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Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.49,0:00:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you hear the word fat,\Nwhat thoughts and images come to mind?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.38,0:00:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of you might think of fat
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.30,0:00:23.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the extra 10 pounds\Nyou are currently trying to lose.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.15,0:00:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Others might be thinking,\N"Hmm, I wonder what the fat content was
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.18,0:00:31.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the bag of potato chips\NI had for lunch.''
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.16,0:00:35.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And some of you when you hear\Nthe word fat might think back
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.87,0:00:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to that time in middle school\Nwhen someone called you fat
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.12,0:00:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how it has affected\Nthe rest of your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.56,0:00:44.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's just admit it;
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.15,0:00:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fat can be a pretty loaded word,\Nno matter who you are.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.38,0:00:51.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My own personal experience\Nwith that is not special.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.64,0:00:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I grew up a swimmer and disliked\Nmy body from an early age.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.02,0:00:58.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was a big girl growing up,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.15,0:01:01.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which helped me gain\Na lot of success in the pool,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.38,0:01:05.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not so much success\Nwhen it came to boys liking me
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.14,0:01:08.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or girls not targeting me\Nwith their cruel comments.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.04,0:01:11.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I made it through middle school\Nand high school,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.34,0:01:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and landed at Pepperdine University\Non a swimming scholarship
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.88,0:01:17.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I endured the body image torment
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.97,0:01:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you might imagine\Nfor an 18-year-old female swimmer
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.16,0:01:23.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,living in Malibu, California.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.27,0:01:24.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.91,0:01:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I joined a sorority, Tri Delta,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.98,0:01:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we took part in a national\Nbody image campaign
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.50,0:01:32.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called ''Fat Talk Free Week.''
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.39,0:01:36.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Fat talk" is a term\Ncoined by researcher Mimi Nichter
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.55,0:01:41.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that refers to the disparaging way\Nthat friends talk about their bodies.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.70,0:01:44.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Things like, ''Do I look fat in this?''
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.53,0:01:49.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, ''She really shouldn't be\Nwearing that dress.''
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.66,0:01:54.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, ''I can't believe I ate\Nthat last doughnut, I feel so fat.''
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.84,0:01:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sound familiar?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.62,0:02:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For many women,\Nthis is a normal part of life,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.10,0:02:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but fat talk is also occurring
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.66,0:02:07.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you compliment a friend\Non their weight loss.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.92,0:02:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many of you have ever told a friend
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.41,0:02:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they looked good\Nafter they lost weight?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.05,0:02:15.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah. Absolutely.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.94,0:02:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, this positive affirmation\Ntells your friend two things:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.52,0:02:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one, that they didn't look\Ngood beforehand;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.44,0:02:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and two, that fat is a bad thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.84,0:02:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized, then, that while\Nmy intentions were good,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.65,0:02:37.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my words could be harmful\Nand my own body image insecurities
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.94,0:02:43.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were actually a result of two things:\Nour culture and the media.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.55,0:02:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We hear it all the time, "Fat is bad."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.41,0:02:50.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Fat people aren't making\Nthe right choices to lose weight."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.42,0:02:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Fat people aren't taking care\Nof themselves."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.00,0:02:56.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Fat people are so lazy."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.50,0:02:59.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It should come as\Nno surprise to many of you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.15,0:03:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that a recent Rudd Center\Nresearch report found
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.10,0:03:06.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that almost 50% of adult participants said
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.05,0:03:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they would rather give up\Na year of their life than to be obese,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.67,0:03:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or that children as young\Nas three years old
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.77,0:03:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,already judge those\Nthey perceive to be overweight.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.50,0:03:25.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized then that I, too, was\Nso wrapped up in my own desire to be thin
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.88,0:03:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I didn't recognize\Nthe hidden advantages
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.99,0:03:30.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that my thin body gives me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.80,0:03:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not fat, I can eat whatever I want
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.98,0:03:39.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as much as I want in public\Nwithout being judged.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.24,0:03:42.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can go into any clothing store\Nand know that they're going to have
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.73,0:03:45.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lots of options and styles\Nand colors in my size.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.37,0:03:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can go to the gym and work out
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.22,0:03:51.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not worry that someone's going\Nto take a picture of me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.04,0:03:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can get on dating apps\Nlike Bumble and Tinder,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.10,0:03:57.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowing that I'm going\Nto have lots of matches.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.22,0:04:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can go to restaurants\Nand classrooms, theaters, stadiums
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.54,0:04:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and know that I'm going\Nto be comfortable in the seats.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.13,0:04:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can go to a movie or watch \Na television show, open up a magazine,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.20,0:04:17.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be guaranteed to see characters\Nand celebrities who look like me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.13,0:04:20.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I do question my weight,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.07,0:04:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my friends and family members\Nare going to remind me
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.74,0:04:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I have a great body
