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Hi friend,
 
We have a date for the Introduction to Discord workshop!
 
🗓️ November 28, 2021
⏱️ 8 pm Eastern/7 CST/6 MST/5 PST
đź’¸ Free (donations accepted)
 
We’ll cover:
 
» What is Discord?
» How is Discord different from Facebook, Twitter or Slack?
» How to log in, join servers and chat
» Free vs. paid accounts
» Muting, blocking and spoilers
» How to create your own Discord chat server
 
A recording will be sent out to everyone who signs up, so register even if you can’t make it and watch later at your convenience.

This week's letter:
 
Is working with people directly on ending diet culture and weight stigma the right activism for you?
 
I know people who really enjoy taking on trolls in comment threads and commenting on newspaper articles to try to push back on fat hatred and do education for the sake of all the other people who will read those comments.
 
If that lights you up, go for it! It’s a valuable service.
 
But not only is that not the only type of activism there is, you get to choose what lights you up and do that.
 
 
I don’t do 101 education any more. Trying to convince random people on the internet that fat oppression is real drains me and makes me miserable, so I just don’t do it. 
 
My calling is elsewhere, in creating beautiful images of fat folks + stock photos and doing targeted consulting to help individuals and businesses avoid weight stigma in their work and spaces.
 
If you’re not yet sure what kind of activism you enjoy or find fulfilling, experiment! Remember that activism doesn’t have to be loud or public or confrontational to be effective.
 
 
Here are some places to start advocating for body and fat acceptance in your own sphere:
  • Teach your kids to love and appreciate bodies, their own and others’
  • Work through your own internalized fatphobia and weight stigma so you treat others well
  • Ask your favorite clothing store to carry inclusive sizing (through at least a size 40 U.S.)
  • Ask your doctor’s office to add armless chairs to their waiting room
 
 
Here’s some fantastic reading on the art of persuasion if you’d like a higher chance of success when you advocate for body liberation. The topic is a bit different, but the techniques are the same:
Want advice on your specific situation? I have more than a decade of experience in the fat activism and fat liberation movements and I’m happy to help you find your path. Get in touch or reply to this email and you can grab a spot on my calendar.
Warmly,
Lindley
 
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The Conversation

"Yes, sugar was bad even before diabetes and obesity existed in the average person's mind. 
 
The reasoning? Pleasure was sinful. People blamed hypersexuality and alcoholism on sugar. Sugar was foreign, it was associated with savages who eat it; it was bad.
 
According to James Redfield's 1852 book Comparative Physiognomy, animals that eat honey are courageous and careful, like the bee, the hummingbird, and the bear, while those that prefer sugar are not virtuous, like the housefly or 'the ant that lives in the sugar bowl.'" » James Hamblin

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