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Why are people so angry at fat acceptance movements on the internet?

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JN_TumLover56   Canada
Joined 4 years
ShyBi91:
I've noticed it's gotten worse recently. I've assumed it has something to do with the algorithms but I think that fatphobia has always existed just below the surface. It's people making a final play to hold onto their superiority imo.

Jumhum:
I fear that it's because of American conservatives. Those fuckers wanna ruin everything lol.


I think I mentioned something like that in a way earlier post on this topic. I have noticed that the more conservative sides have a big no no for the FA/BP moments compared with Liberal sides or Moderate ones.
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Why are people so angry at fat acceptance movements on the internet?

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Bobo   United States
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People here forget, as I do, that many, many people find body fat as repulsive as dog poop and I'm not kidding. I mean this one guy I worked with said "I can't eat in a restaurant if I'm sitting across from a fat person." They are grossed out, disgusted and appalled at how many people are obese now in the Western world.

That's why. You get immersed in this community and feel like the whole world is changing. It's not. There are just more fat people. And some are overtly or covertly against you, your happiness or anything else that's positive.

I'm sorry but that's my experience. My ex used to come home and tell me about some bastard on the subway that made a disparaging remark about her body. I was like "Why would anyone do that?"

One forgets...sigh.
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Why are people so angry at fat acceptance movements on the internet?

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SumoSized   United States
Joined 7 months
Bobo:
People here forget, as I do, that many, many people find body fat as repulsive as dog poop and I'm not kidding.

Kitsune:
I doubt anyone forgot how internalized fataphobia is in human society for centuries. It's more like why is it so trendy in the algorithm on social media platforms plus on YouTube these days?

It's like the Gamergate Campaign of the early 2010's when it was trendy for terminally online guys to hate feminists and gamer girls. I still remember that so-called word "Feminazi." There was even internalized misogyny with the "better than other girls" mentality which years later aged like spoiled milk.

Algorithms and social media platforms have changed the way people think, unfortunately. Red Pill content on YouTube for an example attracts the Gen-Z crowd. (which is my generation) I assure my brother born in 2007 watches that crap since he's constantly worried about the future.

Maybe the anti-fat content will die down someday and people will move on to the next new thing to detest on. Not to say that is any better, just a sad part of life. You are right though fat-hate in general isn't anything new. It's just mentally draining to see it in your own online space. It's those few reasons why I am trying to quit Reddit cold turkey.

Fatphobia is almost entry level bigotry, it starts people down a road of hating others who are different, and once one of these "red pillers" get rallied up enough they're more likely to go against other minority groups. Once you've convinced these people to dehumanize one group of people it's easier to dehumanize others in their mind
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Why are people so angry at fat acceptance movements on the internet?

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JN_TumLover56   Canada
Joined 4 years
Kitsune:
I doubt anyone forgot how internalized fataphobia is in human society for centuries. It's more like why is it so trendy in the algorithm on social media platforms plus on YouTube these days?

It's like the Gamergate Campaign of the early 2010's when it was trendy for terminally online guys to hate feminists and gamer girls. I still remember that so-called word "Feminazi." There was even internalized misogyny with the "better than other girls" mentality which years later aged like spoiled milk.

Algorithms and social media platforms have changed the way people think, unfortunately. Red Pill content on YouTube for an example attracts the Gen-Z crowd. (which is my generation) I assure my brother born in 2007 watches that crap since he's constantly worried about the future.

Maybe the anti-fat content will die down someday and people will move on to the next new thing to detest on. Not to say that is any better, just a sad part of life. You are right though fat-hate in general isn't anything new. It's just mentally draining to see it in your own online space. It's those few reasons why I am trying to quit Reddit cold turkey.


I think that this is well said! It seems like thanks to more far-right and “red pill” stuff, it really seems to make going onto the internet a place to get anxiety to a point where my brain explode out of my ass. Especially on YouTube hoping that nothing harmful shows up on my algorithm, if not for the content then what people will say in the comments section.

Funny thing is that even before the BoPo/FA movement first peaked I still remember people posting their distaste/dislike comments on fat people, but I mostly saw it in more fetish content (understandably). But I have never thought that it would get to a point where we are now. It’s quite something… I’m disappointed for sure, but also not surprised at the same time.

I mean here’s hoping that things will die down and people could move on and leave plus size positivity alone. But it’s looking a bit bleak right now, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t stop believing in the positive.
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