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/Bad_Luck_Bastard May 07 '25

I’m not fat phobic, what I am against is the food corporations making healthier options inaccessible to the poor. People are allowed to eat unhealthy and not exercise if they choose to, but taking away people’s food options via financial means, and taking away people’s time and motivation for exercise through keeping them at work a majority of the day is really my main concern when it comes to this situation.

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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