"Fatphobia especially is so perplexing to me, because it's like
... what did fat people ever do to you? Disgust you? Fail to perform
sufficient gestures of shame and self-loathing? Disrupt your sense of
aesthetic hierarchy? Remind you that actually, fat women are allowed
to go out in public and have friends and say thoughtful things and
live vibrant lives? THE HORROR! THE HORROR!" --
tacky_tramp,
2008-05-29
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I've seem people faced with the idea that they shouldn't insult anyone, and it's as though you offered to cut off their air. They get really upset, and they start begging. Not even a little? Not even people who really deserve it?
Someone like that has a negative sum approach to emotions. They need to make others feel a lot worse in order to feel a little better themselves.
So, this fits with the idea that what really offended her was that Wiscon was a place where Officially Designated Insult Objects were in a friendly, shame-free environment. She *wants* an ODIOus-rich world.
And it's not the more common mostly-guys conventions, since male gamers and fans are also simple-minded comedy bait.
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I have looked at pics, and I think I looked just fine.
Now I know what everyone will think if I get up there again. People honestly have no idea what their words mean.
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problem w/all the supposed "anti-fat" crap is that it's
almost ALWAYS direct AT WOMEN - like men NEVER get fat, or,
if they do, it's not so bad.