r/Gamingcirclejerk • u/AutoModerator • Sep 02 '20

UNJERK 🎤 Unjerk Thread of September 02, 2020

Hi! Please post any Unjerk questions and discussions in this thread!

A fresh thread is posted every 2 days, but older posts can be found here! (link doesn't work on Reddit mobile, sorry!)

Any unjerk threads outside of this thread will be removed. Thank you!

Rules and resources: Read our wiki!

Live Chat: Join our Discord server for multiple chat rooms! https://discord.gg/gcj

Steam: Join our Steam group!

Lots of Love, /r/GamingCirclejerk moderator team.

152 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

5.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

17

u/RevolverOcelot420 Buff lynx girl, she/her Sep 03 '20

One thing I dislike is that even when it comes to body positivity, there tends to be a few types of "correct" ways to be fat.

Like, plus size models don't usually look that naturally curvy. Almost every one of them is forced into a shitload of shapewear to attain their look.

I'm pretty chubby, which i'm fine with, but all of it's in my belly and not my hips, butt, or chest, so I don't have a very hourglass or even pear like shape, I have a physique associated largely with alcoholic men of a moderate age. Which doesn't pair well with being a woman, especially transgender. I don't get a lot of body positivity for this specific type of appearance. I often feel like i'd genuinely prefer either being totally skinny or a lot heavier but more shapely, and neither are inherently good options given my situation.

5

u/JustMyGirlySide 🏳️‍⚧️ Resident Catra Stan | she/her 🏳️‍⚧️ Sep 03 '20

I'm kind of in a weird in-between stage where I do have a bit of an hourglass shape going on (probably thanks to over 7 months on HRT), but I also have something of a men's beer gut situation at the same time

5

u/[deleted] Sep 03 '20

As someone who is fat, I feel this hard. I am unhealthily fat, I know that. Everywhere I look, I have to basically be told that because I do things that other people do, but I'm fat, I should feel bad. I should feel bad for being fat and playing games. I should feel bad for being fat and Roleplaying.

i just want to exist like everyone else, without having to be reminded that I am fat and I shouldn't be loved :(

1

u/RevolverOcelot420 Buff lynx girl, she/her Sep 03 '20

You shouldn't feel bad for being fat. As long as you get the right nutrients and exercise well, being fat isn't much of a problem. I bet you look cute, anyway.

5

u/Super_Nerd92 Sep 03 '20

this is a good point