No Apologies: I’m Fat

Rachael Hope
Fattitude
Published in
6 min readApr 4, 2019

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This weekend, I met Plum Kettle. With some time to myself, I decided to try out Dietland. I devoured the first 8 episodes like I would devour Plum’s chocolate layer cake were it in front of me right now.

Plum’s experiences and feelings hit incredibly close to home. The heart and soul connection to Plum was almost immediate. How could I take my eyes off a character I can identify so strongly with? Finally, she is here.

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Rachael Hope
Fattitude

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