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Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.73,0:00:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here today to talk to you\Nabout a very powerful little word,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.48,0:00:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one that people will do\Nalmost anything to avoid becoming.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.22,0:00:31.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Billion-dollar industries thrive\Nbecause of the fear of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.18,0:00:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those of us who undeniably are it
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.30,0:00:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are left to navigate\Na relentless storm surrounding it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.94,0:00:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not sure if any of you\Nhave noticed, but I'm fat.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.96,0:00:43.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.49,0:00:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not the lowercase \Nmuttered-behind-my-back kind,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.51,0:00:50.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the seemingly harmless\Nchubby or cuddly.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.62,0:00:55.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not even the more sophisticated\Nvoluptuous or curvaceous kind.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.66,0:00:58.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's not sugarcoat it.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.55,0:01:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am the capital F-A-T kind of fat.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.54,0:01:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am the elephant in the room.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.08,0:01:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.86,0:01:10.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I walked out on stage,\Nsome of you may have been thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.35,0:01:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, this is going to be hilarious,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.72,0:01:15.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because everybody knows\Nthat fat people are funny."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.53,0:01:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.25,0:01:21.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or you may have been thinking,\N"Where does she get her confidence from?"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.39,0:01:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because a confident fat woman\Nis almost unthinkable.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.61,0:01:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fashion-conscious members\Nof the audience may have been thinking
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.04,0:01:32.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how fabulous I look\Nin this vestido dress
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.14,0:01:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheers)\N(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.33,0:01:34.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- thank you very much!-
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.33,0:01:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whereas some of you might have thought,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.60,0:01:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Mmm, black would have been\Nso much more slimming."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.84,0:01:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.22,0:01:43.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may have wondered, consciously or not,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.79,0:01:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I have diabetes, or a partner,\Nor if I eat carbs after 7pm.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.04,0:01:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.20,0:01:53.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may have worried \Nthat you ate carbs after 7pm last night
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.79,0:01:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.59,0:01:57.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that you really should renew\Nyour gym membership.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.19,0:01:58.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.22,0:02:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These judgments are insidious;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.44,0:02:03.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can be directed \Nto individuals and groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.11,0:02:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they can also be directed\Nat ourselves;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.22,0:02:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this way of thinking\Nis known as "fatphobia."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.63,0:02:15.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like any form of systematic oppression,\Nfatphobia is deeply rooted
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.15,0:02:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in complex structures like capitalism,\Npatriarchy, and racism,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.79,0:02:25.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that can make it really difficult\Nto see, let alone challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.85,0:02:31.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We live in a culture where being fat\Nis seen as being a bad person;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.24,0:02:37.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lazy, greedy, unhealthy,\Nirresponsible, and morally suspect.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.25,0:02:42.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we tend to see thinness\Nas being universally good;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.06,0:02:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,responsible, successful, and in control\Nof our appetites, bodies, and lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.14,0:02:54.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see these ideas again and again\Nin the media, in public health policy,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.41,0:02:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doctor's offices,\Nin everyday conversations
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.30,0:03:00.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in our own attitudes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.76,0:03:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We may even blame fat people themselves\Nfor the discrimination they face
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.34,0:03:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because, after all, if we don't like it,\Nwe should just lose weight.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.04,0:03:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Easy!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.20,0:03:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This anti-fat bias has become so integral,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.89,0:03:19.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so ingrained to how we value\Nourselves and each other
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.47,0:03:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we rarely question\Nwhy we have such contempt
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.29,0:03:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for people of size\Nand where that disdain comes from.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.89,0:03:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we must question it
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.71,0:03:35.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the enormous value we place\Non how we look affects every one of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.88,0:03:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do we really want to live in a society
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.42,0:03:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where people are denied\Ntheir basic humanity
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.60,0:03:45.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they don't subscribe\Nto some arbitrary form of "acceptable"?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.13,0:03:48.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when I was six years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.96,0:03:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my sister used to teach ballet\Nto a bunch of little girls in our garage.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.34,0:03:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was about a foot taller and a foot wider\Nthan the most of the group.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.31,0:03:59.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it came to doing\Nour first performance,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.51,0:04:03.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so excited about wearing\Na pretty pink tu-tu.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.09,0:04:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was going to sparkle.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.70,0:04:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the other girls slipped easily\Ninto their lycra and shorts creations,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.76,0:04:15.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not one of the tu-tus\Nwas big enough to fit me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.75,0:04:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was determined not to be excluded\Nfrom the performance,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.84,0:04:25.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I turned to my mother,\Nand loud enough for everyone to hear,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.59,0:04:31.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said, "Mum, I don't need a tu-tu,\NI need a four-four!"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.14,0:04:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.71,0:04:35.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks, mum.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.79,0:04:38.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.43,0:04:41.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And although I didn't recognize it\Nat the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.91,0:04:45.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,claiming space for myself\Nin that glorious four-four
