It's funny, because a friend of mine is underweight and very thin (vegan), all her friends hate going to her house, because she either lectures them on what they eat, or because she talks about how 'healthy' and good she is. Fuck that for a joke.
When I visit a friend's house, I want the option of being able to share a cake or sit at a cafe drinking coffee without being lectured. The people I like are those who open their home and their food to others without talking about or whining about the cost, the unhealthiness or the whatever of food.
Most of the generous people I know - so far - are those who would be identified as overweight or fat in this society. People who have given food, money, time and energy to others. That's because they're not wasting hours of every day mindlessly running around the block, funnelling heaps of money into gym memberships, etc. etc.
The other thing I think people forget is that thin people get problems too - they can get diabetes, heart failure, etc. etc. etc. The difference is, our society says that being a size 0 is fine, but being a size 18 is not.
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When I visit a friend's house, I want the option of being able to share a cake or sit at a cafe drinking coffee without being lectured. The people I like are those who open their home and their food to others without talking about or whining about the cost, the unhealthiness or the whatever of food.
Most of the generous people I know - so far - are those who would be identified as overweight or fat in this society. People who have given food, money, time and energy to others. That's because they're not wasting hours of every day mindlessly running around the block, funnelling heaps of money into gym memberships, etc. etc.
The other thing I think people forget is that thin people get problems too - they can get diabetes, heart failure, etc. etc. etc. The difference is, our society says that being a size 0 is fine, but being a size 18 is not.