WHAT WE'RE ABOUT

RBI focuses on using expressive writing, design-oriented work, photography, media, research, and community input to fuel fat positive, body acceptance, discussion, and outreach. Our goal is to redefine the way we view and think about body image, size, fat, discrimination, health, fitness, wellness, mental/chronic illness, stigma, and other related topics.

We are constantly redefining our own perspectives, and therefore tend to write a lot about our personal experiences. Many followers and contributors are living with anorexia, bulimia, body dysmorphic disorder, depression, and a variety of 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. We try our best to make this a safe space for everyone. If we are not doing our job or checking our privilege, we invite you to please inform us.

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

We are not health professionals. Any and all advice provided on this blog is supported only by our own research, studies, and personal experiences; nothing more.

This blog is part of the Safe Space Network.

grrlyman:

metrichouse:

This is for my father. This is a big FUCK YOU to those times he made me feel ashamed, fearful, less than, alienated, and repulsed by myself. This is to shatter the binaries he perpetuated within my home. For the times I wished he’d protect me from society’s utterly ignorant, repugnant, and chronic judgement; when I sought shelter in his arms only to find rejection and punishment. It is time to reclaim what’s been stolen from me, time to regain my voice and presence. Time to validate my existence. 

I am here and I’m worth every bit as much as you and more. You will no longer silence me. You’ll find your attempts to strip me from my identity in vain. You’ll see this and laugh because to you I’m just an ugly freak in a dress but, I’m not. I represent the strength you’ll never have, the love you’ll never know, and the courage you only dream of. 

It’s kind of funny how I still wish you growth and freedom. Growth from that hateful place you dwell in and freedom from the chains of servitude this heteronormative society has enslaved you with. Break free! 

And all of you, don’t forget - Touch this skin, honey. Touch all of this skin, darling! 

Thank you for this. I don’t know you, but I already love you.

1,643 notes

\This was posted 10 months ago
1This was reblogged from petitsirena
zThis has been tagged with: bodies,
  1. bladetage reblogged this from keepthe-blood-inyour-head
  2. csgwr reblogged this from metrichouse
  3. easterlily-92 reblogged this from broken-gurl-surviving
  4. swag-so-legit reblogged this from therealizationofme
  5. thehomophilemovement reblogged this from broken-gurl-surviving
  6. therealizationofme reblogged this from broken-gurl-surviving
  7. jopara reblogged this from broken-gurl-surviving
  8. metrichouse reblogged this from metrichouse and added:
    Whenever I’m feeling down,...look at this post...it just...
  9. thealtpolice reblogged this from smashingthebinary
  10. ramenluver25 reblogged this from transbodypride
  11. zee-honeybee reblogged this from extranjero
  12. rreelah reblogged this from smashingthebinary
  13. thecrawlingcatchaos reblogged this from encyclopediaidiotica
  14. encyclopediaidiotica reblogged this from wwretched

Facebook comments