Is Fat A Feeling?

[icyfroth]

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.

[raptor_rebooted]

[icyfroth]

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@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?

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From the stinking thread post 10548:

@am*3 wrote:

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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.

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[icyfroth]

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? 

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

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' . 

[icyfroth]

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

[vicr3000]

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.

[donnashuggy]

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

[imastawka]

Surely the terminology is wrong.

Not fat, bloated maybe?

[serendipityricho]

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

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

[donnashuggy]

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@imastawka wrote:

Surely the terminology is wrong.

Not fat, bloated maybe?

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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