Body positive quotes especially for people who are plus sized, large bodied or fat
All over social media, you can see the #bodypositive hashtag. Frustratingly, when you search through all the posts, the hashtag has been co-opted by small bodied cis-gendered women who tend to be white. This is so important to note because these people are the beauty standard and meet the thin ideal. Society lifts these people up and gives them privilege. This makes it even more important for us large bodied people to carve out community for ourselves and to unsure that fellow large bodied people’s voices’ are heard.
What is the Body Positivity Movement?
It was a movement started by fat black people. It was created for them specifically but evolved as a space of marginalised bodies (disabled, LGBTQIA+ etc). A movement where bodies that do not and cannot conform to societies ideals come together in community and uplift eachother.
What Body Positivity is not?
Body positivity is not about being positive about our own body. It is not about learning to love our own body. Being in marginalised bodys, it is hard to accept our body let alone learn to like or love our body. But commonly it is mistaken as an individual action. This waters down the movement and continues to water voices down that so desparately need to be heard.
Body Positive Quotes for Fat or plus sized people
These hit differently because the people I have choosen these quotes from are either fat activists or fat influencers/fat content creators. These people understnad our common life experiences and are just pretty epic people IMO).
Save these, share them, enjoy them, print them up and put them around your home, tell me which one is your favourite below.
Quotes for fat acceptance, body image, body positivity and self-care
I have found some lesser seen inportant quotes for plus sized people by plus sized people. The people quoted below are experts in fatness and/or weight stigma.
- “Nowadays, I try not to pay attention to what society deems beautiful or not. It isn’t always easy though, and I’m always trying to un-learn toxic thoughts and behaviours anytime I recognize it.”
― Stephanie Yeboah, Fattily Ever After: A Black Fat Girl’s Guide to Living Life Unapologetically
2. “My body, my rules. I will not let society dictate how I should feel about myself.” – Ragen Chastain
3. “You do not owe anyone your health (ever)” – Dr Asher Larmie
4. “Fat bodies are not problems to be solved; they are beautiful, valuable, and deserving of love.” – Sonya Renee Taylor
5. “Don’t let anyone shame you into hating your body. You are worthy of love and acceptance exactly as you are.” – Tess Holliday
6. “My fat is political. My fat is a declaration of my right to take up space in a society that tells me I shouldn’t.” – Your Fat Friend (Aubrey Gordon)
7. “Fat is not a flaw. Fat is not a failure. Fat is not an apology.” – Caleb Luna
8. “Take it from me, you deserve to eat.” – Cara MacB
9. “I feel better than ever…..and I’m fatter than ever… My body is giving me all the signs that ending restriction was absolutely the right thing to do” – Jenny
10. “Fitness, exercise and movement doesn’t have a “look”, isn’t an elite activity just for a certain group of people and should be available to anyone who wants to try it.” – Becky Missfits Workout
11. My body is not a tragedy. My body is not a burden. My body is not an apology. – Sonya Renee Taylor
12. Fat liberation is not just about being okay with your body; it’s about demanding a world where all bodies are valued and respected. – Virgie Tovar
13. You are not obligated to be thin, healthy, or perfect. You are obligated to be yourself. – Lindy West
14. There is no wrong way to have a body. – Marilyn Wann
15. Your body is not an apology. It is your home in the world. It deserves to be loved and respected in all its magnificence. – Sonya Renee Taylor
16. My body is not a problem to be solved. My body is a vessel for my dreams, my desires, my passions. – Virgie Tovar
17. We are not obligated to conform to society’s narrow standards of beauty. We are worthy and deserving of love and respect exactly as we are. – Lindy West
18. Fat is not a flaw; it’s a characteristic, like brown eyes or curly hair. It’s time we stop apologizing for our bodies and start celebrating them. – Marilyn Wann
19. Your body is not the enemy. Society’s obsession with thinness and perfection is the enemy. – Virgie Tovar
20. Every body is beautiful, valuable, and worthy of respect. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. – Lindy West
21. Fat acceptance is not about glorifying “ob*sity”; it’s about challenging the societal stigma and discrimination that fat people face. – Virgie Tovar
22. We don’t need to change our bodies to fit society’s standards; we need to change society’s standards to include all bodies. – Lindy West
23. Your weight does not determine your worth. You are valuable and deserving of love regardless of your size. – Sonya Renee Taylor
24. Fat is not the problem; fatphobia is the problem. It’s time we dismantle the systems that oppress fat people and perpetuate harmful stereotypes. – Virgie Tovar
25. There is no right or wrong way to have a body. All bodies are good bodies. – Lindy West
How do these quote make you feel as a plus sized/large/fat person? I would love to hear!
Would you like to read more? I have some more blogs you may be interested in!
Body Positivity vs. Fat Acceptance: What’s the Difference?
38 Intuitive Eating Affirmations for Plus sized People
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