As a fat person, I am very much aware of all of the ways the “health” profession tries to turn me into a not fat person. During my life as a fat person, I was assured that if I did not lose weight I would: Never be lovable; Be chronically ill and disabled for the…

My first memory. I remember being a toddler, sitting in the kitchen eating my lunch (canned spaghetti) and my Mom was washing dishes. I asked her what did I do when I was little. And she replied I’d sing “Someone in the kitchen with Dinah” (and then we sang it). And then I asked, “Then…