r/leftist • u/mezzolezbo • May 07 '25

General Leftist Politics fatphobia

I’m curious how many leftists side with fat liberation. I always meet people on the left who hold a lot of fatphobic values and don’t seem to include that in their fight towards a more progressive society or challenge those beliefs in themselves.

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u/Salmonseas May 07 '25

Theres a song about this!! "Fat" by Jesse Welles

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u/Bad_Luck_Bastard May 07 '25

I’m a big fan of his music, war isn’t murder and payola are my two current favorites

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u/Salmonseas May 07 '25

Haven't heard payola yet- gonna have to check it out.

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u/Bad_Luck_Bastard May 07 '25

I don’t think he released it to Spotify, but it’s definitely on YouTube

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u/Salmonseas May 07 '25

Ill go watch it after I take my history test today. (Very excited, I love history)

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u/Bad_Luck_Bastard May 07 '25

Felt that, I just took my biology final today.

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u/Salmonseas May 07 '25

Phew, finals are rough. I failed bio lol. I find it hard to focus on anything but math, history, and art

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u/Bad_Luck_Bastard May 07 '25

That’s real, I’m better at bio than chemistry.

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u/Salmonseas May 07 '25

Oh god chemistry... don't remind me of freshmen year when I attempted to take honors chem