I'm The Sort Of Person Who Likes

We Know That Ever Woman Wants To Be Thin. Our Images Of Womanhood Are Almost Synonymous With Thinness.

When I Was Growing Up, One Or Two Girls Were Beautiful, But It Was Not An Aspiration, Right?

Emotional Literacy Means Being Able To Recognise What You Are Feeling, So That It Doesn't Interfere With Thinking. It Becomes Another Dimension To Draw Upon When Making Decisions Or Encountering Situations. Emotional Expression By Contrast Can Mean Being Driven By Emotions, So That It Isn't Possible To Think. These Two Things Are Often Confused, Because We Are Still Uncomfortable With The Idea Of The Validity Of Feelings.

Fat Is A Social Disease, And Fat Is A Feminist Issue.

Our Idea Of A Healthy Body Is So Destabilised That Insecure People Have Come To Bolster Their Own Bodies By Deeming Others - Those With Fat Bodies - Less Worthy, Less Capable And Less Employable.