Body Acceptance Primer

Dr. Pattie Thomas recently gave me permission to use the ten fat myths she lists in her book, Taking Up Space, as a starting off point for a series of posts about these myths.

I’ll list them here, because I think taken together they’ll end up a pretty good primer for someone who is new to Fat or Body Acceptance and wants to know more. You can also find them all in one place here.

Myth One: Fat is Unhealthy

Myth Two: Fat is Mental Illness

Myth Three: Fat is Unwanted

Myth Four: Fat is Androgynous

Myth Five: Fat is Asexual

Myth Six: Fat is Incompetent

Myth Seven: Fat is Jolly

Myth Eight: Fat is Bitchy

Myth Nine: Fat is Lazy

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