Somewhere along the way, society decided to treat fatness like a moral crime. Not just a health concern (which is already a messy and oversimplified narrative), but an actual failure of character. Like being fat means you’re lazy, undisciplined, selfish, or somehow less human. But that’s not science. That’s shame disguised as concern.
Fatness is not a sin. It’s a body state. A size. A shape. One of the many ways human beings exist in the world. It doesn’t automatically tell you someone’s health, their habits, or their worth. And it definitely doesn’t make them less deserving of respect, love, opportunity, or dignity.
Bodies change—for so many reasons. Genetics. Illness. Stress. Trauma. Medications. Aging. Hormones. Life. Sometimes our bodies grow to protect us. To adapt. To survive. That’s not failure—that’s resilience.
When we treat fatness as something that must be “fixed,” we strip people of the right to simply exist without scrutiny. But when we begin to understand it as a neutral state—not good or bad, just real—we create space for compassion, freedom, and truth.
You are not broken if you’re fat. You don’t have to apologize for your body or prove your worth. You’re allowed to take up space. You’re allowed to be seen. You’re allowed to live without constantly trying to shrink.
Let’s stop confusing body size with morality. Your body is not a problem to solve—it’s a life to live.