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Unbearable Anti-Fat Bias in Outdoor Retailer

Unbearable Anti-Fat Bias in Outdoor Retailer

I am a cis-gendered straight white fat woman in my 40s.  I was raised in rural Northern California.  I spent a lot of my youth participating in the low-cost activities...

Unbearable Anti-Fat Bias in Outdoor Retailer

I am a cis-gendered straight white fat woman in my 40s.  I was raised in rural Northern California.  I spent a lot of my youth participating in the low-cost activities...

How to respond to unbearable anti-fat microaggressions

How to respond to unbearable anti-fat microaggr...

We have the right to make a safe space by speaking up or stepping back. In a society where anti-fat bias has been so widely accepted for generations, it can...

How to respond to unbearable anti-fat microaggr...

We have the right to make a safe space by speaking up or stepping back. In a society where anti-fat bias has been so widely accepted for generations, it can...

How to be bear-able to fat people outdoors

How to be bear-able to fat people outdoors

Be Friendly, Not Patronizing. In my most confident and happiest moments, I identify mainly as two things: fat and outdoorsy.  However, I can sometimes question the second part of that...

How to be bear-able to fat people outdoors

Be Friendly, Not Patronizing. In my most confident and happiest moments, I identify mainly as two things: fat and outdoorsy.  However, I can sometimes question the second part of that...