"As long as I can remember, I am fat. Some day, I am going to be thin, maybe an imaginary future. I was determined not to be fat forever," says American author Lindy West in a 67-minute podcast titled Tell Me I'm Fat
"As long as I can remember, I am fat. Some day, I am going to be thin, maybe an imaginary future. I was determined not to be fat forever," says American author Lindy West in a 67-minute podcast titled Tell Me I'm Fat. With over a third of Americans diagnosed as obese, weight is the main topic to debate. What if you are already fat? Just ignore it, or reduce the calorie intake? West, whose work mostly focuses on pop culture, social media and humour, says it could be a polite, open secret.
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"It's likely that I am going to be fat forever. Why am I not figuring out how to be happy rather than counting omens?" says West, in the podcast inspired by her book, Shrill. The early chapters tell stories of fictional characters being, "fat, loud, irrational, violent, overbearing, constantly hitting a hedgehog with a flamingo." Linda stayed home when her friends went biking, trekking and hiking but she believes there is nothing called overweight.
"No weight is better than any weight. But moving in this world being a fat, big person is hard. I take up a lot of space and I am constantly knocking people off with my butt," smiles West, who once broke a chair. "I was on high alert but well, then I heard the chair make a horrible noise. Being fat confirms a lot of things — you are a giant and the furniture cannot withstand you," she points. To many, being fat is more than a moral issue. Listen to the clip on YouTube and stop judging fat people. They are humans too.
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