tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post3005776687691246149..comments2023-09-25T11:48:08.067-04:00Comments on Unapologetically Fat: Et tu, Jim Butcher?JoGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093660035883346402noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-23433478829818219882011-07-24T10:19:11.733-04:002011-07-24T10:19:11.733-04:00Anon#2: If that's so, he has my sympathy. It i...Anon#2: If that's so, he has my sympathy. It isn't an easy struggle in our culture. However, it still indicates a serious problem. If he has internalized society's fate-hate (as many people have) he may have translated it into self-hate. Does he blame himself for other peoples' judgment of his weight and their expectations that he'll conform to an impossible ideal? Then he may need help. As in actual assistance in learning to accept himself for who he is; including his body. There are a lot of references out there, including on this blog (look for FA and FA Archive tags) and the blogs that come up in the "Notes from the Fatosphere" sidebar. Research "Intuitive Eating" online to learn how to listen to what the body needs to eat to be healthy, which is not necessarily thin. Find support from people who respect him as a brilliant, witty, talented man without making it conditional on numbers on a scale. Unfortunately the medical profession is caught up in weight hysteria and is less of a resource than it should be. Regardless of what he does, externalizing self-judgment onto his readers is a destructive way to handle the situation. There are many constructive ones. Please feel free to e-mail me if you would like more information and book recommendations to pass on.JoGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093660035883346402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-35417913240710555452011-07-23T14:29:21.517-04:002011-07-23T14:29:21.517-04:00As someone who is married to a personal friend of ...As someone who is married to a personal friend of Jim's, who has known him for nearly 20 years, my guess is that this is written from personal experience. Jim, himself, has struggled with weight and stress eating behaviors. <br /><br />(Sorry for the anon, I'm not trying to name-drop, this is my genuine theory so I don't want to look like I'm seeking attention for knowing Jim.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-29138317505254919092011-07-23T14:09:35.304-04:002011-07-23T14:09:35.304-04:00That's the reason I stopped buying Stephen Kin...That's the reason I stopped buying Stephen King books years ago. He got to where he was putting negative, hatefuly described fat stereotyped characters in his books. <br /><br />I confess that over the years I've read a few of his books since I stopped buying them. I get them from the library. I still won't pay him to write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com