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Is Fat A Feeling?

icyfroth — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:06:23 GMT

Catherine Weingarted and Endangered Bodies.

Petition · Facebook: Remove the "Feeling Fat" Emoticon #FatisNotaFeeling · Change.org

Scrolling through Facebook the other day, I saw a friend’s status set to “feeling fat,” accompanied by an emoji with chubby cheeks and a double chin. I think it was supposed to be funny, but seeing this status made me feel angry.

As someone who has struggled with and overcome disordered eating, I know what it’s like to “feel” fat.

I have spent years of my life consumed with negative thoughts about my body, and far too many days starving myself in an effort to lose weight. But even worse than the skipped meals and the hours spent obsessing in front of the mirror was the fear of what others thought about me and my body.

When Facebook users set their status to “feeling fat,” they are making fun of people who consider themselves to be overweight, which can include many people with eating disorders. That is not ok. Join me in asking Facebook to remove the “fat” emoji from their status options.

Fat is not a feeling. Fat is a natural part of our bodies, no matter their weight. And all bodies deserve to be respected and cared for.

Facebook is the most popular social networking site in the world right now. With 890 million users each day, it has the power to influence how we talk to each other about our bodies. I dream that one day the platform will actively encourage body positivity and self-esteem among its users, but for now, all I ask is that it stop endorsing self-destructive thoughts through seemingly harmless emojis.

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Oh please, Catherine. Perhaps get off Facebook and get a real life you might not be so "consumed with negative thought's" about your body.

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

cherry*135 — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:14:28 GMT

Oh please, Catherine. Perhaps get off Facebook and get a real life you might not be so "consumed with negative thought's" about your body.

Can you/would you post that on her facebook page?. Because that is where it belongs.

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

icyfroth — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:29:55 GMT

@am*3 wrote:
Oh please, Catherine. Perhaps get off Facebook and get a real life you might not be so "consumed with negative thought's" about your body.

Can you/would you post that on her facebook page?. Because that is where it belongs.

Frankly my dear Am, I don't give a dam where you think my post belongs.

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

vicr3000 — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:39:12 GMT

Icy

I could think of a suitable location where a suppository goes, that is quite large by the amount of noise

that comes out of it

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

cherry*135 — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:42:04 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
@am*3 wrote:
Oh please, Catherine. Perhaps get off Facebook and get a real life you might not be so "consumed with negative thought's" about your body.

Can you/would you post that on her facebook page?. Because that is where it belongs.
Frankly my dear Am, I don't give a dam where you think my post belongs.

Which doesn't mean I shouldn't post it. Facebook posts and replies belong on Facebook.

Would you post the above comment on Catherine's face book page?

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

vicr3000 — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:44:29 GMT

am*3 wrote:

Would you post the above comment on Catherine's face book page?

Since when did you become judge and jury of what is and isn't suitable to be posted on here ?

Your as bad as some of those from the Suicide thread that started dictating what can and
can't be posted any by whom.

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

icyfroth — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:49:21 GMT

@vicr3000 wrote:

Icy

I could think of a suitable location where a suppository goes, that is quite large by the amount of noise
that comes out of it

Yes I was thinking of that too, Vic, not to mention a lot of hot air as well, lol

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

icyfroth — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:56:29 GMT

@am*3 wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:
@am*3 wrote:
Oh please, Catherine. Perhaps get off Facebook and get a real life you might not be so "consumed with negative thought's" about your body.

Can you/would you post that on her facebook page?. Because that is where it belongs.
Frankly my dear Am, I don't give a dam where you think my post belongs.
Which doesn't mean I shouldn't post it.

I don't think I've ever tried to dictate where and what you, or anyone else, should post. Unlike yourself.
I do however, suggest you endeavour to stay on topic.

Facebook posts and replies belong on Facebook.

If you look at the link, my post actually came from a news item, and it was ABOUT A FACEBOOK PETITION!

Would you post the above comment on Catherine's face book page?

Of course I would, if I came across it on FB. What makes you think I wouldn't? Matter of fact, I probably will. On Twitter too.

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

softail-joanie — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:06:22 GMT

Catherine Weingarted and Endangered Bodies. Petition · Facebook: Remove the "Feeling Fat" Emoticon #FatisNotaFeeling · Change.org Scrolling through Facebook the other day, I saw a friend’s status set to “feeling fat,” accompanied by an emoji with chubby cheeks and a double chin. I think it was supposed to be funny, but seeing this status made me feel angry.

factor that

As someone who has struggled with and overcome disordered eating, I know what it’s like to “feel” fat. I have spent years of my life consumed with negative thoughts about my body, and far too many days starving myself in an effort to lose weight. But even worse than the skipped meals and the hours spent obsessing in front of the mirror was the fear of what others thought about me and my body

The "fly" perspictive- No one's self immage or how they may have overcame it, gives them license to tell others how to express themselves.

