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I Am Fat

It is not a dirty word.

By A. R. AmbrosiPublished 7 years ago 1 min read
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Artwork Credit: Duane Bryers

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

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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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