I appreciate that, and so do you. I hope you’re doing better now.
On the one hand it’s been nice not getting cat called and dealing with unwanted flirting. I feel invisible, which is weird because I’m not even that heavy, I’m still fit, I kayak, I can run up stairs without having to catch my breath. On the other hand, I hate the loss of control over my body image and being generally ignored.
Still, the realization has impacted my ability to empathize with overweight people and challenge my biases, but holy hell what a tough lesson to learn.
I appreciate that, and so do you. I hope you’re doing better now.
On the one hand it’s been nice not getting cat called and dealing with unwanted flirting. I feel invisible, which is weird because I’m not even that heavy, I’m still fit, I kayak, I can run up stairs without having to catch my breath. On the other hand, I hate the loss of control over my body image and being generally ignored.
Still, the realization has impacted my ability to empathize with overweight people and challenge my biases, but holy hell what a tough lesson to learn.