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"Glorifying Obesity"

Thu May 17, 2007, 7:24 PM


I get accused of that a lot. I haven't checked to verify this, but I would bet that everything I've submitted as a deviation in the last year has received at least one comment to that effect.

Depending on the day, I find the accusation either highly offensive,
or just kind of amusing in its complete stupidity and total lack of
perception.

If I did lots of feeding porn, or inflation art, then okay, that would
be a valid criticism. But I don't. All I do - all I have EVER done -
is present well done art with a fat subject. I have many reasons for
doing that, which I've elaborated on repeatedly in journals and deviation descriptions. But ultimately my reasons don't really matter. Once the art is out there, what matters is what happens when people see it and react to it. What the art means becomes a nuanced and changing thing depending on who is thinking about it.

Nonetheless, the accusation comes up regularly enough that I finally feel like I need to respond to it.

I do not glorify obesity. I celebrate humanity, and femininity (in
whatever shape it comes in), and I rejoice when I see people laying down prejudice and treating other human beings with basic decency and respect.

My project isn't about health. I think people's health is their business, and I'm not in the habit of prying into those of complete strangers. Additionally, I've known enough healthy, vigorous fat people to know that you can't judge by size alone. Even if you could, though, I wouldn't care. Health is not a moral issue to me. (See last journal for more thoughts on that.) No one castigates thin people who eat poorly and never exercise, though we all know that those things can lead to all sorts of health problems regardless of size. Why? Because no one actually cares about health. It's about conformity.

And I don't. And millions of people like me don't. And refusing to be treated like a second class citizen isn't glorifying anything. It is called self-respect.

You should try it sometime.

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Applause & Brava!!!!
thank you for being so amazing! i think you are beautiful. and an inspiration. you have no idea how much you help my own self esteem to post your photos, and to read peoples possitive reaction to your pictures. makes me not feel so poorly about myself sometimes. thank you again for being true to yourself. and for sharing your art with us.

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Oh my, people who seem to have an issue with your fantastic representation of the female body must have some sort of issue themselves. You present yourself so delicatly, and it brings inspiration to everyone.

Keep doing what you do best. c: It keeps all your fans quite happy.

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I own you
People are absurd and rediculous; you, however, are not and have a wonderful point. B)
way too good very well put

I give you :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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You said it :-) I love the work you do, and watching it gives me a little bit more confidence that I can be comfortable just being me.
Heheh ... I've always pointed out to my "skinny" friends how their bodies are falling apart - and I'm the only actually Healthy person I know!!

So kudos to you - and 'nuff sed :)
Your confidence, body image, and personification of the glorious female form are an inspiration and example for all. You have allowed me to feel proud and humble all at once. :-)

Should I leave my page up on dA, even though I'm done modeling?

89%
335 deviants said Yes
6%
23 deviants said I'm a llama!
5%
18 deviants said No

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