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The Fat Acceptance Movement is a social movement which aims to alter cultural biases and stigmas against obese people by combating fat-phobic attitudes in the news media, blogosphere and social media.

History

In 1967, the first wave of the fat acceptance movement was launched with a protest held at Central Park in New York City, where 500 activists demonstrated against anti-fat bias in society. In 1969, the non-profit civil rights organization National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) was founded to improve quality of life for obese people by targeting discrimination against fat people. In 1973, a radical chapter of the NAAFA broke off to form the feminist group The Fat Underground. In 1979, BBW Magazine was launched by Carole Shaw as a lifestyle magazine for "big beautiful women." In the 1988, the book Don't Diet by Dale Atrens was published, which argued that being fat did not necessarily mean being unhealthy, also known as the "healthy at every size" (HAES) view of weight control. In 1989, the organization Allegro fortissimo was launched as the first French fat acceptance organization.

Fat Shaming

“Fat shaming” refers to the practice of mocking or insulting others for appearing overweight or obese. In the context of Internet humor and meme culture, fat shaming has been observed on popular forums and imageboards, such as 4chan, since as early as 2007 through expressions like "man the harpoons" and "a wild snorlax appears!" (shown below, left & center) In early 2010, the Fat Girl advice animal character surfaced on Reddit with captions shaming and mocking stereotypes that are often associated with obese people (shown below, right).

THE HARPOON.S Man Them
A WILD SNORLAX APPEARS!! THE ULTRA BALLS Throw Them
AM ON THE OUTSIDE "OMFGOHATE THOSE SKINNY BITCHES

On May 17th, 2012, feminist YouTuber lacigreen uploaded a video titled "Fat Shame," in which she criticized using the word "fat" as a pejorative, promoted the HAES approach to health and urged people to "love their body" (shown below). In the first two years, the video received more than 830,000 views and 6,500 comments.

In September that year, fitness blogger Maria Kang uploaded a studio portrait showing herself in a bikini suit with three of her children to her official Facebook page with the caption "What's your excuse?" In the comments section of the post, many Facebook users praised the photo for being inspirational, while others criticized the message as fat shaming. On November 1st, Redditor HughMerlin submitted a Facebook screenshot titled "Swole Hate/Shaming on FB," featuring a photograph of a man and women showing their abdominal muscles juxtaposed with disparaging comments made by Facebook users criticizing their appearance. Prior to being archived, the post garnered upwards of 1,000 upvotes and 220 comments on the /r/swoleacceptance[10] subreddit.