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.14,0:04:29.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as opposed to recommending\Nthe latest fad diet or exercise regimen.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.67,0:04:32.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of my thin size,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.44,0:04:36.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of you are more likely\Nto listen to what I have to stay
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.99,0:04:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of thinking that I'm just up here\Ntrying to justify my weight.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.87,0:04:46.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simply put, there are a lot of advantages\Nthat I receive in my life
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.18,0:04:49.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just because of my thin body.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.73,0:04:51.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have thin privilege.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.89,0:04:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's the thing about privilege, though.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.88,0:04:56.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's invisible.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.11,0:04:59.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was receiving all\Nof these unearned benefits,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.47,0:05:01.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I took for granted,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.14,0:05:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not knowing the real harm\Nthat fat people endure.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.00,0:05:10.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, the opposite\Nof thin privilege is fat oppression.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.32,0:05:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, thin people like me go through life
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.41,0:05:18.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,receiving all of these unearned\Nfavors and opportunities,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.31,0:05:23.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while people who are fat are punished\Nand judged for their outward appearances.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.16,0:05:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was through the wisdom\Nof fat acceptance scholars and activists
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.79,0:05:31.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I, too, became a fat studies scholar
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.49,0:05:35.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fight against this prejudice\Nbias and discrimination.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.98,0:05:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I know what many of you\Nare probably thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.06,0:05:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Fat people are at risk\Nfor so many diseases,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.19,0:05:45.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and thin is clearly healthier."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.01,0:05:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm here to tell you\Nthat the jury's still out.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.22,0:05:52.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many medical professionals\Nand researchers still haven't come
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.14,0:05:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to any form of consensus
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.74,0:05:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regarding a lot of issues\Nconcerning weight and health.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.46,0:06:01.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, years from now, we're likely to find
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.09,0:06:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that what we thought we knew about weight\Nis actually wrong or maybe exaggerated.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.90,0:06:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's set aside what we think\Nwe know about health and fat,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.12,0:06:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we can talk about something\Nso much more important: discrimination.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.36,0:06:20.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, what I hope is going\Nthrough all of your minds is,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.29,0:06:21.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,''But I'm not prejudiced
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.78,0:06:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I don't discriminate against somebody\Nbecause of their body size.''
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.04,0:06:31.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, fat oppression\Nshows up in many spaces
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.24,0:06:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you probably haven't considered.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.53,0:06:36.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's talk about two\Nthat are extremely important:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.88,0:06:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The workplace and the medical field.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.16,0:06:45.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the workplace, employers have negative\Nstereotypes about their fat employees,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.79,0:06:48.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which leads to workplace discrimination.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.98,0:06:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ninety-three percent of professionals\Nin human resources admitted
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.06,0:06:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were likely to hire someone\Nthey perceived to be thin
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.40,0:06:58.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over someone who is fat,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.80,0:07:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if both individuals had\Nthe same exact qualifications.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.09,0:07:08.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Research shows that fat employees\Nmake 2.5 percent less money
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.61,0:07:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than their normal size colleagues,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.84,0:07:17.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a disparity which can mean upwards\Nof $100,000 less for a fat employee
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.61,0:07:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over the course of a 40-year career.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.88,0:07:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's more, Michigan is the only state
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.31,0:07:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with law prohibiting discrimination\Non the basis of weight,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.63,0:07:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means there's little\Npreventing employers
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.61,0:07:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from pressuring their fat\Nemployees from resigning
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.91,0:07:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or firing them if they don't\Nfit the corporate image.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.92,0:07:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fat employees are penalized\Nsimply for existing,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.73,0:07:47.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while individuals like me, in thin bodies,\Nwe never need consider
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.05,0:07:51.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the impact our body size can have\Non our hiring or promotions.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.10,0:07:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those of us in thin bodies\Nreceive even more advantages
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.28,0:07:59.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to our medical care.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.04,0:08:04.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a thin person, I've never questioned\Nthe care I've received
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.33,0:08:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or canceled a doctor's appointment\Nbecause I was afraid of being fat-shamed.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.91,0:08:13.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've never worried about\Nbeing misdiagnosed because of my size.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.99,0:08:18.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I'm not trying to speak\Nto the fat experience, that's not my goal.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.10,0:08:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a thin ally, it is deeply troublesome\Nto me to think that those fat individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.46,0:08:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are receiving a lesser quality of care\Njust because of their size.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.19,0:08:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many fat patients leave\Ntheir physicians offices
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.13,0:08:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feeling as though their primary\Nconcern was overlooked
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.40,0:08:40.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of the misplaced focus\Nbeing put on their weight.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.70,0:08:46.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For fat women, going to the gynecologist\Ncan be particularly troubling
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.38,0:08:49.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they are often made\Nto feel ashamed for their weight
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.89,0:08:53.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the victims of cruel comments\Nat the hands of their doctors,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.70,0:08:55.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doctors who struggle to believe
