The Fat Liberation Front

Believe me, I thought the Fat Liberation Archives was satire. I'm actually still hoping it is satire, but it looks like this is an actual movement. And without irony, here's one of their anthems.

There's no womyn like fat womyn
Like no womyn I know
Everything about them is appealing
Bellies, breasts and buttocks turn you on
Where else can you get that happy feeling
When you are squeezing that extra pound
There's no womyn like fat womyn
We're big womyn, and strong
We're committed to ending that diet game
We're standing up proudly, we'll feel no shame
Don't psychologize us, we'll take no more blame
We're moving right along
We're fat and we are strong

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I don't believe this was written with any hint of irony. On a seperate page, there's an essay on why dieting is the equivalent to "womyn mutilation". It's all very extreme but all very serious.

Now do I feel that oversized women should be abused or denied opportunity on account of their weight? Absolutely not! However, I don't think obesity should be "accepted" as in we should be turning a blind eye towards an obvious epidemic. Let's be honest: people are killing themselves over this. Fat people don't need to be "liberated". They need to treated. To ignore the obvious health risks of obesity just to make yourself feel good is a sign of delusion.

Again, I'm not saying that fat folk should be objects of derision or treated as anything less then human. I don't think yelling "fatty" at someone is really positive whatsoever. There comes a time, though, when one has to look in the mirror and say, "For the sake of my health, I need to lose weight." Asking for "fat liberation" is nothing more than ignoring an obvious health risk — at least.

At the very worst, it is a one's own death sentence.

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