Jacob Riis Beach hosts the day of body positivity and fun, in the city at the heart of the fat acceptance movement

Fat Beach Day events are springing up across the US in an effort to fight back against fat-phobia, reclaim safe spaces for the community and honor plus-size culture. Today, one of these celebrations is being held to coincide with Pride month at Jacob Riis Beach in New York, a location deeply ensconced in the city’s activism space.

  • Vieric@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    The phase “My body my choice” springs to mind.

    Is being fat unhealthy? yes. does it give you the right to decide what another person does with their body? no. “But the corporations are-” yes, I know. but it is entirely possible to campaign for better nutrition standards without treating fat people as subhuman.

    I’m not telling anyone they have to force themselves to find fat people attractive or anything, but for gods sake they are still people. and what they do with their body is their business, not yours. That should not take away their right to be human.

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      4 months ago

      I just wish we (as in I’m a trashy Americans) had the 100g (3.5oz) nutritional fact. Keeps the fucking bullshit “tic-tacs are sugar free” bullshit.

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      4 months ago

      It’s become an epidemic though, and IMO it’s like saying do what you want with your body, do drugs if you want to. Then let corporation market drugs as they wish.

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        4 months ago

        The last part of your comment is a mystery to me. Where exactly did I imply the industry should be allowed to do whatever it wants?