Tall is tall
And short is short
But fat is a dirty word it seems
No one wants to be called fat
Because it's become an insult
Instead of a descriptor
Yet fat is something
We all have to varying degrees
I was never ridiculed for being tall
Instead it was for being fat
The fattest among us are called
Lazy
Greedy
Overindulgent
Lacking self-control
But fat can come from
A disease
A disorder
An illness
A disability
So easily strangers fat-shame
When they would never think
To cancer-shame
Or call a wheelchair-bound person
Lazy
Or lacking self-control
I am fat
It is not a dirty word
I am a fat person
Who does yoga
Who eats healthy foods
Who likes to hike
And swim
And would love to try rock-climbing
Yet I am still fat
I contradict the societal
Slings and arrows
Thrown by the thin
The fat-judgers
I am not lazy
I am not overindulgent
I do not lack discipline
Or self-control
I have an illness
That causes me to be fat
To stay fat despite my actions
It also causes me pain
And chronic, recurring illness
But all anyone sees
Is that I'm fat
That I'm not like them
That I don't fit into their box
Of false normality
But I would rather be fat than
Vindictive
Jealous
Shallow
Vain
Boring
Or cruel
Call me fat
I don't mind
It's not a dirty word
About the Creator
A. R. Ambrosi
I like to write, if that makes me a writer, then rock on!
I started writing as a child because I ran out of stuff to read. So, I only write stuff that I like. If you like it too, awesome! Enjoy! ^_^
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