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My name is Haley, a 23 year old designer interested in the relationship between health and aesthetics, feminism, and the way body image has been presented in the media over time.

This blog focuses on using design-oriented work, media, research, writing, and community input to fuel body positive discussion and outreach. My role in creating this blog is to help do my part to redefine the way we view and think about body image, size, fat politics, health, fitness, wellness, and other related topics.

I am also constantly redefining my own perspective, and therefore tend to write a lot about my personal experiences as a cis, fat, white female with anxiety and depression. Many of my followers and contributors are dealing with anorexia, bulimia, body dysmorphic disorder, depression, and other body image disorders or mental illnesses, so please be respectful and remember that health applies differently to everyone. Any and all potentially triggering content will be prefaced with a trigger warning.

RBI supports all races, genders, classes, and sizes. I try my best to make this a safe space for everyone. If I am not doing my job or checking my privilege, I invite you to please inform me.

Some of the artwork you see here has been created by myself, some sourced when applicable. Please be kind enough to source this blog whenever you share it's content.

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February 17, 2012
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fictionalindependence:

redefiningbodyimage:

thatfeministdyke:

“If someone is overweight because of diet, not simply a lack of exercise, you’re excusing them from eating properly.”

Since when is someone else’s health any of your business? What are you, the health police? A person’s lifestyle choices and health are their own goddamn business and no one should be shamed for choices they are making with their own goddamn lives. Even if someone is making unhealthy choices, it’s none of your fucking business.

Pretty much, yeah!!! <3

You know what’s really a laugh? When I was 92lbs and everyone was telling me how good I looked and I looked so thin and wonderful! I was a fucking anorexic and that really added fuel to the fire. When I gained the weight back everyone was like oh wow you’ve filled out, oh you’re bigger now. Nevermind that I felt a billion times better. Whatever, you really can’t tell someone’s health from the outside. I mean, as a relevant example, I work at a bike shop and bigger customers come in all the time after getting a bike and tell me how much they love biking (they exercise and are still larger like omfg!) Some go like 20-30 miles on their days off and I’m smaller and barely can go 15! If that isn’t a good enough example then whatever. I’m in a ranting mood today.

Thank you for sharing! Rant away, my dear…What you’re saying is super relevant and important and needs to be shared if we want to get people understanding where we’re coming from. You’re awesome.

Source: redefiningbodyimage
Tags: weight discussion weight does not dictate your health or your worth eating disorder health body shaming body image

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