Persephone Magazine

And the decades-long, sad history of the war on fat is that it has been waged on women's bodies especially. The message we get, again and again, is that we should take up as little space as possible. That our voices shouldn't be heard too much, and that voice is only valid if reverberating from a slim, youthful-looking, fair-skinned body. The war on fat is part and parcel of the war on women and the war on people of color. The message we get is that we should let men (and only men) figure out what's best for us.

I get so excited when I hear these stories. If fat positivity was reaching kids ten years ago, imagine who it's reaching now! We could be supporting a whole new generation of kids to practice Health At Every Size ®, to know that dieting is not the answer, to know that their bodies are perfect just as they are!