Talk:Fat feminism

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[edit] Copyright problems

This article is more or less entirely copied from other sources - sources that have even been quoted in the external links section. This is a form of copyright theft. Please rewrite using (at the very least) your own words, or I will submit to Articles for Deletion. Ck lostsword|^queta! 14:41, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

alright. mirageinred 14:48, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

can you specify where? mirageinred 14:49, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

The opening section of 'Views' down to the statistics is taken from here. The history section is from the same site. Also, the statement that obesity is genetic is original research - see the WP article on obesity. Ck lostsword|^queta! 15:19, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I see, thanks. mirageinred 15:49, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

But I can't make the history section from scratch. I'm going to need sources to make this page. mirageinred 15:58, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree, but you don't need to copy from the sources. You must rewrite any sources - in some cases to make them make more sense as an encyclopaedic entry; in others simply because it is a breach of copyright. Ck lostsword|^queta! 20:12, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Hmm.. I thought they were all reworded, but I'll try to look for more sources and change it as much as I can. mirageinred 22:00, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Refute

"Fat feminists refute the belief that one cannot be overweight and fit at the same time. Instead, they believe that the figure one would naturally have through consistent exercising, balanced nutrition, and maintaining an active lifestyle is person's ideal figure, which is not limited to one size.[6][7]"

Would "dispute" be a better word? Refute implies that they have actually proved that one can be overweight and fit - but links 6 and 7 certainly do not show that.

[edit] Views

I removed, "For example, a black woman might have bigger hips and breasts than a white woman" because ...well, it doesn't have much to do with being fat. And because a white woman might have bigger hips and breasts than a black woman. (Or a green woman, 'smatter of fact. ;-) )

As for "...women who are naturally larger than the norm would be forced into a chicken or egg cycle of poverty and social discrimination." Is it just me, or does the chicken and egg cycle seem to be a faulty parallelism when compared with poverty and social discrimination? I don't know how to fix it, but it'd be nice if someone else could. :D Eirein 03:03, 4 December 2006 (UTC)