to accept any more.

[shesemsmom]

3. I'm Fat

I accept that, it ought to be enough. lol I have lost 36 ilbs over the last 4 months. Still working on it, but to quote *hrub.....*it's hard work* COUNT ME IN:bounce:

[Deja Q]

5. Hey hey hey! I'm in, so what do you say?

:D

I'm a bit porky myself and, you know what? That's me. We're not all built as if we live on a diet of steroids and protein powder. I'm an individual and not a lemming.

[tsuki]

6. I have satellite TV. On G5, 3, there is a fundie channel. I tune in

every once in a while to see what hate the fundies are spewing. (Masochistic, I guess.) Anyway, that is the fattest bunch of white people that I have ever seen in my life.

Lately, I have been wondering. Do you think fat people turn to Fundamentalism because they feel rejected elsewhere? Do we need to work on self-esteem with these people? Do you think that they feel justified marginalizing the rest of the world because they feel marginalized?

Or do I have too much time on my hands to brood about sh*t like this?

[CO Liberal]

8. Some - Not All

Yet another unfair characterization based on people's size.

[CO Liberal]

7. Count Me And The Princess In!!!!!

:hi: :hi:

[Mabeline]

9. Where do we meet??

I'm in.

[NightTrain]

10. Hey! I'm a "person of size."

I never knew that before!

Anyway, count me in. :thumbsup:

[mcscajun]

11. kick! (n/t)