Fat Lady Ahead I am a fat person. I've said it. I have a strong, pleasant voice, terrible eyesight, straight teeth, long fingers, and high cheekbones.
Many people seem to think fat is a dirty word.
They'll dance around it, try to avoid the subject, and get embarrassed if a fat person refers to herself as fat. I don't really understand why, but I figure it's tied in with our society's generally dysfunctional attitudes about bodies, especially women's bodies, in general. This Goddesses of the Web site is owned by TechnoMom Fat isn't a moral issue. The word in and of itself isn't an insult - it's a description. I wasn't always fat.