#descriptivelanguage — Public Fediverse posts
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Let’s talk about #DescriptiveLanguage:
FAT is a descriptive adjective & noun.
OVERWEIGHT includes a negative judgment. We don’t say “He’s OVERHEIGHT.”
OBESE is a medical term—and a pathologizing label. It has a history & its parameters have changed over time.
All of these words may be used or understood as epithets.
The terms #FatAcceptance, #Fatshion, #FatPolitics, #FatLiberation, etc. reclaim the word as neutral while highlighting that it’s not a neutral thing to be fat in this world.