All Bodies Are Worthy of Respect

All Bodies Are Worthy

of Respect

We spend a lot of time talking about specific parts of our bodies that we have been taught to see as flawed: stomach that aren’t flat, thighs that aren’t smooth, arms that wobble and backs that ripple. We don’t talk about what all those supposed flaws have in common and why we have been thought to see them as flaws in the first place.

The problem isn’t individual body parts. The problem is fatphobia. We live in a culture that teaches us to fear and hate fatness.

Remember, you have so much more to give the world than how your body looks. There is much more out there than hitting a goal weight, or wearing a pair of size 2 jeans. It’s a waste of the short time we get to spend every day obsessing over these things, instead of exploring, growing, learning and living.

Maha Fansa

LPSA’s Secretary

Professional Third Year Pharmacy Student

Lebanese American University