Hi friend,
I was
featured in Authority Magazine recently! It was pretty cool to get to talk at length about something vital to fat and other marginalized folks – community building.
In a world where larger-bodied people are openly discriminated against,
paid less, promoted less often, stereotyped, and shamed, activism and community building have also become an important part of my work.
I spent many years lurking on blogs and forums and in comment sections, learning and listening, before starting to speak out myself. I’m so grateful for the education I received (and still receive!) from people who are more marginalized than I am, particularly Black and Indigenous people.
Listening and spending time in communities with highly-marginalized people has allowed me to be aware of the types of bodies I’m representing in my work, on my website and on social media. When people from marginalized groups are my clients and customers, it’s given me ways to check in and ensure that they have a great experience that takes into account their particular needs.
In the rest of the interview, I talk about the challenges of building inclusive communities, the most important thing you can do while building and why you should be aware of thin privilege.