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.63,0:08:58.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that their fat patients could\Nactually be having sex.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.56,0:09:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of my thin privilege,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.06,0:09:06.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've never been, nor will I likely ever be\Na victim of this cruel treatment.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.88,0:09:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a result of the fact\Nthat many medical professionals
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.24,0:09:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are unconsciously or consciously\Nbiased against fat patients.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.56,0:09:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In one study of doctors, it was discovered
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.54,0:09:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that 40 percent of doctors had\Nsome type of weight prejudice,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.83,0:09:29.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a survey of physicians finding\Ndoctors admitted to using such adjectives
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.24,0:09:35.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as weak-willed, ugly and awkward\Nto describe their own obese patients.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.15,0:09:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a study of nurses, nurses admitted
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.88,0:09:42.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they didn't want to touch\Nor care for their fat patients,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.67,0:09:44.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with another study finding
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.38,0:09:50.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that 24 percent of nurses were repulsed\Nby the idea of even having fat patients.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.62,0:09:55.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oftentimes, doctors will try\Nto address a health problem
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.98,0:09:58.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by recommending\Nthat a patient lose weight,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.38,0:10:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only to find out later
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.05,0:10:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the health problem had nothing to do\Nwith the patient's weight.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.48,0:10:11.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Women who are fat are a third less likely\Nto receive such necessary preventive care
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.12,0:10:14.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as breast exams and Pap smears.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.00,0:10:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These studies and statistics are alarming.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.72,0:10:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We trust our medical professionals\Nto take care of us,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.62,0:10:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and any degree\Nof discrimination in this field
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.29,0:10:28.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be the matter of life or death.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.61,0:10:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simply put,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.64,0:10:34.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fat patients receive a lesser quality\Nof care than their thin counterparts,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.44,0:10:35.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is a problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.62,0:10:40.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Discrimination in the workplace\Nand medical field speaks
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.35,0:10:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to an important truth\Nabout size privilege: it's invisible.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.41,0:10:48.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And like any form of form of privilege,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.50,0:10:52.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first step is simply\Nacknowledging that it exists.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.63,0:10:55.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For many of you,\Nyou may not often consider
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.47,0:10:59.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hidden benefits that come\Nwith having a thin body,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.94,0:11:02.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but those of us in thin bodies,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.96,0:11:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether we worked hard\Nto create them or not,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.87,0:11:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need to recognize the ways\Nthat our bodies benefit us,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.26,0:11:13.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we can visualize\Nthe myriad of ways
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.68,0:11:16.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that fat oppression\Nactually occurs all around us.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.46,0:11:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How awful to think that our fat loved\Nones and friends might go through life
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.66,0:11:25.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feeling as though they've done\Nsomething wrong,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.25,0:11:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or that they were getting shortchanged\Nsimply because of their body size.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.04,0:11:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we do not acknowledge\Nour own thoughts, words and actions,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.79,0:11:37.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to weight,\Non a regular basis,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.62,0:11:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we perpetuate the problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.79,0:11:44.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Racial jokes and gay slurs\Nare no longer tolerated in our society.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.64,0:11:50.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, why do we so readily abide humor\Nmade at a fat person's expense?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.43,0:11:54.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fat is the last accepted prejudice.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.70,0:11:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to check our own inherent biases
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.56,0:12:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against bodies\Nthat aren't slender or slim.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.95,0:12:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For some of you, your own personal journey\Nin fat acceptance might begin
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.31,0:12:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you question why you don't stand up
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.96,0:12:13.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for your fat co-worker who is the victim\Nof hushed cruel comments
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.55,0:12:16.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being made by your colleagues\Nin the break room.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.80,0:12:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For others of you, it might begin
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.90,0:12:23.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you find yourself silently judging \Nthe fat person sitting next to you
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.57,0:12:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eating the same fast-food meal
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.36,0:12:28.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you, yourself,\Nare currently consuming.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.36,0:12:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for many of you, it might start\Nwhen you ask yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.64,0:12:38.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why you are so afraid of being fat\Nand why you feel so negatively about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.68,0:12:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The important thing to remember here\Nis that this is a process
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.60,0:12:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're trying to undo\Nyears and years of learned behavior,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.49,0:12:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we are going to make mistakes.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.05,0:12:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's the bottom line:
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.07,0:12:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prejudice, bias and discrimination\Nagainst fat bodies are real
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.10,0:13:00.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the impacts are far-reaching.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.56,0:13:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're supposed to love our bodies,\Nand I ask all of you to love your body:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.70,0:13:10.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your tall body your, your fat body,\Nyour short body, your round body,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.92,0:13:13.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your thin body, whatever body you are in.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.15,0:13:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have a mind and the capacity \Nto use that mind and your body
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.32,0:13:21.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to work towards a change of perception,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.11,0:13:28.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ultimately, to create a society\Nwhere all bodies are treated as equal.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.13,0:13:30.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.25,0:13:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)