@roxanegay: When you’re overweight, people project assumed narratives onto your body and are not at all interested in the truth. Fat, much like skin color, is something you cannot hide, no matter how dark the clothing you wear, or how diligently you avoid horizontal stripes. You may become very adept at playing the role of wallflower. You may learn how to be the life of the party so that people are too busy laughing at or with you to focus on the elephant in the room. Regardless of what you do, your body is subject to commentary when you gain weight, lose weight, or maintain your unacceptable weight. People are quick to offer you statistics and information about the dangers of obesity, as if you are not only fat but also delusional about the realities of your body. This commentary is often couched as concern. They forget that you are a person.  #fatphobia #weightloss #weightgain #glp1 #bodydysmorphia

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