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.15,0:04:49.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was the first step towards becoming\Na radical fat activist.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.28,0:04:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I'm not saying\Nthat this whole body love thing
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.08,0:04:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been an easy skip\Nalong a glittering path of self-acceptance
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.20,0:05:00.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since that day in class, far from it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.02,0:05:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I soon learned that living outside\Nwhat the mainstream considers normal
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.20,0:05:08.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be a frustrating and isolating place.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.79,0:05:13.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've spent the last 20 years unpacking\Nand deprogramming these messages,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.66,0:05:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's been quite a roller coaster.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.21,0:05:20.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been openly laughed at, \Nabused from passing cars,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.95,0:05:23.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and been told that I'm delusional.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.66,0:05:26.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also receive smiles from strangers
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.23,0:05:29.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who recognize what it takes\Nto walk down the street
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.13,0:05:31.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a spring in your step\Nand your head held high.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.58,0:05:32.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheers)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.94,0:05:34.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.45,0:05:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through it all,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.50,0:05:38.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that fierce little six-year-old\Nhas stayed with me,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.37,0:05:43.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she has helped me stand before you\Ntoday as an unapologetic fat person.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.29,0:05:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A person that simply refuses \Nto subscribe to the dominant narrative
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.94,0:05:53.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how I should move \Nthrough the world in this body of mine.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.19,0:05:54.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm not alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.54,0:05:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am part of an international community\Nof people who choose to,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.42,0:06:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than passively accepting\Nthat our bodies are
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.49,0:06:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and probably always will be big,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.02,0:06:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we actively choose to flourish\Nin these bodies as they are today;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.23,0:06:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people who honor our strength
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.86,0:06:15.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and work with not against\Nour perceived limitations;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.47,0:06:19.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people who value health\Nas something much more holistic
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.66,0:06:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than a number on an outdated BMI chart.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.72,0:06:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, we value mental health,\Nself-worth, and how we feel in our bodies
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.68,0:06:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as vital aspects\Nto our overall well-being;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.19,0:06:34.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people who refuse to believe
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.65,0:06:40.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that living in these fat bodies\Nis a barrier to anything, really.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.05,0:06:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are doctors, academics, and bloggers\Nwho have written countless volumes
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.51,0:06:49.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the many facets\Nof this complex subject.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.38,0:06:55.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are "fatshionistas" who reclaimed\Ntheir bodies and their beauty
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.25,0:06:58.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by wearing "fat-kinis" and crop-tops
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.25,0:07:01.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exposing the flesh\Nthat we're all taught to hide.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.78,0:07:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are fat athletes who run marathons,\Nteach yoga, or do kickboxing,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.50,0:07:11.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all done with the middle finger\Nfirmly held up to the status quo.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.88,0:07:13.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.28,0:07:14.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These people have taught me
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.81,0:07:20.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that radical body politics is the antidote\Nto our body-shaming culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.33,0:07:24.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to be clear, I'm not saying
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.07,0:07:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people shouldn't change their bodies\Nif that's what they want to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.19,0:07:31.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reclaiming yourself can be\None of the most gorgeous acts
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.03,0:07:35.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of self-love and can look\Nlike a million different things:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.57,0:07:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from hairstyles, to tattoos,\Nto body contouring, to hormones,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.20,0:07:42.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to surgery, and yes, even weight loss.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.94,0:07:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's simple:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.00,0:07:47.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's your body, and you decide\Nwhat's best to do with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.41,0:07:52.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My way of engaging in activism\Nis by doing all the things
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.53,0:07:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we fatties aren't supposed to do,\Nand there's a lot of them;
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.00,0:08:00.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inviting other people to join me\Nand then making art about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.77,0:08:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The common thread\Nthrough most of this work
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.91,0:08:04.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been reclaiming spaces
