Jogging had only just become a thing. And I was already on high alert for the chair. They would all have equal importance at the school. I just had to be thin. And you're the very last person that the dealer will walk up to, because they think you can't buy a car. It's sad that new Elna gets everything old Elna wanted, because I think old Elna was a better person than new Elna. I didn't tell him about old Elna. Even if they're at a bar holding hands, looking exactly like a couple, people say stuff to them like, so you guys roommates? I look down at the little colored tablets. The day I was trained, I put it together. New Elna was offered work a month after she hit her goal weight, an entry-level position on an actual TV show. And that was code for, seat them in the back three rows at the balcony-- the nosebleed seats. The dots were the beautiful people. First, they take a caliper to the thigh. She's my same age. You think fat people are icky. Just to give you a sense of how serious ORU was about this and how ambitious, at the beginning of every semester, every freshman went to what they called the human performance lab for skin fold testing. In this new world, when I walked down the street, attractive men and women would do something to me they'd never done before. 589 Coming up, does God want you thin? Paul would be in charge of making that home a fit one. It was like I was looking at specific parts of their bodies and staring at them-- parts of their bodies that I had always just reviled on myself. Until this interview, it never occurred to me that a human being could sigh that way over chairs. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Let's not talk about it, and I promise I'll fix it. It's the idea that fat people would come out to their friends and family as fat. I'm Ira Glass. I'd never even tried coffee. And Oral Roberts was maybe the most famous televangelist and faith healer in the world. 805 IMDb 8.4 2007 6 episodes. Cool clothes did not seem to exist for her. Students like her were put onto something called the Pounds Off plan. She's fat. The show pioneered a new form of audio narrative journalism. OK, I'm going to jump in one more time here, because this health question is actually kind of the third rail when people talk about fat people. I have been overweight for my entire life. They cut up my legs from my knees to my groin and took out as much skin as they could. Occasionally, Kathy says that some passers-by see what's going on and approach her to complain that this punishment seems too humiliating. Download. Our editor's Joel Lovell. Today's program, "Tell Me I'm Fat," in which we ask, should we think about weight differently than we do? And they think, well, no, she can't possibly be a woman. I have been overweight for my entire life. It's just such an unbalanced reward system. Now he had no idea that girl was me. I'd hear comments that I would ignore. I mean, this was just my favorite one of these fat acceptance blogs. A show inspired by Lindy Wests book Shrill. Yeah, really. And I look at Google Images. And I just had never seen that before ever in my life. And I remember sitting across from him in his home having dinner. Lindy says in her book, "Want to change the way you see fat people? You know, just moving through the world as a big person is hard. For Your Reconsideration It's called Hunger. It's just that I know the realities of living in my body. What if I decided that's beautiful? He was deliberately missing the point. Old Elna looked for a job for a year and a half. It's because they see me, and they see my skin. You know, like fat rolls and arm fat and bellies and staring at them and saying, OK, what if I found that objectively beautiful? And if I don't think I'm going to be comfortable, I simply won't go. Act Two, It's a Small World After All. WebFull episode 589: Tell Me Im Fat Act Two Its a Small World After All Share a clip Transcript Elna Baker lost a lot of weight, 110 pounds. And one of our staffers, Elna Baker, blurted out, if she put one of those on today, she'd feel like herself again. She lost 110 pounds, and she's kept it off for years and years. When we asked the school about the Pounds Off program, the current administration said they hadn't heard of it. WebJuly 1, 2022 Act Four: Next Host Ira Glass walks through possible next steps with a pro-life activist who worked on the Texas SB8 bill, that set a precedent for enforcement of abortion bans throughout the country. And to get back to our story, her boss is saying these demeaning things about fat people. Fat chicks deserve that too.". We Won a Peabody Award for Our Coverage of the Fall of Roe v. Wade. Right away, they suggest the diet they think best. As new Elna, I threw out all my pictures of old Elna and all the pictures in my parents' photo albums too, because I didn't want people to see them. I will take another one at 4:00. They talk down to you like you're stupid about nutrition and calories, as if pretty much every fat person has not been around the block 500 times on that one already. What he's rejecting is me. He couldn't even see me when I was fat. I should, rather than spending all my time counting almonds, why not try to figure out how to be happy now? We've arrived at Act Three of our program. Then I took the first pill, phentermine, which is similar to amphetamines-- speed. Were you afraid it would be hurtful to them? Did you conceive of yourself as fat? Nine months in, I started seeing a guy from my building-- a kindergarten teacher who left love notes on my door. When she lost the weight she discovered it was ALL because of her weight. Listen to some classics selected by the shows host, Ira Glass. For WBEZ Chicago, it's This American Life. Newsy stories that try to capture what its like to be alive right now. It's true people maybe doing too much for public shaming fat peoples or discriminating fat people, but BEING FAT IS NOT HEALTHY, and fat people definitely has to do something about it. They said it was super difficult to comprehend that such a thing had existed. The way people talk about being fat is shifting. It's not like when you come out as gay or transgender. