I'm not quite sure I understand using the term "deathfat" - I looked it up, and I get it, but isn't there another term to use for people like me that doesn't have the word "death" in it?

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thejillers-deactivated20131122

Feel free to call yourself whatever you like. “Deathfat” is used sarcastically by fat activists for folks over BMI 40, since they’re routinely told they’re going to drop dead by the time they’re 30, 40, 50, 60, etc (it’s usually the current age of the deathfatty in question + 10 years or so). Some people like to call themselves that as a way of saying, “Fuck you and your indirect death threats!”

-ATL