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fat author, doctoral student, she/her
Aug 26, 2021 6 tweets 1 min read
Watching #vivonetflix as a Cuban American and I have so many questions! I love the music and the animation. I love the recognizable Malecón and the Capitolio Nacional…but I want more!
Aug 26, 2021 6 tweets 1 min read
The difference between abundance & excess is how we care for our neighbors. Jesus doesn’t say, “I’ve come that you may have a life in moderation.” No, it’s an 𝓪𝓫𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓪𝓷𝓽 life.
Aug 24, 2021 14 tweets 3 min read
Our understanding of gluttony needs to change so that it is aligned w/ 1st & 2nd commandments, love God & love neighbor as self. Gluttony isn’t eating ‘too many’ potato chips while binging Netflix. @jnicolemorgan defines gluttony as consumption that harms our neighbor.
Mar 11, 2020 9 tweets 2 min read
Thread: The limitations & fundamental problems w/ #bodypositivity rest in it's manner of dealing with POWER, in 3 fundamental ways: 1) where it places personal responsibility, 2) how it centers those already in cultural power, 3) off whom it profits #fatacceptance #fatliberation 1) PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: Body positivity places the burden of its mission--being positive about bodies--on individuals. This becomes about managing emotions that affect us rather than dealing w/ the expectations and inequalities that affect our bodies & are out of our control.
Sep 13, 2018 24 tweets 8 min read
"You're not still talking about the enneagram, are you?"
"Oh, I ennea-am!" the non-kosher potluck where everyone brings a pork-based food that represents their number? #enneaham