Comments on: fat = ugly http://wolfdyke.wineberry.net/journal/2008/08/15/fat-ugly/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:35:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Random http://wolfdyke.wineberry.net/journal/2008/08/15/fat-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-4572 Random Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:51:56 +0000 http://wolfdyke.wineberry.net/journal/2008/08/15/fat-ugly/#comment-4572 There are so many words I think of when I think of you, most of them defining. Brave, Funny, Smart, Caring, Survivor, Fighter, Friend, and Overweight are just some of them. I like all aspects of you because they are of you. Even the "fat", I suffer with you because I know that part of you offends and upsets (I am fat too after all). But I like all of you, every inch. For what its worth Alex There are so many words I think of when I think of you, most of them defining.
Brave, Funny, Smart, Caring, Survivor, Fighter, Friend, and Overweight are just some of them. I like all aspects of you because they are of you. Even the “fat”, I suffer with you because I know that part of you offends and upsets (I am fat too after all). But I like all of you, every inch.

For what its worth

Alex

]]> By: myriad http://wolfdyke.wineberry.net/journal/2008/08/15/fat-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-4570 myriad Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:47:44 +0000 http://wolfdyke.wineberry.net/journal/2008/08/15/fat-ugly/#comment-4570 i have so much respect for you. ugh, i don't know how to say this with the right words but oh well. i just mean having to deal with the world on a daily basis when there clearly *are* those stigma, and not only do you have to deal with all the other survivor shit about not taking as much space but you have to deal with people *actually* judging you constantly. i really am not articulating well. like i already think people are judging me, but my stigmatized identities are mostly invisible, so i get to tell myself it's all in my head. and of course, we do not think you are ugly. we also think it is so awesome that you grow your facial hair. being genderqueer in such obvious ways really takes guts. i have so much respect for you. ugh, i don’t know how to say this with the right words but oh well. i just mean having to deal with the world on a daily basis when there clearly *are* those stigma, and not only do you have to deal with all the other survivor shit about not taking as much space but you have to deal with people *actually* judging you constantly. i really am not articulating well. like i already think people are judging me, but my stigmatized identities are mostly invisible, so i get to tell myself it’s all in my head.

and of course, we do not think you are ugly. we also think it is so awesome that you grow your facial hair. being genderqueer in such obvious ways really takes guts.

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