Fat Girls Shouldn’t Wear Stripes: Anna

I’m inspired by other fatties being fat. I started reading fat blogs when I moved to South Korea, and until that point I had honestly believed that being fat meant I wasn’t entitled to being happy or living a life I enjoyed. It kinda sucks but it was a revelation I didn’t have to equate fatness with misery.

Being non-Korean in a fairly homogeneous society meant being an outsider anyway, but adding on fatness made me more different. I had multiple people stare at me and sometimes touch me. I can speak and understand a little Korean, so to be honest my ignorance likely protected me from some of the nastier comments.

Occasionally I resented this ‘otherness’ but mostly I grew from it. I have had people literally stop driving to open-mouth stare at my fat ass and hurl insults.

I realise now that any interest is likely not to do with me but more a reflection on whoever is staring or making comments. I also have learned to give less of a shit, anyone who has an issue with my fatness isn’t worth my time.

I wanted to be involved in Fat Girls Shouldn’t Wear Stripes because I still see discomfort when I tell people I’m fat. It’s not a secret that I am fat, but I certainly see people associating fatness with other adjectives like laziness or ugliness. I am fat and that is fine.

 xo Anna

Anna wears:
ASOS Curve stripe dress from ASOS
Inspire Denim Vest from New Look
Cunt Heart Shaped Brooch by Black Heart Creatives
Dinosaur Brooch from Korea
Shoes from Number One Shoes
Cross body bag from Forever 21