tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post8451290473930313972..comments2024-02-06T12:29:18.715-06:00Comments on Nerdy Feminist: Intersectionalism 101A. Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404038071133506982noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-34633378272019603112017-01-22T23:16:48.433-06:002017-01-22T23:16:48.433-06:00Lovely piece of writing. In my later years, I hav...Lovely piece of writing. In my later years, I have become a Pilates teacher. From that perspective, I can confirm what you are saying. I'd also like to add that we all, each and every one of us, regardless of what our body is or is not or what we think it should be or not be, needs to love and admire our body for the wondrous thing it is. Love it, use it, move it, feed it. Do what you can do, today. With that thought, I am off for a half-hour meditation.Susan S-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100300767134387805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-90605871926849883582014-09-17T14:32:40.259-05:002014-09-17T14:32:40.259-05:00I think this was a great topic to write about and ...I think this was a great topic to write about and i really enjoyed reading this documentAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063116099841684530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-53452084282908450332012-11-11T19:26:29.206-06:002012-11-11T19:26:29.206-06:00Thank you so much :)
I know exactly what you mean...Thank you so much :)<br /><br />I know exactly what you mean. While I am very vocally SA/HAES here, through my shares on Facebook, and/or in my feminist activism circles, it can be really hard to be that way around my (very body shaming) family and other groups who don't know me well. <br /><br />The best that I can consistently do is make little side comments when people say fatphobic things. I don't get up on my full soapbox in those contexts much, but I try to at least chip away at the misinformation. A. Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404038071133506982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-88015130832711791882012-11-10T02:23:40.404-06:002012-11-10T02:23:40.404-06:00This is a beautiful piece, A., and one of the best...This is a beautiful piece, A., and one of the best things I've read from you. I just have to say that I admire you so much for putting yourself out there, whether it's on this blog, your Tumblrs, or any area of your life. I've also had the experience of growing up thin (with the help of a decade long eating disorder) and becoming fat as an adult. I believe in the size acceptance movement but I'm scared to be public about it. I know that if I were to (for example) start linking to SA blog articles on my Facebook, some of my friends and family wouldn't get it. They'd react with the usual stuff about "But everyone knows being obese is terrible for you! Health care, taxes, diabetes, blah blah blah!" And I know it wouldn't really be coming from a place of hate, it would be coming from a place of ignorance. I had to educate myself about the true issues surrounding weight and health because it was a choice between that or spend my entire life hating my body and hating myself for failing to lose weight over and over. But I just can't take on the pressure of educating others about this stuff because it's still too emotional for me. I still struggle with shame, and reading comments like that from people I care about would hurt too much. So for now I'm in the closet as an SA/HAES believer. I hope one day I will have the courage to come out, but until then I am so glad that there are people like you out there - people who are willing to engage others even if they're coming from a place of privilege-enforced ignorance. Kit Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032778466483088194noreply@blogger.com