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Oh one more thing; I just read a book called "Fat is a Feminist Issue" by Susie Orbach. It's a fairly old book (written in the 70s I believe) but it brings up issues that are still pertinent today. It discusses how some women gladly allow themselves to not fit the mold of the perfect thin girl as a way of giving the finger to the establishment (sort of your traditional feminist, in an extreme way). This is especially true of women who have been abused or raped, for they see their fat as a sort of shield. Some women (the book says) are actually afraid to be thin because it means that there is nothing physically in place to protect them from the world, hence they can no longer call the shots in a "man's world". It's deep reading but it's worth the read!
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