How do you feel about “fat positivity”?

Recently, I’ve been thinking about the “fat positivity movement.” I have a complicated relationship with this movement. On the one hand, I appreciate that this movement attempts to make society more inclusive and accepting of people of all sizes. I am totally against fat-shaming and bullying and I firmly believe that it is absolutely wrong to criticize or shame someone based on their weight. I also believe that people come in all shapes and sizes and that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity. On the other hand, I am concerned that this movement is going too far. I use Chambers, Tiktok, Instagram, and other social media, and I notice that there’s this thing called “fat positivity.” People use this to talk about food, and, in many cases, they glorify overeating, eating a lot of fattening foods (particularly processed foods and snacks), and eating like it’s their last meal on earth. <br><br>I’m not here to shame anyone. I do not think it’s right to criticize someone for the amount that they eat. And I’m not saying that you need to eat like an anorexic person. But I also don’t think food is good for you if you eat nine pancakes, a whole pizza, a huge plate of fried chicken or pork, etc by yourself. There’s something called portion control, and I feel like this is being ignored more and more in favor of overeating. I think that the fat positivity movement has gotten to the point where it’s actually promoting obesity, which I feel is also not a good thing. <br><br>I see all sorts of posts on this stuff. Tiktok is the biggest offender in my opinion. Tiktok is a video based social media platform, and I see a lot of videos in which the subject is a fat woman eating a lot. There’s a term called “Eating for my date with my girlfriend” in which a girl literally just eats a lot of food before they go on a date. I’m not sure how this works, but my biggest issue with this is that a lot of the girls are literally eating a whole pizza or a bunch of fried chicken, etc, which is not a healthy amount of food to eat. I don’t want to shame anyone for eating food, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to eat a whole pizza or fried chicken by yourself. And this is just for one date. What if you do this multiple times a week? I don’t know.<br><br>And this is a bigger issue than just on Tiktok. I see girls on Instagram who like to go to fast food places (McDonald’s, Wendy’s, KFC, etc) and eat a lot of food in one sitting. And it’s absolutely glorified. For example, I frequently see girls on Instagram eating a whole pizza by themselves, or a whole bucket of fried chicken. It’s literally celebrated. And I’m not going to say who or list examples, but I know that there are some plus-sized women who basically do this. They go on these eating sprees where they eat a lot of food, and it’s seen as “empowering” and “liberating” to eat that way. But they do this on a regular basis, and that’s my issue with this. I don’t think junk food or processed food or salty snacks are bad in moderation. I think they are a problem when you eat these kinds of food regularly, and literally in huge amounts. I don’t think you should ever eat a whole pizza or fried chicken by yourself on a regular basis. I don’t think you should do this on occasion. But I don’t think you should do this regularly.<br><br>I also see that a lot of people who are fat positivity advocates literally just eat fast food, processed snacks, and fried food all the time. And they talk about this all the time. It’s like, the only food they eat is fast food, and they talk about how they can eat as much as they want and how happy that makes them. And I understand that food can be satisfying. You eat food to live and to nourish your body. But I also feel like, in today’s time, there’s this glorification of overeating and eating huge amounts of food. It’s like, you have to finish your whole plate. You have to eat fast. You have to eat like you’re starving. You have to be in a rush to eat. And I just feel like this is unhealthy. I don’t think it’s a good idea to eat fast. I don’t think it’s a good idea to eat a lot of food. I don’t think it’s a good idea to literally gorge yourself with food. And I’m seeing this more and more. And it’s not only with the “fat positivity” movement. It’s also with the “foodie” culture, in which people go out and eat at various restaurants and literally talk about the food they eat. I don’t have a problem with restaurants, and I don’t have a problem with eating food. But I do have a problem with literally glorifying overeating and eating huge amounts of food. I don’t think you should literally gorge yourself with food. And I’m seeing more and more of this, where literally everyone talks about how much food they eat, how quickly they eat, and how good they feel after they eat. And I just feel like this is not a good thing. I feel like we should promote healthy eating habits. I think we should eat to live and not live to eat. We should eat moderate amounts of food and not literally gorge ourselves with food. We shouldn’t eat fast, and we shouldn’t be in a rush to eat. <br><br>I’m sorry if this sounds like I’m attacking anyone. I am not trying to shame anyone. I am not criticizing anyone for their weight or their eating habits. I am not trying to say that people who are fat are bad people or that people who eat fast food are bad people. I’m just literally pointing out a trend that I see in today’s society. I don’t think it’s a good idea to glorify overeating. I don’t think it’s a good idea to glorify eating large amounts of food. I don’t think it’s a good idea to glorify eating fast. I think we should eat slow, we should eat in moderation, we should eat to live, and we should eat healthy food. I also feel like we should not shame anyone based on what they eat. But I also don’t think we should glorify people who eat a lot of food. It is literally praised to eat huge amounts of food. And this is coming from all sides. I’m seeing this from thin people, fat people, men, women, etc. It is literally glorified at this point to eat a lot of food. And I don’t think this is a good thing.<br><br>I don’t know. Maybe I’m just going crazy.<br><br>Edit: I want to add that I think it’s wrong to bully or criticize someone for eating fast food. People have the right to eat what they want. I am not criticizing anyone for eating fast food. I’m criticizing the fact that eating fast food and large amounts of food is literally celebrated and glorified.