Been Quote by Tom Shales

“people with weight issues often feel judged and attacked, partly because they spend so much time judging and attacking themselves.”

— Martha N. Beck

I don't look at the criticism anymore. If somebody calls me fat, even in a vulnerable moment, I laugh to myself and think, I'm…

— Demi Lovato

Today, 'fat' has become not a description of size but a moral category tainted with criticism and contempt.

— Susie Orbach

I show up on weight as a respect for my opponent, as a respect for my gym, as a respect for representing who I…

— Dan Hooker

Every time someone starts talking about weight, it takes away from the fight. No one is born at that weight. We grew into that…

— Evander Holyfield

Every single fat comic uses his weight as a punchline. There is something sad about that.

— Gene Weingarten

“His weight makes him a social pariah. It reduces the likelihood he’ll remarry. It has grave implications for his health. But it isn’t evil.…

— Lionel Shriver

I will tell you that when I was heavy, people would say to me - and it was such a backhanded compliment - they…

— Kate Winslet

“Fat shaming is real, constant, and rather pointed. There are a shocking number of people who believe they can simply torment fat people into…

— Roxane Gay

“He carried too much weight, a weight he was always mindful of, that must be present in his life at all times.”

— Jeff VanderMeer

We live in a society in which female weight is both fetishized and also under so much scrutiny. And so trying to shame somebody…

— Mary Cain

“I’m just saying that when there is little left to lose, the consequences of one’s actions don’t carry the same weight…painful or otherwise.”

— Amy A. Bartol