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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.73,0:00:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here today to talk to you
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.80,0:00:05.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about a very powerful little word,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.62,0:00:08.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one that people will do almost anything
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.07,0:00:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to avoid becoming.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.12,0:00:12.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Billion dollar industries thrive
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.63,0:00:14.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of the fear of it,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.25,0:00:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those of us who undeniably are it
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.57,0:00:21.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are left to navigate a relentless storm
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.01,0:00:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surrounding it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.34,0:00:25.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not sure if any of you have noticed,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.38,0:00:27.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'm fat.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.58,0:00:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not the lower case, muttered\Nbehind my back kind,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.04,0:00:34.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the seemingly harmless\Nchubby or cuddly.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.59,0:00:39.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not even the more sophisticated\Nvoluptuous or curvaceous kind.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.90,0:00:41.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's not sugar-coat it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.89,0:00:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am the capital F-A-T kind of fat.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.75,0:00:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am the elephant in the room.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.24,0:00:52.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I walked out on stage,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.85,0:00:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of you may have been thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.98,0:00:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Aww, this is going to be hilarious,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.98,0:00:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because everybody knows\Nthat fat people are funny."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.38,0:01:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.72,0:01:04.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or you may have been thinking,\N"Where does she get her confidence from?"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.73,0:01:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because a confident fat woman\Nis almost unthinkable.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.94,0:01:11.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fashion-conscious\Nmembers of the audience
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.30,0:01:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may have been thinking how fabulous I look
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.06,0:01:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this Beth Ditto dress --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.58,0:01:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheers)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.80,0:01:18.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thank you very much --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.75,0:01:20.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whereas some of you might have thought,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.15,0:01:24.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hmm, black would have been\Nso much more slimming."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.52,0:01:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may have wondered, consciously or not,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.14,0:01:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I have diabetes, or a partner,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.98,0:01:33.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or if I eat carbs after 7pm.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.37,0:01:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may have worried that you\Nate carbs after 7pm last night,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.68,0:01:41.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that you really should renew\Nyour gym membership.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.38,0:01:43.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These judgments are insidious.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.78,0:01:46.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can be directed\Nat individuals and groups,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.24,0:01:49.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they can also be directed\Nat ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.19,0:01:50.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this way of thinking
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.85,0:01:53.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is known as fat phobia.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.49,0:01:56.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like any form of systematic oppression,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.46,0:01:59.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fat phobia is deeply rooted\Nin complex structures
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.48,0:02:03.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like capitalism, patriarchy, and racism,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.82,0:02:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that can make it\Nreally difficult to see,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.03,0:02:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let alone challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.07,0:02:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We live in a culture
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.48,0:02:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where being fat is seen\Nas being a bad person,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.36,0:02:18.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lazy, greedy, unhealthy, irresponsible,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.93,0:02:21.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and morally suspect,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.46,0:02:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we tend to see thinness
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.32,0:02:26.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as being universally good,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.34,0:02:32.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,responsible, successful, and in control\Nof our appetites, bodies, and lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.46,0:02:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see these ideas again and again
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.86,0:02:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the media, in public health policy,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.76,0:02:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doctors offices,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.08,0:02:41.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in everyday conversations,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.64,0:02:43.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in our own attitudes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.95,0:02:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We may even blame fat people themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.74,0:02:48.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the discrimination they face
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.53,0:02:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because, after all, if we don't like it,\Nwe should just lose weight.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.48,0:02:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.38,0:02:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This anti-fat bias has become
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.92,0:03:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so integral, so ingrained\Nto how we value ourselves and each other
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.34,0:03:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we rarely question why
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.87,0:03:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have such contempt for people of size,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.44,0:03:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and where that disdain comes from.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.09,0:03:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we must question it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.12,0:03:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the enormous value\Nwe place on how we look
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.26,0:03:19.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,affects every one of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.01,0:03:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And do we really want to live in a society
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.68,0:03:24.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where people are denied\Ntheir basic humanity
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.56,0:03:29.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they don't subscribe to some\Narbitrary form of acceptable?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.72,0:03:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when I was six years old,\Nmy sister used to teach ballet
