Oct. 13, 2021 – Fast-forward to the age of 11. I’m in a bathroom stall with my lunch tray, hovering my knees above the toilet to perfectly balance my meal of 2% milk, carrots and chicken nuggets. My heart is pounding as I keep my ears open to make sure no one walks in. I’m frantic as I put each of the five pieces of chicken into my mouth as quickly as possible. If they don’t see me eating the “unhealthy food,” it doesn’t really count.
From a young age, I felt the eyes around me always looking at my larger body and making it impossible to eat a meal without fear of judgment. For many years I carried that shame with me, and eating any food when someone else was present became a difficult task. When I saw a recent article in The Daily Mail shaming Tess Holliday simply for eating an ice cream bar at Disney World, my immediate thoughts were, “Oh wow, it must have been a slow news day.” I wasn’t surprised to see a picture depicting a fat woman eating in a negative light. Anyone who exists in a marginalized body knows that the vultures are just looking for anything to use to get their message across, or better yet to sell another subscription.
GIVING BACK IN STYLE – April 17, 2024 - “It’s still one day at…
RIDING THE WAVE...CALMLY – April 18, 2024 - “I was 13 years old and…
VIDEO – NEW YORK STORIES – April 23, 2024 - Sara Gettelfinger had steadily…
TRY IT, YOU’LL LIKE IT – April 18, 2024 - The rise in “sober…
AUDIO – SOBER MEN CAN DO THAT – April 4, 2024 - Acting icon…
I’LL BET HE GOES TO GA (not Georgia) – April 13, 2024 -The initial…