Fat bitches unite!

One of my favorite blogs - The Nearsighted Owl - has created an eCourse on how to be a fat bitch. I am on week 3 and so far I am loving it!

You might be thinking - fat? That's not a very nice word. I have to say, this type of language is new, and not yet 100% comfortable for me either.

Let's stalk about that 3 letter, extremely loaded word, F-A-T. I remember in 2nd grade Tim Chiapetta said I was fat while we were lining up for recess. I told my teacher Mrs. Nelson and got what I wanted - Tim was in trouble and had to apologize. HA! Take that Tim.

Looking back, there are so many flavors of messed up in that little scenario. Where to start? First off, I was fat. I was a chunky little 8 year old (cute as anything, I might add). Why was it so hurtful that Tim called me exactly what I was? Well, because being fat has become associated with a host of negative things - lazy, smelly, dirty, unkempt, unmotivated, having "given up", dumb, the list goes on. So what Tim called me fat, he wasn't simply noting the amount of tissue on my little belly, he was proclaiming my status as person. Well, none of that it true. Fat is a simple adjective that describes, literally the fat on my body. Some people have a little, some people have a lot. Rachele, from Nearsighted Owl puts it perfectly:

     "The word fat needs to be separated from the assumption that someone is unkempt, lazy or less- than. That is a meaning that was taught to us and reinforced so money can be made and bigotry could be justified."

 

 

So there you have it, I am reclaiming fat, because you know what? I am fat. I am also brunette, short, curly-haired, kind of bossy, funny, and generally adorable. Exhibit A:

 

 

 

I would not advise you to go around and start calling people fat. You have to be in the right place, with the right people and say it with love. Like, "Look at those adorable fatties wearing mini-skirts!" If you say it in a mean, hurtful way, I will know, I will hear you, and I will come bop you in the nose. 

 

Check out week 2 of the eCourse for more about reclaiming the word fat.