Comments on: Libertarianism, Individual Responsibility and Freedom is Compatible with Fat Acceptance

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By: BigLiberty

BigLiberty — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:21:35 +0000

Thanks, limor! I’ve started to read through your blog, and I really like it. I’ve added it to my blogroll, as well (thanks for the add, by the way ).

By: limor477

limor477 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:33:01 +0000

It’s nice to see a fellow libertarian in the FA movement. Thanks for the post. It’s hard for people to understand what libertarians are all about, especially when they are used to making decisions based on emotions rather than logic. I’ve added you to my blogroll at eema-le.blogspot.com

By: BigLiberty

BigLiberty — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:21:44 +0000

Note: The font here is tiny (I never realized, since chiara is my first commenter!). I’ll look into making it bigger. Time to stare at some CSS…

By: BigLiberty

BigLiberty — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:20:39 +0000

Cheers, chiara. I greatly enjoy the activism of the writers of Shapely Prose, and they’re a wonderful bunch of people. They’re a big part of what has really solidified this movement, and they work hard every day to keep the fattists on their toes, and to bring new activists into the fold.

Politics is a difficult thing to divorce from one’s worldview, especially when one is pursuing activism. The natural question of “Okay, we know what we’re *against*, but what are we *for*?” is answered differently by those of a different moral bent. Some may answer this by creating new laws, new regulations, and new programs, and others may see the answer in overturning discriminatory laws, knocking down discriminatory regulations, and ending discriminatory programs. And for some, it’s a mixture.

I have nothing but the greatest respect for the writers of Shapely Prose and I hope, with their voices combined with the voices of those who represent different political and moral viewpoints, we can really appeal to as many people as possible. We’re fighting *for* the same thing: an end to fattism and objectifying people based on their size.

By: chiara410

chiara410 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:11:38 +0000

I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to find you. I’m a girl with a “strong libertarian streak,” as they say, and a (new) avid reader of Shapely Prose, which is how I made my way to you. Since I find myself sympathetic to but out of step with the political party line there (speaking in general terms) , I am really happy to find there is a FA blogger who sees freedom like I do. I see nanny-stating on the rise everywhere and fat people are likely to find freedoms limited as a result. I’ll definitely be following your writing…