abs to look like that, wouldn't we be born that way instead of with protective fat over them?? HAHAHA HARDWORK/ DEDICATION Spartan Race Liked . 3 hours ago 2 hours ago Like 2 Scott Slonski Looks like they went to Barry Bond's garage sale 2 hours ago . Like 3 Think twice before you eat that candy bar. _ with Domenic Rotenberg, Bori Tica, Sam Miller and 37 Elle Pennell Gross 2 hours ago . Like re Mark Anthony Kirby not sure why any chick would want abs like that, much less do all the work for them. #losing 2 hours ago Like s 3 10,930 people like this. Elle Pennell Its not hard work or dedication. Its obsession, anorexia unhealthy, trust me, been there. Very happy that I survived, when my Dr thought I might die if I didn't start eating. This picture is an abomination and Gavin Hughes Just going to stick my fingers down mu throat to get rid of it. Working hard bad diet. Thats me 2 hours ago Like 1 Anthony Decesare Nothing there to hold on to, need a little meat on her bones 2 hours ago . Like 3 2 hours ago . Like . 1 Chris SwampWolf Cosby chicks straight nasty and dude is blown out on roids lol Dallin Jensen I think that isn't sexy on a girl at all. HAha sorry 2 hours ago Like 4 2 hours ago Like 1 Jessica Saravia-Dean Sorry but women are meant to have curves. I'm sure getting to that point for her was tons of work, but it's not sexy to look at in the least. At least thats my opinion. 2 hours ago . Like . 8 Steven Scoobynutt Baril i wouldn't want to be with a woman who feels like a guy, with 2 hours ago . Like . 5 James Stoyer Photoshop is a hell of a drug 2 hours ago Like 2 Manny Corrales If its to much work, it's not worth it. I'll keep on eating my Mc Donald's 2 hours ago . Like Simon L Ward Those pictures are very dearly Jose Herrera I don't think the human body is meant to look like that. 2 hours ago Like 1 2 hours ago . Like . 1 Sean Gaffney In a survival situation Fat people get thin. Thin people get eaten! 2 hours ago . Like David Nuckols The gal need to eat a sandwich, Im not finding that sexy. 2 hours ago Like 3 Miles Dail They say people with perfect abs will be the first to die when there is a food shortage 鼯 Jason Nishanian If you spend all your time in a gym, which results like this most likely require your life is not a life at all. Get out of the gym, eat in moderation. Life is too short. I'm not saying do crack, but I too want a body like that, I mean who really doesn't, but I'm not sacrificing my family or health to get it. about an hour ago . Like· 4 Joey Huff I bet it sounds like gears grinding with that. 2 hours ago Like 3 2 hours ago . Like 13 Larissa Brady Yay for steroids 2 hours ago . Like 8 bar means avoiding looking like her, I suggest you do it! 2 hours ago Like 37 ea Tavey Sullivan Roid Rage! 2 hours ago Like 2 Aidan Potskin chick has to give the illusion of having breasts for she only has pectorals 2 hours ago Like 2 Derek Reed That chick looks disgusting 2 hours ago Like 7 Darren S Gladden Really I bet they both stink Michele Rebelo I'd rather have boobs than her six pack, just sayin' 2 hours ago Like 1 12 Jeremy Cruz Asher No matter what you say that chicks d--- isn't big enough for me 2 hours ago Like 5 2 hours ago . Like . 3 Olivia Joell Olmos Sorry but that chick's abs are not attractive. She looks like a man! Mike Felix Scott That chick is gross 2 hours ago Like 3 Atha Mansoory gross. I bet her boobs are just more 2 hours ago Like 10 Sean Mansoory They probably don't have jobs. 2 hours ago . Like 4 2 hours ago Like 4

On October 30th, 2013, YouTuber Philip DeFranco uploaded a video titled "Fat Shaming in America," in which he criticized those who equated fitness inspiration to fat shaming (shown below). In eight months, the video gained over 600,000 views and 7,000 comments.

[This video has been removed]

Criticisms

The movement has been criticized for promoting unhealthy lifestyles and ignoring medical science linking certain health issues with obesity. On May 9th, 2011, Canadian obesity specialist Dr. Arya Sharma published an article titled “What Obesity and Nicotine Addiction Do Have in Common,”[3] which accused fat acceptance activists of using bad science to deny the health risks of obesity. On April 17th, 2013, the /r/fatlogic[2] subreddit was launched where Redditors mock claims made by fat acceptance activists seen as irrational or unscientific. On June 17th, YouTuber scooby1961 uploaded a video titled "Fat Acceptance," in which he argues against common claims made by the fat acceptance community (shown below).

On April 22nd, 2014, Thought Catalog[6] published an article titled “6 Things I Don’t Understand About the Fat Acceptance Movement,” which argued that body positivity campaigns should focus on health, people should be allowed to be attracted to certain body types and that childhood obesity should not be tolerated.

Online Presence

On August 10th, 2003, the fat acceptance blog Red No.3[5] was launched. On October 20th, 2009, the /r/fatacceptance[4] subreddit was created for discussions related to the fat acceptance movement. On May 27th, 2012, the /r/swoleacceptance[9] subreddit was launched as a parody of the fat acceptance movement, featuring anecdotes involving discrimination toward fit and muscular people. On June 4th, the single topic blog "This is Thin Privilege" was launched on Tumblr,[1] which features posts pointing out perceived advantages thin people have over those that are considered overweight or obese (shown below).

