The following tips and strategies were collectively developed at the February 6, 2021 Feedists for Fat Liberation (FFL) event to help people unlearn and release fatphobia in all forms.

  • Curate media intake, follow a bunch more fat people and don’t disproportionately populate with thin media
  • Catch people when they’re being good. and give positive feedback.Catch negative behavior and apply feedback swiftly
  • Fat as an armor for self-love!
  • Loving your fat body is liberating – but also dangerous
  • Question your internal ableism – how fat & health intersect – re: mobility aids, health conditions, etc.
  • Building self-confidence from intrinsic motivation, not extrinsic sources
  • Remember that those who take the time to try to make people feel self-conscious are probably doing so out of their own insecurity: try not to internalize such negativity
  • Being outgoing, feeling comfortable in yourself
  • Not being afraid to tell people what your needs are (“I can’t fit in that seat”)
  • Shutting down image-saturated social media
  • Learning about fat liberation
  • Surrounding yourself with open-minded people who believe in fat liberation
  • Reminding yourself to take others access needs seriously, seek out media that is validating
  • Read more evidenced-based information! Read fat authors talking about fat liberation! (Sofie Hagen + Audrey Gordon)
  • Surrounding yourself with other fat people, especially people fatter than you
  • Find community that reinforces fat and feedist positivity
  • Anti-fat bias usually hits us in subtle ways, but we occasionally get street-level reminders, too
  • Fatphobia is filtered through a local lens, all over the world
  • Viewing numbers (like blood glucose numbers) as data points and not a reflection of my value as a person
  • Use your privilege to fight for fat liberation whenever you can
  • Think of the positive aspects of yourself and all the things that you love and that are loveable
    Internalize CBT, such as “Remember: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Your body is attractive”