Being Fat Might Kill Me

But not for the reasons you think

Rachael Hope
Fattitude
Published in
5 min readOct 29, 2019

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When is the last time someone told you that you were going to die? That your beliefs were invalidated and your opinions ignored because of some unrelated trait you happen to possess? When you’re fat, you get used to people telling you that you’re going to die. They say you’re in denial, that you’re unhealthy, and that your days are numbered without knowing anything…

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Rachael Hope
Fattitude

Polyamorous, loud laughing unapologetic feminist, rad fatty, and epic sweet tooth.