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It seems absolutely insane to me that with literally hundreds of thousands dead, mass unemployment, mental health crises related to isolation, we’re still finding time to hand wring over children’s weight https://twitter.com/thecounter/status/1352654048202252289
It’s not even “wow low income children aren’t being provided a vital part of their nutritional needs” it’s “oh no low income children probably are eating too many Oreos :( “ like what on gods green earth
This is an especially sensitive topic for me because “the threat of childhood obesity” was responsible for some insanely cruel shit in my childhood tbh
I don’t really talk about my trauma on the TL bc it’s not really a place I feel cozy, so y’all know I’m mad to even be mentioning this
I can’t remember a time where my weight wasn’t a topic of conversation. The first time I was mocked for my weight was when I was six. From the ages of 7-14, I would have a yearly letter sent home from school telling my parents that I was too fat.
Every single morsel of food I consumed, every outfit I wore, every picture I took in my childhood was strictly scrutinized by virtually every adult I knew, all in the name of “fighting” my childhood obesity
And it goes even beyond childhood! I developed internal gangrene in 2018 bc a doctor said my gallbladder attacks were weight related acid reflux. Last May, my OBGYN told me that yes, I had a hormone imbalance, but rather than medicine, I should just try the south beach diet!
I STILL get panic attacks before doctors appointments because one time a GP straight up shouted at me because my weight “was unacceptable”
So I’m a little irked that in a GLOBAL PANDEMIC, we’re clutching out pearls because oh no, the children might gain a little weight :((((
