Sweet Tooth
Deep. W i d e.
No, not "phat", but "fat". [And I put this here since I don't consider fat items part of size acceptance. 
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Long ago, I worked in a beauty supply store. People often described 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" curling irons as "fat" curling irons. I'm all for truth in description. I'm fat. That curling iron has no fat on it whatsoever. Why do I care? Well, it extends to people as anything thick or wide or tall or big is described as "fat", because that's our favorite topic in this society [even if the person hates fat]. We start calling kids "fat" when they're taller or "sturdier" or just simply built differently than others, when they're not actually fat, setting them up for a possible lifetime of battling body image.
So, does this bug anyone else? What other items do people use "fat" to describe?
And what's up with those celeb magazines having "TOO SKINNY" plastered on the cover one month and "TOO FAT" plastered on another? I keep hearing how certain celebs are size 4 and described as "curvy" while the size 0s are accused of anorexia. So, what, only a size 2 is okay? Oy.
]Long ago, I worked in a beauty supply store. People often described 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" curling irons as "fat" curling irons. I'm all for truth in description. I'm fat. That curling iron has no fat on it whatsoever. Why do I care? Well, it extends to people as anything thick or wide or tall or big is described as "fat", because that's our favorite topic in this society [even if the person hates fat]. We start calling kids "fat" when they're taller or "sturdier" or just simply built differently than others, when they're not actually fat, setting them up for a possible lifetime of battling body image.
So, does this bug anyone else? What other items do people use "fat" to describe?
And what's up with those celeb magazines having "TOO SKINNY" plastered on the cover one month and "TOO FAT" plastered on another? I keep hearing how certain celebs are size 4 and described as "curvy" while the size 0s are accused of anorexia. So, what, only a size 2 is okay? Oy.