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.09,0:03:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a bunch of little girls in our garage.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.88,0:03:40.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was about a foot taller and a foot wider\Nthan most of the group.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.32,0:03:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it came to doing\Nour first performance,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.38,0:03:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so excited about wearing\Na pretty pink tutu.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.31,0:03:50.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was going to sparkle.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.85,0:03:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the other girls slipped easily\Ninto their lycra and ?? creations,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.06,0:03:59.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not one of the tutus\Nwas big enough to fit me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.04,0:04:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was determined not to be\Nexcluded from the performance,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.78,0:04:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I turned to my mother
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.09,0:04:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and loud enough for everyone to hear
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.70,0:04:12.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said, "Mum, I don't need a tutu.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.11,0:04:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need a fourfour."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.56,0:04:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks mum.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.44,0:04:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.56,0:04:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And although I didn't\Nrecognize it at the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.36,0:04:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,claiming space for myself\Nin that glorious fourfour
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.34,0:04:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was the first step towards becoming\Na radical fat activist.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.52,0:04:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I'm not saying that this\Nwhole body love thing
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.36,0:04:41.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been an easy skip along\Na glittering path of self-acceptance
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.24,0:04:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since that day in class.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.06,0:04:44.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Far from it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.89,0:04:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I soon learned that living outside\Nwhat the mainstream considers normal
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.12,0:04:52.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be a frustrating and isolating place.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.89,0:04:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've spent the last 20 years unpacking\Nand deprogramming these messages,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.28,0:05:00.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's been quite the rollercoaster.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.91,0:05:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been openly laughed at,\Nabused from passing cars,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.08,0:05:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and been told that I'm delusional.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.63,0:05:10.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also receive smiles from strangers
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.02,0:05:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who recognize what it takes
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.94,0:05:13.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to walk down the street
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.36,0:05:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a spring in your step\Nand your head held high.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.99,0:05:18.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.32,0:05:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And through it all, that fierce little\Nsix-year old has stayed with me,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.60,0:05:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she has helped me\Nstand before you today
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.20,0:05:28.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as an unapologetic fat person,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.30,0:05:31.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a person that simply refuses to subscribe
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.38,0:05:32.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the dominant narrative
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.91,0:05:37.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how I should move through the world\Nin this body of mine.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.41,0:05:40.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.93,0:05:41.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm not alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.19,0:05:49.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am part of an international\Ncommunity of people
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.74,0:05:53.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who choose to rather than passively\Naccepting that our bodies are
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.87,0:05:56.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and probably always will be big,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.38,0:05:58.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we actively choose to flourish
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.90,0:06:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in these bodies as they are today,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.30,0:06:04.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people who honor our strength\Nand work with, not against,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.71,0:06:07.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our perceived limitations,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.47,0:06:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people who value health
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.54,0:06:11.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as something much more holistic
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.95,0:06:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than a number on an outdated BMI chart.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.28,0:06:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, we value mental health,\Nself-worth, and how we feel in our bodies
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.27,0:06:25.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as vital aspects to our overall wellbeing,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.87,0:06:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people who refuse to believe that living\Nin these fat bodies is a barrier
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.24,0:06:33.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to anything, really.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.75,0:06:36.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are doctors, academics, and bloggers
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.75,0:06:39.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have written countless volumes
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.15,0:06:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the many facets\Nof this complex subject.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.02,0:06:46.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are fatchinistas\Nwho reclaim their bodies
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.57,0:06:48.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their beauty
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.16,0:06:51.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by wearing fatkinis and crop tops,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.21,0:06:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exposing the flesh that\Nwe're all taught to hide.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.26,0:06:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are fat athletes
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.96,0:06:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who run marathons, teach yoga,\Nor do kickboxing,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.74,0:07:05.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all done with a middle finger\Nfirmly held up to the status quo.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.65,0:07:08.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these people have taught me\Nthat radical body politics
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.97,0:07:13.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the antidote to our\Nbody-shaming culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.74,0:07:17.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to be clear, I'm not saying\Nthat people shouldn't
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.59,0:07:20.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,change their bodies if that's\Nwhat they want to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.91,0:07:24.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reclaiming yourself can be one of\Nthe most gorgeous acts of self-love
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.84,0:07:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and can look like\Na million different things,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.19,0:07:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from hairstyles to tattoos\Nto body contouring
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.94,0:07:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to hormones to surgery\Nand yes, even weight loss.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.60,0:07:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's simple: it's your body,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.84,0:07:41.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you decide what's best to do with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.22,0:07:44.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My way of engaging in activism
