Anonymous asked: Why do you have a problem with people wanting to lose weight? If you're about acceptance of all bodies than why should it upset you if someone happens to be unhealthy, and if it does in fact have to do with their weight, (not assuming that all fat people are unhealthy of course) and they have a desire to lose weight because they love themselves and want to do good for themselves and keep themselves healthy, why do you have a problem with that? Not trying to hate or be rude, I just want to learn

I don’t support weight loss. Period. That does not mean that I don’t believe people have the autonomy to do what they wish with their body. What people choose to do with their own body is up to them, but expecting me to support their weight loss ignores my own right to not be surrounded by that kind of mentality and the reality that most societies support weight loss as a realistic goal.



I also reject the idea that “health” is connected to weight in the manner that we are fed in our society. I reject “health” as an identity and a space that people can take up. I reject it because health isn't accessible to most people, it isn’t a body type and it shouldn’t be held as a morally superior status, especially when the idea that a person is “healthy” ignores that people get sick for numerous reasons even if they fit into the idea of what we think a healthy person looks / acts like.



What we think of when we discuss health is a for profit health model that pretends health isn’t multidimensional with numerous contributing factors. While food and exercise can be vital to metabolic health (though not something people are obligated to partake in) someone’s socioeconomic status, genetics, access to fresh foods / vegetables, places to move their body, stress level, preventive medicine etc have just as much to do with their wellbeing as the things we normally associated with good health.

Basically, I don’t support weight loss or the way we view health in our society because they are oppressive and do more harm than good.

**Edit: It should also be noted that a person who accepts weight loss as a viable option doesn’t actually accept all bodies. They still support the notion that thin bodies are inherently better than fat bodies. I accept all bodies because I don’t support oppressive beliefs about what is a good body or bad body. Each individual should have the right to live in their body how they please.