Join me in asking Facebook to remove the “fat” emoji from their status options.Fat is not a feeling. Fat is a natural part of our bodies, no matter their weight. And all bodies deserve to be respected and cared for.

I have a better idea, don't visit Facebook anymore, factor that.

I don't like Facebook, don't visit it, because it's not what I look for in a discussion chat forum. Maybe it has something to do with it being way too in my face, or too complicated to navigate and understand, that identy verification also really erked me.

Don't worry about what 890 million people are doing, be your own person, be happy and know that no matter how bad you might feel about yourself in any given moment, theres someone feeling worse about themself. Perhaps this is Catherine's way of making it not such a big issue or problem for them. People deal with the same thing things in diffrent ways, theres no one size fits all.

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

cherry*135 — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:08:41 GMT

Would you post the above comment on Catherine's face book page?

Of course I would, if I came across it on FB. What makes you think I wouldn't? Matter of fact, I probably will. On Twitter too

I never intimated that you wouldn't. I asked you if you could (if you are able to post on that person's FB) or would.

It would have more affect posted on that persons fb page.

If everyone started posting facebook stories/posts here don't you think that would be 'dumbing down' info posted?

Aren't the CS posters opinions enough on thread topics? Without adding unknown fb people's opinions?

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:14:56 GMT

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

icyfroth — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:23:46 GMT

@am*3 wrote:

Would you post the above comment on Catherine's face book page?

Of course I would, if I came across it on FB. What makes you think I wouldn't? Matter of fact, I probably will. On Twitter too

I never intimated that you wouldn't. I asked you if you could (if you are able to post on that person's FB) or would.

It would have more affect posted on that persons fb page.

If everyone started posting facebook stories/posts here don't you think that would be 'dumbing down' info posted?

Aren't the CS posters opinions enough on thread topics? Without adding unknown fb people's opinions?

From the stinking thread post 10548:

@am*3 wrote:
Others = posters on this thread - trying to dictate what should be posted or not... I don't take any notice of that.

I post whatever articles I choose to. Besides that just because one or two person(s) doesn't approve of an article posted doesn't mean every othe poster or viewer of this thread does.

At least posters here post new,fresh articles that are current news - .. their only input isn't just nit picking others posts.

Waiting for your comment on the quoting of facebook posts. - trying to pass rumour off as facts.

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

icyfroth — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:30:38 GMT

So. Back to the topic.

What's your opinion on Fat is a Feeling, Am?

Should there be an emoticon for it?

Should Catherine Weingarten find herself somehing other to focus on than her body image and getting up a petition to get said emoticom taken down by FB?

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

the*scarlet*pimpernel — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:50:41 GMT

oh good grief.

Aren't we allowed to talk about stuff we see on facebook now?

I think the person objecting to the fat emoticon should have a drink of cement. We (as a society) have become far too 'precious' .

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

icyfroth — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:52:55 GMT

Personally, I always feel fat after I've had 3 party pies with sauce, a cpl or 3 of chicken and mayonnaise sandwich triangles, a cpl or 3 cocktail franks with sauce, and finish with a cpl of slices of walnut and apple danish for morning tea on last-Friday-of-the-month morning tea they put on at work.

I make up for it by not having lunch (don't feel like it after all that), lol.

We call it Fat Friday

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

vicr3000 — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:57:04 GMT

Icy

About a year ago, I found I was having dinner, then eating even more,
like a 2nd helping just because it was there.

Once that stopped on a regular basis, felt much better but every day before that, I just felt bloated.

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

donnashuggy — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:57:24 GMT

Yes I definitely think some days I feel fat and other days I don't. I always weigh myself just to check lol

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

imastawka — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 02:17:27 GMT

Surely the terminology is wrong.

Not fat, bloated maybe?

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

serendipityricho — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 02:23:53 GMT

Re the OP......im fat and i have feelings..sob...mumble takes a kick at the cat-misses

mumble...sob again.....bwaaah....Richo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>...

Re: Is Fat A Feeling?

donnashuggy — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 02:24:02 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Surely the terminology is wrong.

Not fat, bloated maybe?

No, bloating is different, it is uncomfortable, some days you just (or I just) feel fat. I think it can have more to do with the climate than anything most likely or carrying fluid? Maybe it is just what you are wearing, some days you put something on that is normally loose and it clings, am I making any sense? lol