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truthforsooth:

thisisthinprivilege:

Thin people swinging their hips while walking is “sexy”; fat people swinging their hips while walking is “waddling”.

I have a limp that makes my gait funny. Because I’m huge, people say it’s a “waddle”. On a slender person, that gait would be described solely as a “limp”.

This is an intersectional thing, as the thinner person would be asked all kinds of invasive questions about how their leg got damaged and their support devices, if any. On a fat person, though, everyone assumes that the damage is due to fat.

In my case, an on-the-job injury was never treated right and I will never walk without pain or be able to support my weight properly on that leg again. Hence, the “waddle.”

“everyone assumes that the damage is due to fat.”

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