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.34,0:07:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is by doing all the things\Nthat we fatties aren't supposed to do,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.23,0:07:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's a lot of them,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.60,0:07:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inviting other people to join me\Nand then making art about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.94,0:07:56.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The common thread through\Nmost of this work
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.44,0:08:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been reclaiming spaces that are\Noften prohibitive to bigger bodies,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.39,0:08:03.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the catwalk to club shows,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.67,0:08:07.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from public swimming pools\Nto prominent dance stages.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.75,0:08:13.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And reclaiming spaces en masse\Nis not only a powerful artistic statement
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.69,0:08:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a radical community-building approach.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.06,0:08:21.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was so true of Aquaporko,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.09,0:08:27.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fat fem synchronized swim team I\Nstarted with a group of friends in Sydney.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.91,0:08:32.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The impact of seeing a bunch\Nof defiant fat women
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.06,0:08:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in flowery swimming caps and bathers
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.27,0:08:37.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throwing their legs in the air\Nwithout a care
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.07,0:08:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should not be underestimated.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.60,0:08:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.83,0:08:50.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Throughout my career, I have learned\Nthat fat bodies are inherently political,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.31,0:08:52.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and unapologetic fat bodies
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.20,0:08:55.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can blow people's minds.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.83,0:08:58.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When director Kate Champion,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.94,0:09:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of acclaimed dance company Force Majeure,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.80,0:09:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,asked me to be the artistic associate
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.40,0:09:07.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a work featuring all fat dancers,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.65,0:09:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I literally jumped at the opportunity.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.94,0:09:14.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I mean literally.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.81,0:09:18.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Nothing to Lose" is a work made\Nin collaboration with performers of size
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.67,0:09:21.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who drew from their lived experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.73,0:09:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create a work as varied\Nand authentic as we all are,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.36,0:09:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was as far from ballet\Nas you could imagine.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.44,0:09:35.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The very idea of a fat dance work\Nby such a prestigious company
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.21,0:09:37.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was, to put it mildly, controversial,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.48,0:09:46.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because nothing like it had ever been done\Non mainstream dance stages before
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.94,0:09:48.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anywhere in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.09,0:09:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People were skeptical.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.04,0:09:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What do you mean, fat dancers?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.71,0:09:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, size 10, size 12 kind of fat?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.01,0:10:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where did they do their dance training?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.16,0:10:07.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are they going to have the stamina\Nfor a full-length production?"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.28,0:10:09.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But despite the skepticism,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.25,0:10:13.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Nothing to Lose" became\Na sellout hit of Sydney Festival.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.24,0:10:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We received rave reviews, toured,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.64,0:10:20.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,won awards, and were written about\Nin over 27 languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.09,0:10:25.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These incredible images of our cast\Nwere seen worldwide.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.69,0:10:30.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've lost count of how many times\Npeople of all sizes
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.13,0:10:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have told me that the show\Nhas changed their lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.38,0:10:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how it helped them shift\Ntheir relationship
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.94,0:10:37.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to their own and other people's bodies,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.75,0:10:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how it made them confront\Ntheir own bias.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.72,0:10:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course, work\Nthat pushes people's buttons
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.74,0:10:48.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not without its detractors.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.13,0:10:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been told\Nthat I'm glorifying obesity.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.62,0:10:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have received violent death threats
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.10,0:10:59.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and abuse for daring to make work\Nthat centers fat people's bodies and lives
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.61,0:11:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and treats us as worthwhile human beings\Nwith valuable stories to tell.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.31,0:11:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've even been called
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.38,0:11:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"the ISIS of the obesity epidemic,"
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.31,0:11:15.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a comment so absurd that it is funny
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.71,0:11:18.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it also speaks to the panic,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.96,0:11:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the literal terror,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.84,0:11:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the fear of fat can evoke.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.88,0:11:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is this fear that's feeding\Nthe diet industry,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.26,0:11:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is keeping so many of us\Nfrom making peace with our own bodies,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.98,0:11:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for waiting to be the after-photo
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.42,0:11:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before we truly start to live our lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.74,0:11:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the real elephant\Nin the room her is fat phobia.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.18,0:11:46.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fat activism refuses to indulge this fear.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.85,0:11:51.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By advocating for self-determination\Nand respect for all of us,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.09,0:11:54.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can shift society's reluctance\Nto embrace diversity
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.64,0:12:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start to celebrate the myriad ways\Nthere are to have a body.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.76,0:12:02.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.58,0:12:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)