Fat Acceptance Plus

I do not think that anyone could give a answer to this question that would satisfy everyone. For me Fat Acceptance means respecting people of all sizes, especially Fat People. I also feel that the most important part of Fat Acceptance is supporting each other. 

My experiences in Fat Acceptance

I really got into Fat Acceptance back when National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) and Dimensions Magazine had closer ties. At that time Fat Men had no place in Fat Acceptance because Fat Acceptance was deep into its BBW Dance, Fat Admirer and Fetish phase.

I remember reading some cruel comments about Fat Men from BBWs and their Fat Admirers during this time. On Yahoo there were online communities of Fat People that were independent of NAAFA & Dimensions and that is where I found my online home.

Since those times NAAFA and Dimensions have separated and NAAFA did improve a lot, but lately they seem to be in a rut and not improving. Dimensions Magazine Online has turned itself around and made itself into one of the more Fat Male Friendly areas online for Fat Men. I still do not agree with the fetishes that are practiced there (feederism and extreme Fat Admirations). I deal with it by avoiding those areas. What I like about Dimensions is the free speech there. I have called feederism a mental problem and was not banned from the site.

While in Fat Acceptance Blogs like Big Fat Blog (BFB) when I would disagree with participants on the level of Fat Bias that Fat Men experience, I would get into many angry, but controlled debates.

Paul the owner of BFB even banned me. Paul calls himself a Fat Man, but acts more like an old-time Fat Admirer/Fetsiher/Feeder that is more concerned with keeping the conversation between BBWs going than talking about Fat Male Issues. Aside from Paul there is little Fat Male input on BFB.

For the record if anyone wants to know how easy it is for Fat Men in regards to living fat they should ask a Fat Man!

I regularly post on the message boards below:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/sizewiseplus/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SizeWiseSS/ 

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Balanced_Fat-Size_Acceptance/ 

shryve@Yahoo.com

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