tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733116808833030650.post858694329859052365..comments2023-06-30T04:32:00.580-07:00Comments on Things Deb Loves: What I GotDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03551235808466631906noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733116808833030650.post-35539408291043233072012-07-19T06:08:44.637-07:002012-07-19T06:08:44.637-07:00Hi Meredith!
First of all, thank you SO MUCH for ...Hi Meredith!<br /><br />First of all, thank you SO MUCH for reading my blog! You are the first random internet person to ever comment on it, and it made me feel like a movie star. So, thank you for that and for all your compliments!<br /><br />To answer your question, I use the term fat not as a term of empowerment or of self-loathing but more as a descriptive word. So often in our culture the word "fat" is synonymous with unattractive, or lazy, or unmotivated, but I do not consider myself any of those things, on a good day anyway. :) I consider my fatness to be simply one aspect of my physical makeup, like that I have brown hair and green eyes. It doesn't have any bearing on my attractiveness or my capability or my health. I actually learned all I have about size acceptance from the blog-o-sphere, so if you're looking for other reading I would recommend anything Lesley Kinzel writes on xojane.com (her size related pieces, as well as pretty much anything else, she is a FANTASTIC writer), Marianne Kirby at therotund.com (she hasn't posted in a while last I checked, but everything on that blog is gold) as well as Ragen Chastain at danceswithfat.org.<br /><br />I can't thank you enough for reading! I know it's been a while since I posted but I'm hoping to remedy that very soon.<br /><br />So Very Warmly,<br />DebDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551235808466631906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733116808833030650.post-59114038938321810332012-07-17T10:55:58.987-07:002012-07-17T10:55:58.987-07:00Hi Deb,
I just found your blog through a random se...Hi Deb,<br />I just found your blog through a random search on google, and I just wanted to say how much I am enjoying it so far. This seemed like an apt comment to post on, because I was thinking the whole time I was reading this that, "She's not fat" and I wasn't sure if you were using the term as an empowering term accepting who you are, or a term of self-hate and unhappiness. Regardless, I felt moved to comment because I think you are a lovely lady. I think you have awesome fashion sense and I admire the way you do not seem to be embarrassed of your figure (I see a lot of "overweight" women trying to hide in obscenely large baggy shirts and pants) and your craftiness as well. I like the way you write and just wanted to say that you look like a beautiful, fun woman and you should be proud of yourself.Meredith Kaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355584856533620315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733116808833030650.post-91564620430892905722012-05-17T12:31:32.906-07:002012-05-17T12:31:32.906-07:00You are such a goddess of pure RAD.You are such a goddess of pure RAD.Morgan Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08679255078322308951noreply@blogger.com