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I guess one is acceptance and another is driving oneself into starvation. If fat communities encourage becoming fat by eating more/worse, they are as delusional
by wruza 2y ago
I guess one is acceptance and another is driving oneself into starvation. If fat communities encourage becoming fat by eating more/worse, they are as delusional. The key idea of thinspo and other look-related movements is to become someone who you biologically aren’t by extreme measures. Some people are naturally thin-built, for them it’s sort of normal. For others it’s basically a destructive body modification which is only temporary. Thinspo is not pursuing information, they are pursuing the body type itself. I liked thinspo type before it had a name, but only when it’s natural and stays within reasonable effort. What’s the point of preferring someone who is constantly on the edge and will snap out of it eventually. This movement should not exist basically, cause it does no good.
- benj111 2y agoThat line is blurry though. Anorexics aren't happy with their body. If they go to a site where they find acceptance and understanding, thats good? And on the other hand, it used to be the case that Models were stick thin. If the fat acceptance crowd succeeds, and fat becomes the standard of beauty and people try and emulate that, thats bad. The difference is that Anorexics don't accept themselves, and try to achieve an unhealthy weight. Obese people are trying to gain acceptance for the unhealthy weight they are. The danger is that acceptance is an overloaded term. It isn't just accepting one individual who is already fat. Its shifting culture to the point where it becomes a standard for beauty, which is where people start emulating it.