The Culture Of It All
The Culture Of It All is a weekly podcast where we don’t just talk about ditching diet culture, we unlearn together, heal our body image, and fight for fat acceptance and true size inclusivity.
Your host, Melanie Knights [she/they] — is an unapologetically fat, fashion content creator, storyteller, introverted Aquarius with a fondness for all things fat and spooky.
This is a space where the fat community is seen, heard, and celebrated. It's where you can come to unlearn, heal, and find connection — and where everyone, in every body, is invited to listen, learn, and actively advocate for change.
Together, we'll challenge weight stigma, confront fat stereotypes, and dive deep into how diet culture impacts every part of our lives.
The Culture Of It All
Straight Sized Allyship: 3 Ways To Start Advocating For Larger Bodies
Welcome to episode 17! I want to address our straight sized friends, folks who want to support the fat community and be better equipped to advocate for us and speak up in spaces where we are ignored. This episode is an important one for all of us, because many of these topics are things I had just accepted as ‘normal’, and believed it was the way I deserved to be treated.
Pals, you can ask for, and expect more.
In this episode:
- Exploring the ways society discriminates against folks in larger bodies
- Examples of every day weight stigma and anti fat narratives
- Defining thin privilege and how to use it for advocacy
- Practical ways to start supporting the fat community today
Links Mentioned:
Daring Fat Instagram Account
Fat & Fucked
The Body Grievers Club
Maintenance Phase
The Satisfaction Factor
Fats On Film
Chapters:
00:00 Understanding Anti Fatness & Stigma
03:36 1. Unpack Your Own Internalised Anti Fatness
05:06 Examples of Discrimination in Public Spaces
10:04 2. Diversify Your Feed And The Media You Consume
12:30 3. Using Thin Privilege for Advocacy
16:37 Practical Steps for Advocacy
18:22 Exciting Plans for 2025
🗓️ Next week…
[EXCLUSIVE TO SUBSTACK] Bonus: Doing Business in a Bigger Body
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