People are RAGING over these ‘body-shaming,’ ‘fatphobic’ diaries
There are plenty of ways to lose wight if you feel like shedding the pounds, but these slimming diaries seem a little intense.
Stationary company Fox and Moon create slimming journals for those trying to stick to a diet and exercise plan.
The tomes include spaces to write your progress, weight and measurements, and can be personalised to have the dates of the event you want to slim down for, or a slimming mantra like 'no pizza before Ibiza.'
Some members of the plus-size and body confidence communities online have taken issue with some of the statements used on the diaries, and plus size fashion influencer Charlotte Moor has started a heated online debate about the language used to prompt weight loss on the stationary.
'Diet culture is so engrained into our minds that women actively want to be told they are a fat bitch in order to slim down. I can't even,' tweeted Charlotte.
'This is why plus size bloggers and fat acceptance movements are SO needed when things like this creep into our spaces.'
The diaries include phrases like 'stick to the plan piggy, 'do it for the "wow, you got hot!"' and 'don't listen to your inner fatty, she's an evil bitch.'
Others read 'I wasn't to skinny dip, not chunky dunk,' 'stop rewarding yourself with food, you're not a dog,' and 'don't stop until you're proud.'
‘For people struggling with eating disorders, phrases like this can be really damaging,’ Charlotte told Metro.co.uk.
‘I don’t think they realise that words like this can trigger damaging eating habits that can lead to serious health problems and death in some cases.'
‘They are running the risk of seriously damaging the health of those with eating disorders by using this kind of shaming language.’
Charlotte's opinion is shared by many on Twitter.
FOURTY ONE THOUSAND FOLLOWERS of theirs read this shit on a daily pic.twitter.com/qkJvDYoqc2
— Charlotte Moor(@Lottie_Lamour) May 11, 2017
Some have even accused the brand of normalising slogans that are synonymous with the 'pro-anorexia' community online.
'This is the kind of stuff I used to say to myself when I was knee deep in my eating disorder,' said one.
However, others feel that the diaries are not harmful, and say that if adults want to buy a diet planner to maintain a weightless goal, then they should be able to do so.
Fox and Moon have not officially responded to Charlotte's posts, however, they did DM the blogger regarding her statements.
