No. I am 5’7” 293lbs, of German decent, and the whitest whitey ever born two miles from a cornfield in central Ohio. That is boring. It’s not how I feel inside. So now I am noted skinny Barbadian sex goddess Rihanna! That’s how I self identify! Don’t police me!

Sorry, but the fat police need a sketch to apprehend their suspect. She can define her body the way she wants to, but others are not compelled to buy what she’s selling. Can I define myself as being a sandy blonde with hazel eyes even though my eyes are brown and my hair is similarly hued? Wow, this is fun....

didnt karen carpenter think she was fat?

If you are truly 6’2” and 180lbs, you can fucking handle it, bro.

I disagree. I think that self-identifying as a member of a group that you are not actually a part of makes it that much harder for members of the group to work to reduce stigma associated with being members of the group.

Dude, she’s 2lb above normal. Privileged people don’t get to don the labels and then say problematic shit. IF her article didn’t lecture people into having better self-esteem, IF her article didn’t hinge self-worth on fuckability, I would consider giving her a pass. But her whole thing comes off as privileged…

This girl is nuts, yo. Don’t cry over crazy.

UGH this article & all of its qualifying numbers!!! Have not learned that CLOTHING SIZE IS A FUCKING RIDICULOUS LITMUS TEST FOR SKINNY/FAT/AVERAGE???!!!

Thank god. Hey fatties! You’ve been deemed fuckable by this lady and therefore a person of worth! Congratulations!

What killed me is her “I refuse to think of fat as a negative term” OK, great for you lady, that still doesn’t make you fat. Kindly fuck off with this nonsense.

Nothing against your comment in particular, but I miss the days when Jez discouraged talking about specific numbers. Now there will be a million comments about whether x height and x weight is really “fat.” Numbers tend to derail the discussion.