I'm not ready to move on. I am still pissed that this country is suddenly about celebrating the "heroism" of fucking fatasses being fucking fat.
There's nothing heroic about eating yourself into a size 20. Just fucking stop.
Rachel Taylor
3 hrs · Cedar Grove, LA ·
I'm honored and grateful to have encouraged so many people and to have made many new friends. However, I never wanted my photo to have received the attention it has. The post has long been removed but it's still being shared in the news. I'm tired of having my story and motives questioned. Not a word of it is untrue or exaggerated. I don't want free stuff; I'm a grown woman with two jobs and I can buy my own dang clothes. I'm tired of my weight and health being a matter of public opinion. I'm tired of the media putting words in my mouth. I never said the girl was "cruel" or that this was a "fatshaming" incident. I just said my feelings were hurt. Why would anyone think I wanted this much attention for something like this? My story's not sensational. I'm not promoting my business, advancing my other career, helping with my education, or even making me sound like a level-headed person. I'm tired of being a joke and having crazy people make threats against me. If I clearly couldn't handle two comments made about the clothes I wear, why in the world would anyone think I would purposely open myself up for this extreme amount of hatred and slander? Posting a photo to a department store's Facebook timeline is a far stretch from trying to be international news. I will continue to be a part of the body acceptance movement because I am passionate about it, but I am very, very glad my unwanted 15 minutes of "fame" is over.