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Body Issues

Listen, I have body issues.

I have an issue with how my body is watched, judged, and spoken about.⠀⠀⠀⠀

I have an issue with how my body is policed and taxed simply because I happen to be born with a uterus.

I have an issue with how most store-bought clothes don’t fit my long and wide body comfortably.⠀⠀⠀

I have an issue with the doctor who told me I need to lose weight to be healthy. ⠀

I have an issue with the well-meaning friend who keeps trying to sell me her weight loss products.

I have an issue with the mainstream media who values certain bodies over others. 

I have an issue with how birthing people’s bodies are expected to return to their pre-pregnancy state overnight.

I have an issue with anyone who thinks my body is any of their business. 

I have an issue with how much unlearning I’ve had to do to finally start loving my body. 

So yeah, I have some body issues, but none of them are with my body.

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