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.33,0:08:07.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are often prohibitive\Nto bigger bodies
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.47,0:08:10.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the catwalk to club shows
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.47,0:08:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from public swimming pools\Nto prominent dance stages.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.81,0:08:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reclaiming spaces en masse\Nis not only a powerful artistic statement
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.76,0:08:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a radical community building approach.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.68,0:08:24.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was so true of Aquaporko
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.47,0:08:26.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.42,0:08:30.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fat femme synchronized swim team\NI started with a group of friends
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.64,0:08:31.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Sydney.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.74,0:08:32.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.93,0:08:36.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The impact of seeing \Na bunch of defiant, fat women
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.27,0:08:38.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in flowery swimming caps and bathers
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.57,0:08:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throwing their legs \Nin the air without a care
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.44,0:08:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should not be underestimated.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.24,0:08:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.72,0:08:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Throughout my career, I have learned\Nthat fat bodies are inherently political,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.36,0:08:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and unapologetic fat bodies\Ncan blow people's minds.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.64,0:09:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When director Kate Champion
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.05,0:09:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of acclaimed dance theater company\NForce Majeure
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.05,0:09:08.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,asked me to be the artistic associate\Non a work featuring all fat dancers,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.83,0:09:12.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I literally jumped at the opportunity.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.10,0:09:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I mean, literally.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.44,0:09:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.09,0:09:20.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nothing to Lose is a work made\Nin collaboration with performers of size
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.41,0:09:23.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who drew from their lived experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.01,0:09:26.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create a work as varied\Nand authentic as we all are.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.45,0:09:30.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was as far from ballet\Nas you could imagine.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.28,0:09:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The very idea of a fat dance work\Nby such a prestigious company
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.24,0:09:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was, to put it mildly, controversial
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.33,0:09:44.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because nothing like it had ever been done\Non mainstream dance stages before
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.97,0:09:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anywhere in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.47,0:09:49.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People were skeptical.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.79,0:09:53.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What do you mean 'fat dancers'?"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.65,0:09:57.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Like size-10, size-12 kind of fat?"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.53,0:09:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.84,0:10:01.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Where did they do their dance training?"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.99,0:10:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Are they going to have the stamina\Nfor a full-length production?"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.86,0:10:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But despite the skepticism,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.78,0:10:12.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nothing to Lose became\Na sellout hit of Sydney Festival.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.89,0:10:16.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We received rave reviews,\Ntoured, won awards,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.47,0:10:19.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and were written about\Nin over 27 languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.70,0:10:23.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These incredible images\Nof our cast were seen worldwide.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.46,0:10:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've lost count of how many times\Npeople of all sizes have told me
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.89,0:10:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the show has changed their lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.88,0:10:35.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how it helped them shift\Ntheir relationship
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.25,0:10:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to their own and other people's bodies,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.68,0:10:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how it made them\Nconfront their own bias.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.61,0:10:42.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.73,0:10:47.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,work that pushes people's buttons\Nis not without its detractors.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.07,0:10:51.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been told\Nthat I'm glorifying obesity;
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.45,0:10:56.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have received violent death threats\Nand abuse for daring to make work
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.63,0:10:59.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that centers fat people's \Nbodies and lives
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.18,0:11:04.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and treats us as worthwhile human beings\Nwith valuable stories to tell.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.12,0:11:10.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've even been called,\N"The ISIS of the obesity epidemic."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.79,0:11:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.44,0:11:15.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a comment so absurd that it is funny
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.03,0:11:16.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.19,0:11:18.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it also speaks to the panic,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.87,0:11:23.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the literal terror\Nthat the fear of fat can evoke.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.69,0:11:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is this fear that's feeding\Nthe diet industry,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.98,0:11:31.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is keeping so many of us\Nfrom making peace with their own bodies,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.08,0:11:37.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for waiting to be the after photo\Nbefore we truly start to live our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.52,0:11:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the real elephant\Nin the room here is fatphobia.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.52,0:11:46.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fat activism refuses to indulge this fear
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.63,0:11:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by advocating for self-determination\Nand respect for all of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.93,0:11:54.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can shift society's reluctance\Nto embrace diversity
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.89,0:12:00.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start to celebrate the myriad\Nof ways there are to have a body.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.43,0:12:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.85,0:12:03.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)