5 Things Fat Women Are Tired Of*

Mofiyinfoluwa O.
6 min readFeb 28, 2021
Taken by Fifo Adebakin (2017.)

The last time I passed for slim was on my sixth birthday.

Since that point in my life and upwards, I have only grown fatter and fatter. As a result of society and even my own family’s reaction to my body, I have had a long and tumultuous journey with self esteem and self-love. I turned 21 last year and I think that was the first time I felt a hundred percent at peace with my body and not trying to frantically change it. Realising that our bodies are ready for love and affection no matter what they look like can become harder when everyone around always has the MOST to say about fat bodies.

Implicit and explicit fatphobia ruin the lives of fat people and derials the progress they are making towards loving their bodies.

In light of this, here are just 5 things fat women are tired of. I hope someone learns something from this so that fat woman can drink water and drop cup for once.

  1. Fat Women Are Tired of Our Bodies Being Policed and Over- Scrutinized.

As a fat woman, your physical existence makes everyone aware of how much ish they have to talk about another person’s body. A fat woman’s body is always subject to hyper-scrutiny that makes our lives very uncomfortable. It’s as little as the creepy disconcerting stares you get because you wore a pair of shorts on a sunny day. It’s as serious…

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Mofiyinfoluwa O.
Mofiyinfoluwa O.

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