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The fact that ppl can’t see how fatphobia is rooted in racism, classism and ableism is crazy
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Anonymous 1w

Kids make fun of fat people before they understand what any of that shit is

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Anonymous 1w

being fat is bad for you hope this helps ❤️

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

The point totally flew over your head hope this helps ❤️

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

Not really. They usually use the word fat as a neutral body descriptor. Until they become older and learn from society or their peers that being fat is looked down upon

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

nobody on the playground in kindergarten was saying fat as a compliment 💀

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

Read again. NEUTRAL BODY DESCRIPTOR. Do you know what that means? It’s not at all a compliment, it’s an observation…

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

i’m saying it wasn’t a neutral body descriptor at all

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

I probably heard my first “yo mama so fat” joke when I was like 4 and I kinda doubt it was meant to be neutral

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

Yeah so that’s not normal. I didn’t hear any of those jokes until middle school

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

Little kids who have no filter and say “mommy that person is fat!” Or “mommy you are fat and I am small” is absolutely neutral. They’re so innocent until corrupted by fatphobia

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

I would wager my life savings that your experience is way less normal than mine. Kids at my middle school had graduated to much more vile jokes at that age and I don’t think that’s particularly abnormal for 12 year olds

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

Again I’m talking little kids. The ‘so little they don’t have a filter’ kids and don’t know what fatphobia is. Until they learn fatphobia from their peers in school…

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

And again I’m saying there’s plenty of little kids that thing being fat is the funniest fucking thing in the world years before they’ve ever heard the word fatphobia

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

*think

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

That’s bc they were raised by fatphobic ppl then. I’m so sorry that was your experience as an innocent little child. They don’t need to know the term to understand the concept of the fact that it’s not socially acceptable to be fat. Kids are smart and will pick up on societal norms

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

I teach kids how to read and OP is 100% about fat being a neutral descriptor. I have kids read the word daily to describe things like cats, dogs, and people. It’s only negative if someone tells you it is

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