I am sick of people not understanding what the word “but” means. I just read the concern troll post that was the typical ignorant B.S. with the hand wringing about BMI and how TITP is irresponsibly encouraging people to be unhealthy blah blah blarg blarg.

What makes it concern trolling instead of just trolling is the faux support they always try to open with. “I’m all for body acceptance/equal treatment for everyone/I don’t judge people by their size etc.”…and then they say BUT and then get to their actual point - which is usually the complete opposite of whatever they just said to supposedly soften the comment and sneak in under our B.S. radar. “I think every body is beautiful BUT some people are just too big.” “I don’t judge people by how they look BUT [judgement about fat bodies].” “I support building one’s self-esteem BUT how can you possibly feel good about yourself if you are so disgustingly fat?”

Why do they waste their time even *saying* the first half, when it is only the part after the “but” that they really believe?

THERE ARE NO “BUTS.”

If you say “but” then you are trying to say the opposite of what you just said. “Buts” are always put before the same old tired ignorance. “But but what about the obesity epidemic/BMI/health/insurance/‘the children’/diabetes/suffocating under your own weight/etc. etc.”

“But” - the attack call of the derailer.

“But what about thin shaming?”

If you use “but” when talking about fat bigotry and thin privilege, you are talking out of your ass.