What if we’re mocked/attacked/humiliated?
It’s true that we have to be prepared for the worst. Fat hatred is rampant in this country and a group of fat protesters protesting the cancellation of a fat TV show may draw some negative attention. This is the reality of being fat in America, but this is also one of the reasons why these rallies are so important. Society expects fat people to simply endure the abuse of others because we have “chosen” to be fat. We aren’t supposed to stand out. We aren’t supposed to draw attention to ourselves. We aren’t supposed to be seen in public. But “Huge” has shown us what the world can be like once we are no longer judged by our size. If you see a PETA protest with a bunch of scantily clad thin women, you don’t hear people accusing them of rationalizing their anorexic lifestyle. Yet the fact that fat people would protest a loss of media representation will no doubt be cast in the light of rationalization. We have to keep in mind, though, that whatever negativity we hear is based on fear and ig
