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The Uneasy Truth About Traveling While Fat
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:06 am
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:06 am
Fatphobia, tiny plane seats, and size limits can deter large travelers, but it doesn't have to be this way.
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In 2019, on a trip to the Bahamas with my mom and sister, my flight turned into an uncomfortable ordeal. My seat belt wasn’t long enough to fasten, and a fellow passenger's visceral reaction added to my discomfort. I repeatedly asked the flight attendant for a seat belt extender and was ignored until takeoff, leaving me feeling disregarded and disrespected.
And this wasn’t the first time I’ve dealt with this particular kind of travel stress. I went to Paris in 2014, and found the city cramped and unwelcoming. Narrow staircases, tiny chairs, and compact showers were just the beginning. Throughout my time there, I endured constant staring, rude comments, and fetishistic remarks about my body. But these types of roadblocks aren’t limited to Paris or my flight to Nassau—Society has an anti-fat bias, and you can encounter it anywhere.
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:07 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:07 am to Bjorn Cyborg
lose some weight then fatass.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:08 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Pay for 2 seats fatass
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:08 am to Bjorn Cyborg
By BMI I'm technically obese, but I'm just kind of fat by today's standards. That being said, frick these fat victim wannabes. Hit the goddamn gym and eat lettuce like the rest of trying not to be a drain on the health care systems.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:08 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:08 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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Fatphobia, tiny plane seats, and size limits can deter large travelers
Good. No one wants your fat spilling over the armrest into their seat. You smell.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:08 am to Bama Bird
That pic reveals the truth behind rising sea levels.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:10 am to Bama Bird
7,5,3,6,4,2,1
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:11 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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but it doesn't have to be this way
Very true, lose weight
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:11 am to Bama Bird
She's complaining about a very old city like Paris not being equipped for fat people. Bitch, people didn't used to be fat.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:12 am to Cosmo
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Pay for 2 seats fatass
The airlines don’t allow this unfortunately.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:12 am to Bjorn Cyborg
I can guarantee this was pure photo op, these two weren't surfing... 
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:13 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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And this wasn’t the first time I’ve dealt with this particular kind of travel stress. I went to Paris in 2014, and found the city cramped and unwelcoming. Narrow staircases, tiny chairs, and compact showers were just the beginning.
It's definitely the city's fault with its fatphobic architecture that has been there for centuries, and not your own fault. Speak your truth, goddess.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:13 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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Throughout my time there, I endured constant fetishistic remarks about my body.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:13 am to Hangover Haven
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I can guarantee this was pure photo op, these two weren't surfing...
The physics don't work
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:14 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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She's complaining about a very old city like Paris not being equipped for fat people.
This should kind of be a wake up call but of course it is not.
No one was as fat as you, that's why it is like that.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:15 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Everyone is a victim
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:15 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:15 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Remember, if this is next to you on a plane, SHES the victim not you
This post was edited on 9/19/23 at 10:18 am
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