MicroWaveJun 22, 2024

New York’s Fat Beach Day gives plus-size people a space to be themselves

https://lemmy.world/post/16821334

New York’s Fat Beach Day gives plus-size people a space to be themselves - Lemmy.World

Jacob Riis Beach hosts the day of body positivity and fun, in the city at the heart of the fat acceptance movement Fat Beach Day events are springing up across the US in an effort to fight back against fat-phobia, reclaim safe spaces for the community and honor plus-size culture. Today, one of these celebrations is being held to coincide with Pride month at Jacob Riis Beach in New York, a location deeply ensconced in the city’s activism space.

Show threadcatloafJun 22, 2024
Is normalizing obesity really a good thing?
Show threadFlying SquidJun 22, 2024
No, but neither is body shaming, and fat people get a lot of that at a beach.
Show threadCaptPretentiousJun 23, 2024
I don’t really want to get into it, but, we have campaigns that actively target people who smoke and/or drink. Two other things that people can indulge in that can and will eventually lead to negative health effects and kill you, much like overeating will.
Show threadmadcaesar
Exactly. We don’t need to bully anyone smokers or fat people, but normalizing and “accepting” either is not an option. These people aren’t just killing themselves, they are also heavily impacting our healthcare system.
Jun 23, 2024 at 10:22amWeb