Aubrey Gordon (she/her/hers), Discover and Read the Best of Twitter Threads by @yrfatfriend

Aubrey Gordon (she/her/hers)

yrfatfriend

It is forever wild to me that people who aren't fat (and have never been fat) will argue with fat people about what is or isn't anti-fat behavior. It's very

Grateful this and every day for all of the phenomenal fat people I've come to know through doing this work. Fatness is always supposed to be thought of as temporary,

I made the mistake of wearing workout clothes while walking the dog today, and a stranger called out across the street, "good job! You'll get there!"When you say "encouraging" things

A new friend, who generally has good, thoughtful politics and is actively engaged in social justice work, just delivered a lengthy monologue about how disgusting it is to be fat

The last 24 hours have been a brutal reminder of how fucking horrible people can get when fat people make a quiet, respectful request to stop doing one (1) thing

Folks in the US: if you don't understand why more and more fat people consider ob*se a slur, check out tonight's trending political hashtag.I'm not gonna repeat it. But wow

Extremely over hearing thin people's takes on fat people's bodies. This tweet brought to you by combing through hundreds of mainstream media hits about the bodies of Adele, Lizzo, Chika

Woke up to this.(CN: encouraging suicide.) That was in response to this piece, which just says that I got lonely when my friend’s behavior changed along with her body.https://humanparts.medium.com/weight-loss-surgery-and-the-unbearable-thinness-of-be

Anger is a reasonable reaction to anti-fat bias. Discrimination, harassment, microaggressions, coercion & scapegoating SHOULD make us collectively angry. It’s a sign that thinner folks can empathize with fat folks,

Fellow fats! As the weather turns and so many of us are in self-isolation, I'm curious: do you have favorite outdoor furniture?Share your favorites here! Chairs without arms, wide seats,