The toxic and dangerous history of fat positivity & NAAFA

This video goes into the long history of NAAFA, the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance. I hope you enjoy!

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0:00 Intro
0:31 Background on early fat liberation
2:55 Definition of fat admiration
6:59 NAAFA date
8:49 Demographics of NAAFA members
10:41 Sexual atmosphere of NAAFA social events
13:31 Dimensions magzine and pandering to fat admirers
18:00 The story of Zsalynn
22:07 Stories of Dimensions other models
28:51 Money NAAFA made from Dimensions
32:36 NAAFA in the 2000s and 2010s
34:37 Fat acceptance was not created by fat women of color
36:02 HAES and fat positivity
41:39 Relationship between fat liberation and Encourager community
44:57 Outro

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body positivity, body positive, body positivity, body positivity is toxic, health at every size, haes, body positive, fat positive, fat positivity, naafa, my 600lb life, fat, fatphobia, fat phobia, fatphobic, fat activism
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[KaraCamilleDelonas]

"If everyone was fat there'd be no war. No one could pass the physical" think that might be the only genuine point of FA that I can't argue

[gildedpeahen]

Something I’ve always found “interesting” is how all the fat influencers you see publicly proclaiming how “they can do anything a thin person can do” are in their 20s or early 30s. You don’t see folks in their 40s, 50s, 60s…even late 30s out there public, active, dancing around in cute clothes saying “look how wonderful my fat life is”.
Because they’re suffering greatly, hobbling along with walkers, going to constant doctor’s appointments and may even have oxygen issues or be fully bed bound. That’s not so cute and sexy and fun on TikTok. The health issues kick in for however a life has been lived around 35. Not just obesity but all types of bad health practices. It’s absolutely unhinged to see 23 year olds who’ve yet to suffer the consequences of their terrible diet and lack of exercise condemning fat women in their late 30s for losing weight, when the health issues are coming fast and frightening. Shaming others for trying to *save their own lives* because it disturbs the delusion that you can be obese and healthy.

[maxjohnston]

Why do we not allow anorexia and bulimia sites but allow fat acceptance sites? I don’t support either, but BED is a real eating disorder that needs to be snipped at the roots, with therapy.

[eeveum]

So these men chose their life partner based on a fetish and chose not to see them as a human, as their wives and mothers of their children. They’re sick and i’m 100% kink shaming them.

[emmavine]

The line between FA and fetishism is wafer thin. The attraction many of these men had was not about loving the whole woman who is fat, but loving the incapacity of that woman

[sleepygrle]

“Fat can’t be beautiful if it means I can’t be there for my daugher” that’s why my mom lost weight. My dad had died when I was really young, so young I don’t have any memories of him. My mom watched as he died and she couldn’t do anything to stop it from happening. She fell into a deep depression. She had already had issues with food, she had been overweight her whole life but after this it got 10x worse. As my brother and I were growing up she was gaining and not being able to be involved in our lives. She realized that if she continued on the path she was walking my brother and I would have to grow up without a mom and dad and she couldn’t do that to us. I’m 20 now, she started her weight loss when I was in late elementary school early middle school. She lost over 100 pounds and has kept it off for over 10 years. Due to her weight she now has blood pressure issues and heart issues that will affect her for the rest of her life. I will forever be against fat acceptance bc I nearly lost my mom due to her being obese. They are encouraging people with mental health issues to slowly kill themselves and labeling it self love. It’s evil. It’s so evil

[dontworryabtitlol]

They should have pressed charges against the sick man who trapped that woman in his house. How is that not holding someone hostage with extra steps?

[Tardis]

Being a feeder doesn't seem to be about acceptance or attraction but control, cruelty and abuse.

[talosheeg]

Glad to see you back! I'm happy I got out of the fat acceptance movement, it was killing me! I'm 23 and in early March just after my birthday I reached 300 lbs. A week later I started the weight loss surgery process, got the gastric sleeve and now im at 238 and can fit a size large shirt! I still have a LONG way to go, and I'm glad I got the help. This movement is killing people, and I didn't want it to kill me. I hope more people don't get sucked in.

[SamRabbitx]

It's a shame modern Fat Activists won't watch this or take it seriously. This was really well done. Comment for the algorithm

[heatherm.]

These women are being exploited, kink-shaming is based. Society shouldn't "encourage" this kind of self-destructive behavior

[KatAdVictoriam]

I used to read the blog of a man who became a widower at 26, when his wife who was also 26 passed away from multiple organ failure due to being over 600 pounds. I was always so disturbed by the way he would write about her, and their relationship. It was obvious that he was using and exploiting her and helping her get larger, because while they were married (2 or 3 yrs I think) she gained significantly. Then after she died, he used the situation for his own personal gain, maxing out credit cards in her name to buy toys like gaming systems and TV's and building a "Man Cave" so he put it. Of course, he's used this story for sympathy and victimhood points as well, but I was always very disgusted by his experience because clearly didn't really love her or care for her. She was a means to an end for him. Whether that was the fetish and/or financial or both. It is so troubling and sad to me the lengths some men will go to satisfy their fetishes and the harm and damage they do along the way.

[MalenkyGoblin]

I remember reading about these kinds of guys years ago. They were called "feeders" back then, and it was considered a form of domestic violence. Calling out domestic violence or harming another person is not kink-shaming at all.

[hypnoteapot]

The only positive thing I can see coming from modern BoPo and Fat acceptance is that maybe the women who adhere to it will develop enough self-confidence and self-esteem to avoid falling into the grasps of creeps like Gina's and Debra's husbands.

Fat or not, you do not deserve this treatment. It isn't "love".

[isfpoisson]

I'm so glad to see someone discuss this topic respectfully. I'd argue that kink shaming is shaming someone for what they're attracted to, which they don't control. But to say "This practice, which you absolutely can decide not to partake in no matter what your attractions are, is harmful" is not shaming. It's just shedding light on how some people are willing to harm others for their own sexual satisfaction.

[ejbell]

Regarding the kink and consent thing... even if full informed consent is given at the beginning, doesn't a major factor of kink stuff include being able to withdraw consent immediately? Like safe word stuff. Instant stop. Even if a gainer withdrew consent later down the line, it's not an instant reverse. They've done irreparable damage to their bodies. It's a long, slow, painful road to recovery. And there's no guarantee they'll get there.

[lorenaaleman]

the lack of love in these women’s lives is so heartbreaking. the acceptance of this conditional love, especially contingent upon their LACK of health is so sad and telling. Seems to indicate C-PTSD and the admirers are taking advantage of that

edit: typo

[ImanApiest]

The way they don't realize calling everything fatphobic
makes fatphobia seem less bad is astounding.

EDIT: Im "fatphobic" too, I just meant they'
re using something they consider to be so horrible stupidly.

[skp]

“If everyone would were obese, there would be no war. No one would pass the physical” that caught me off guard😂😂😂😂

[tahustvedt]

The feeders behaviour is like encouraging people to indulge in a drug addiction because you think it's hot. It's retty awful.