It thisisthinprivilege 凹 个 Thin privilege is not having to eat at home before you meet up with your friends for dinner so you only manage to eat a tiny portion at your favorite restaurant, because no matter how much you like them, there's still the fear of being called out on eating the same food as them, because you're fat and they're not. #thin privilege #fat discrimination #sul 84 notes
anonymous submitted to thisisthinprivilege Follow Thin privilege is being a "bystander" rather than a "photobomb" when you're minding your own goddamned business and just happen to be in the background of an image. 拱hin privilege #fat discrimination #submission 49 notes

On July 20th, 2013, the "I Need Fat Acceptance" Tumblr[8] blog was created to highlight photographs of people holding signs with messages describing why they need the fat acceptance movement (shown below). On September 25th, several examples from the blog were mocked in a post on the /r/TumblrInAction[7] subreddit, gaining upwards of 500 upvotes and 430 comments prior to being archived.

need ft acceptance because kids nay belone
NO SMOKING I neeh fot ocance cawse
NO SMOKING becouse elongng eonaiv

When Did This Become Hotter Than This

When Did This Become Hotter Than This? is an image macro series comparing two sets of photographs featuring celebrities or famous subjects from two distinct time periods or generations. What began as a commentary on the ever-changing definition of beauty across generations, eventually led to online debates regarding the controversial issue of body images and even expanded across areas outside of celebrities, such as cute animals and inanimate objects.

WHEN DID THIS .BECOME HOTTER THAN THIS?

Body Retouching

Beauty Retouching, or the use of Photoshop in advertisements and magazine covers, has been widely criticized on the web in the form of anti-manipulation campaigns and time-lapse videos by those in the fat acceptance movement.

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About

The Fat Acceptance Movement is a social movement which aims to alter cultural biases and stigmas against obese people by combating fat-phobic attitudes in the news media, blogosphere and social media.

History

In 1967, the first wave of the fat acceptance movement was launched with a protest held at Central Park in New York City, where 500 activists demonstrated against anti-fat bias in society. In 1969, the non-profit civil rights organization National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) was founded to improve quality of life for obese people by targeting discrimination against fat people. In 1973, a radical chapter of the NAAFA broke off to form the feminist group The Fat Underground. In 1979, BBW Magazine was launched by Carole Shaw as a lifestyle magazine for "big beautiful women." In the 1988, the book Don't Diet by Dale Atrens was published, which argued that being fat did not necessarily mean being unhealthy, also known as the "healthy at every size" (HAES) view of weight control. In 1989, the organization Allegro fortissimo was launched as the first French fat acceptance organization.

Fat Shaming

“Fat shaming” refers to the practice of mocking or insulting others for appearing overweight or obese. In the context of Internet humor and meme culture, fat shaming has been observed on popular forums and imageboards, such as 4chan, since as early as 2007 through expressions like "man the harpoons" and "a wild snorlax appears!" (shown below, left & center) In early 2010, the Fat Girl advice animal character surfaced on Reddit with captions shaming and mocking stereotypes that are often associated with obese people (shown below, right).


THE HARPOON.S Man Them A WILD SNORLAX APPEARS!! THE ULTRA BALLS Throw Them AM ON THE OUTSIDE "OMFGOHATE THOSE SKINNY BITCHES

On May 17th, 2012, feminist YouTuber lacigreen uploaded a video titled "Fat Shame," in which she criticized using the word "fat" as a pejorative, promoted the HAES approach to health and urged people to "love their body" (shown below). In the first two years, the video received more than 830,000 views and 6,500 comments.



