i think i cracked the code
Happy 21st of September!
do you understand how many fat people don't use needed mobility aids because of the violence they would face for existing in public, and become essentially housebound? how many people lose limbs and organs because doctors tell them to lose weight rather than running the tests they would run on a thin person? how many die of medical neglect? how many people are violently restrained or literally killed because their fat bodies are seen as a threat during meltdowns or mental health crises? the intersection of fatness and disability is literally deadly. thin people face ableism, yes, but your experiences of disability are far from universal
I asked the specialist nurse when I got my own crutches what people over their safe weight limit are meant to do and it's worth noting that mobility aids such as crutches and walkers rated for people over ~300lbs can be 10x the price and often aren't provided by hospitals/clinics/general mobility services. For us it's usually a bit of a wait to see anyone, for them even getting safe aids to begin with is a long and expensive battle.
I went through four shower chairs that all broke under my weight (which injured me more than once) before I finally just got a sturdy plastic and metal folding chair and put the rubber feet on it. It's hard AF to get in and out of the shower but it's the only one strong enough for anyone over 200 lbs that isn't $100 or more.
I also got told by multiple doctors I need to be careful with my blood pressure getting too high and I should take aspirin and stay away from salt to make sure I don't have a heart attack someday. I'm 24 and I found out this year that my blood pressure is LOW ALL THE TIME and that's why I'm constantly getting dizzy and weak and faint. My blood pressure has never been high and my heart has never showed any sign of having a problem. I was depriving myself of the salt my body has been craving because my body was telling me there was a problem and I needed it. But these doctors kept telling me I was getting dizzy and weak because I'm out of shape and I need to exercise. That includes when I was younger and I was a competitive figure skater.
Medical fatphobia kills. If I hadn't found this out I could easily have gotten in serious trouble. Every single fat disabled person has stories like this, I've literally never met one who didn't.
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typing up all my spells on my keyborb
Lego bottle
ok. best underwear cut poll
I had no opinion on government dress codes before 24 hours ago, but my mind has been changed by the sheer magnitude of raw fury that has been unleashed among the professional conservative class in response to the ruling that Sen. Fetterman is allowed to wear shorts and a hoodie on Capitol Hill. It has been driving them crazy. I have been negatively polarized into the belief that we should ban suits and jackets entirely
Fetterman office going nuclear on this. Comms director:
Denver Zoo and its gay lorikeets said fuck homophobes happy Pride
Homophobes: u mean they act like brothers
Denver Zoo: they’re fucking, lorie.