BigOke02:
This might be off topic but related, I've wondered myself why the hostility towards fat people on the internet recently...
It's everywhere, especially Instagram. People not necessarily even body positive, feedee or whatever but just average fat people exercising, trying on clothes, talk about stuff, etc but go through the comments... The same worn out "jokes", the same "but your health" trolling, etc.
It makes me wonder why these people hate fat people so... Live and let live, right? I kinda wish scientific studies could be done to figure out why the fuck people are so hostile to fat people.
Munchies:
I've said this elsewhere, but fatphobia is considered the last condoned kind of bigotry. Since society views being fat as a moral failig and a choice, they feel validated to be as cruel as possible.
The internet is a cruel place. If you are marginalized in any way, people will leave hate comments and troll you. But there is a limit to this because if you go after the wrong one or it goes viral enough, the internet will go after you and come for all you hold dear.
With a few exceptions, the internet doesn't have the same level of rage for fatphobia as they do for other other forms of bigotry. So the bullies feel safer to be gross.
Oh yeah it’s especially true when (some) fitness trainers push their agenda. And they get tremendous amount of views and likes and are simply praise as a damn hero. 🙄 I get so much anger and anxiety from it!
It’s honestly upsetting to see the fact that some people would go far to bring the body shaming back to it’s prime.
Though I am glad to see this thread being talked about again. I know I’ve said my bit about it in an earlier comment, but still I feel like a community like this should be talking about this sort of thing more. Especially with how the world views have changed now.