In September that year, fitness blogger Maria Kang uploaded a studio portrait showing herself in a bikini suit with three of her children to her official Facebook page with the caption "What's your excuse?" In the comments section of the post, many Facebook users praised the photo for being inspirational, while others criticized the message as fat shaming. On November 1st, Redditor HughMerlin submitted a Facebook screenshot titled "Swole Hate/Shaming on FB," featuring a photograph of a man and women showing their abdominal muscles juxtaposed with disparaging comments made by Facebook users criticizing their appearance. Prior to being archived, the post garnered upwards of 1,000 upvotes and 220 comments on the /r/swoleacceptance[10] subreddit.


abs to look like that, wouldn't we be born that way instead of with protective fat over them?? HAHAHA HARDWORK/ DEDICATION Spartan Race Liked . 3 hours ago 2 hours ago Like 2 Scott Slonski Looks like they went to Barry Bond's garage sale 2 hours ago . Like 3 Think twice before you eat that candy bar. _ with Domenic Rotenberg, Bori Tica, Sam Miller and 37 Elle Pennell Gross 2 hours ago . Like re Mark Anthony Kirby not sure why any chick would want abs like that, much less do all the work for them. #losing 2 hours ago Like s 3 10,930 people like this. Elle Pennell Its not hard work or dedication. Its obsession, anorexia unhealthy, trust me, been there. Very happy that I survived, when my Dr thought I might die if I didn't start eating. This picture is an abomination and Gavin Hughes Just going to stick my fingers down mu throat to get rid of it. Working hard bad diet. Thats me 2 hours ago Like 1 Anthony Decesare Nothing there to hold on to, need a little meat on her bones 2 hours ago . Like 3 2 hours ago . Like . 1 Chris SwampWolf Cosby chicks straight nasty and dude is blown out on roids lol Dallin Jensen I think that isn't sexy on a girl at all. HAha sorry 2 hours ago Like 4 2 hours ago Like 1 Jessica Saravia-Dean Sorry but women are meant to have curves. I'm sure getting to that point for her was tons of work, but it's not sexy to look at in the least. At least thats my opinion. 2 hours ago . Like . 8 Steven Scoobynutt Baril i wouldn't want to be with a woman who feels like a guy, with 2 hours ago . Like . 5 James Stoyer Photoshop is a hell of a drug 2 hours ago Like 2 Manny Corrales If its to much work, it's not worth it. I'll keep on eating my Mc Donald's 2 hours ago . Like Simon L Ward Those pictures are very dearly Jose Herrera I don't think the human body is meant to look like that. 2 hours ago Like 1 2 hours ago . Like . 1 Sean Gaffney In a survival situation Fat people get thin. Thin people get eaten! 2 hours ago . Like David Nuckols The gal need to eat a sandwich, Im not finding that sexy. 2 hours ago Like 3 Miles Dail They say people with perfect abs will be the first to die when there is a food shortage 鼯 Jason Nishanian If you spend all your time in a gym, which results like this most likely require your life is not a life at all. Get out of the gym, eat in moderation. Life is too short. I'm not saying do crack, but I too want a body like that, I mean who really doesn't, but I'm not sacrificing my family or health to get it. about an hour ago . Like· 4 Joey Huff I bet it sounds like gears grinding with that. 2 hours ago Like 3 2 hours ago . Like 13 Larissa Brady Yay for steroids 2 hours ago . Like 8 bar means avoiding looking like her, I suggest you do it! 2 hours ago Like 37 ea Tavey Sullivan Roid Rage! 2 hours ago Like 2 Aidan Potskin chick has to give the illusion of having breasts for she only has pectorals 2 hours ago Like 2 Derek Reed That chick looks disgusting 2 hours ago Like 7 Darren S Gladden Really I bet they both stink Michele Rebelo I'd rather have boobs than her six pack, just sayin' 2 hours ago Like 1 12 Jeremy Cruz Asher No matter what you say that chicks d--- isn't big enough for me 2 hours ago Like 5 2 hours ago . Like . 3 Olivia Joell Olmos Sorry but that chick's abs are not attractive. She looks like a man! Mike Felix Scott That chick is gross 2 hours ago Like 3 Atha Mansoory gross. I bet her boobs are just more 2 hours ago Like 10 Sean Mansoory They probably don't have jobs. 2 hours ago . Like 4 2 hours ago Like 4

On October 30th, 2013, YouTuber Philip DeFranco uploaded a video titled "Fat Shaming in America," in which he criticized those who equated fitness inspiration to fat shaming (shown below). In eight months, the video gained over 600,000 views and 7,000 comments.


