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.

Q: I agree with Anon. When I saw the post, I had the same idea: that it could be triggering for people who are looking for a safe space. At the end of the day, it's your blog, and you can do whatever you want! I just wanted to put in my two cents that Anon isn't the only one who had that thought. (In other news, I love what you're doing here.)

Asked fuckyeahmelissafabello

I did briefly consider it, but wasn’t sure. I need to remember that not everyone is in a place where they can face that kind of hate without it being triggering. Sometimes I find it empowering to come back openly as a “fuck you” to all those people I ever let get to me in the past, because it honestly doesn’t phase me anymore.

But I do very much want this space to be as safe as possible, so unless I am answering a question or challenging a point that I consider to be important, I will refrain from publishing any form of unsolicited and unproductive fat-shaming hate. Best not to fuel the fire anyway.

If I continue to get such messages I will likely have to turn off Anon messaging for a while, which I hate to do because I know Anon is important for those with serious questions who wish to ask without fear of judgement.

Anyway, thank you

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