The timing of this poem has turned out to be rather fortuitous.
I happen to be working with multiple clients of different ages on descriptive writing.
I hope that sharing this with them will inspire their own writing.
#Education #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Dyslexia #Literature #Poetry #DescriptiveLanguage
Tweens love Kristen Bell (Frozen), Kelly Clarkson and Taytay right?
Planning on exploring some of their songs for a lesson on literary devices this afternoon.
#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #InclusiveEducation #BespokeTutoring #Literature #DescriptiveLanguage
Let’s talk about #DescriptiveLanguage:
FAT is a descriptive adjective & noun.
OVERWEIGHT includes a negative judgment. We don’t say “He’s OVERHEIGHT.”
OBESE is a medical term—and a pathologizing label. It has a history & its parameters have changed over time.
All of these words may be used or understood as epithets.
The terms #FatAcceptance, #Fatshion, #FatPolitics, #FatLiberation, etc. reclaim the word as neutral while highlighting that it’s not a neutral thing to be fat in this world.
David Wakeham
miriam heddy