[This video has been removed]


Criticisms

The movement has been criticized for promoting unhealthy lifestyles and ignoring medical science linking certain health issues with obesity. On May 9th, 2011, Canadian obesity specialist Dr. Arya Sharma published an article titled “What Obesity and Nicotine Addiction Do Have in Common,”[3] which accused fat acceptance activists of using bad science to deny the health risks of obesity. On April 17th, 2013, the /r/fatlogic[2] subreddit was launched where Redditors mock claims made by fat acceptance activists seen as irrational or unscientific. On June 17th, YouTuber scooby1961 uploaded a video titled "Fat Acceptance," in which he argues against common claims made by the fat acceptance community (shown below).



On April 22nd, 2014, Thought Catalog[6] published an article titled “6 Things I Don’t Understand About the Fat Acceptance Movement,” which argued that body positivity campaigns should focus on health, people should be allowed to be attracted to certain body types and that childhood obesity should not be tolerated.

Online Presence

On August 10th, 2003, the fat acceptance blog Red No.3[5] was launched. On October 20th, 2009, the /r/fatacceptance[4] subreddit was created for discussions related to the fat acceptance movement. On May 27th, 2012, the /r/swoleacceptance[9] subreddit was launched as a parody of the fat acceptance movement, featuring anecdotes involving discrimination toward fit and muscular people. On June 4th, the single topic blog "This is Thin Privilege" was launched on Tumblr,[1] which features posts pointing out perceived advantages thin people have over those that are considered overweight or obese (shown below).


It thisisthinprivilege 凹 个 Thin privilege is not having to eat at home before you meet up with your friends for dinner so you only manage to eat a tiny portion at your favorite restaurant, because no matter how much you like them, there's still the fear of being called out on eating the same food as them, because you're fat and they're not. #thin privilege #fat discrimination #sul 84 notes anonymous submitted to thisisthinprivilege Follow Thin privilege is being a "bystander" rather than a "photobomb" when you're minding your own goddamned business and just happen to be in the background of an image. 拱hin privilege #fat discrimination #submission 49 notes

On July 20th, 2013, the "I Need Fat Acceptance" Tumblr[8] blog was created to highlight photographs of people holding signs with messages describing why they need the fat acceptance movement (shown below). On September 25th, several examples from the blog were mocked in a post on the /r/TumblrInAction[7] subreddit, gaining upwards of 500 upvotes and 430 comments prior to being archived.


need ft acceptance because kids nay belone NO SMOKING I neeh fot ocance cawse NO SMOKING becouse elongng eonaiv

When Did This Become Hotter Than This

When Did This Become Hotter Than This? is an image macro series comparing two sets of photographs featuring celebrities or famous subjects from two distinct time periods or generations. What began as a commentary on the ever-changing definition of beauty across generations, eventually led to online debates regarding the controversial issue of body images and even expanded across areas outside of celebrities, such as cute animals and inanimate objects.


WHEN DID THIS .BECOME HOTTER THAN THIS?

Body Retouching

Beauty Retouching, or the use of Photoshop in advertisements and magazine covers, has been widely criticized on the web in the form of anti-manipulation campaigns and time-lapse videos by those in the fat acceptance movement.



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External References

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Look, you can be fat if you want to, but that doesn’t mean people have to find you attractive, and it doesn’t mean that you aren’t making yourself feel like shit.

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