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. In order for my legs to heal, I had to sit alone in a room for a month without any underwear and my legs spread eagle. The post was called, "Hello, I Am Fat." This doesn't change Roxane's point at all, but they go up to 32. Some people think so. So Lindy West is very much a fat person with a before picture and an after picture. Newsy stories that try to capture what its like to be alive right now. She's a hard worker, good attitude. And now I don't have any pictures of myself from ages 12 to 22. This American Life But the biggest turning point-- the moment that she actually came out and said to everyone she knows that she's fat-- happened as the result of a fight she got into with her boss-- or, to be more precise, the boss of her boss. I mean, what if we have kids? Our website-- thisamericanlife.org. She'd never got the job she wanted if she stayed fat. You're saying, I happen to be this way, but I don't want to be this way. The show pioneered a new form of audio narrative journalism. One subset of that is the Christian weight loss movement. You may know that there's a Christian weight loss movement. Making that home a fit one is one of the ways to glorify God and the Holy Spirit. You're not concerned about my health. Tell Me Im Fat. Finding decent clothes is an issue if you're really big. Suddenly how you looked mattered. What Mark doesn't understand is that my old body doesn't feel that far away. We'd lived in the same small building for four years. (5 minutes), If you enjoyed this episode, you may like these. Because, um, I don't believe you. I walked out cautiously, not sure what had just happened. You catch that? I have lived in this body my whole life. How long have we been married? I don't give a shit if you think I lie on the couch all day under the Dorito funnel. WebPodcasts & Shows Expand/collapse submenu for Podcasts & Shows. He told me he couldn't sew it back up together without a risk of infection. There's just no way that you're mistaking me for a man. It's sobering to realize just how the past 25 years have just been all about my body. In both pictures, she's fat. He's actually got a doctorate in physical education. 379: Return To The Scene Of The Crime It was a joke, of course, our marriage based on a lie. You would never have talked-- I mean, you would have talked to me. Shame doesn't work. Thin people nod at each other? I went out with him again. She told me she was a size 22. WebKathy brings a lawn chair for herself and a book. You can't change it. Here's how I did it. This American Life And so we began doing skin fold testing that fall. With one-third of Americans classified as overweight, and another third as obese, and almost none of us losing weight and keeping it off, maybe its time to rethink the way we see being fat. Lindy writes about what happened between them in her book. The Best of This American Life: 25th Anniversary Episodes. So why do I have to pretend that I'm OK with it? WebThis is my first time listening to this episode. Each week we choose a theme. Yeah, definitely. After that, I knew him. On February 11, 2011, I wrote a scorched-earth essay and posted it publicly at the tail end of a sunny Friday afternoon. She got into a fight with the paper's editorial director. Back next week with more stories of This American Life. The way people talk about being fat is shifting. Stephen Lee tells about the time his parents first met his fiances parents, and his future mother-in-law dropped a coincidence bomb. And who's to know which way that decision is going to go? I don't think I've ever actually heard somebody just say those words except in a much smaller context, like somebody puts on a dress and it's like, oh, I'm fat. You know, in the book of Romans, Paul says that all-- 8:28's the verse in case you want to look it up-- all things work together for good to those that love God, who are the called according to His purpose. This American Life was delivered to public radio stations by PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. I began my diet with a prayer for grace. A fat person might touch you on a plane with their fat. I thought it was real. Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. Can I have you talk about that? I said nothing. I prayed for his self-control. The older and wiser we get, the more bewildering our past decisions can seem. Black dudes noticed me. This whole movement almost feels like a slap in the face of everything I've worked hard on changing in my life, especially hearing them say that it's impossible to change! Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. Tell Me Im Fat It was at a friend's comedy show. We've arrived at Act Three of our program. I also have two scars running up my legs like inseams. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. I know that all of this is wrong. It wasn't like me in a fat suit. Stephen Lee tells about the time his parents first met his fiances parents, and his future mother-in-law dropped a coincidence bomb. You've said this thing-- fat is all I ever think about, and it's exhausting. Enough people get this sentence that Kathy says she is the best-read person in Putnam County. She said the problem with "overweight" is that it implies that there is a correct weight for people. And when the last black rider gets off, music starts. The New York Times has officially launched its new audio app for iOS New York Times Audio and we're on there in a big way. In the early 1970s, Paul got this dream job offer. If the South Dakotans floating around us all got out of the pool at the same time, the water level would most likely have dropped 6 feet.". One of the big things was, she saw these photos taken by the actor Leonard Nimoy, the guy who played Mr. Spock on Star Trek. This American Life When I left high school, I was around 330-340 lbs. See it? Here's something I never tell people. Her book's called Shrill. I don't want to get thin. OK, here's Lindy reading. Each week we choose a theme. (18 minutes), Elna Baker lost a lot of weight, 110 pounds. It's about "ew." So I did what honestly I thought Dan Savage would do, what he'd taught me to do over my years at the paper. I still take phentermine. The university wants to know what percentage of a student's weight is fat. It just was me as a human. And then they would--. Research help from Christopher Swetala. I reject this entire framework. Maybe you remember her story about confronting an internet troll. I just mean she has access to spaces that people like me do not. Like, you can go into a car dealership, for example. I'd scribble CBS two on their ticket. How she went from somebody who never wanted to be noticed as fat or at all, to somebody who tells her well-meaning friends that, yes, she wants them to call her fat, even though it makes them feel a little uncomfortable at first. Act One, The Day the Scales Fell from Her Eyes. Act Two In God We Trust When it comes to love, coincidences tend to loom extra-large. And then they would put you on in the water. It's awkward and embarrassing. Its a Small World 10 episodes. Act Three, How You Doing with Sizes? She came in holding a bottle of white wine and two Valiums-- one for her, one for me. That's how radical this is. It was just that. I'm taking control over my body. They might get a point for walking a mile or two for playing doubles tennis or five for bouncing on a trampoline. If you are able, we strongly encourage you to listen to the audio, which includes emotion and emphasis that's not on the page. He's been on many, many times. The way people talk about being fat is shifting. They would put you on this chair and lower you into the water-filled-- I would just call it-- it was almost like they were putting you in a big beaker. A painting by Fernando Botero, photographed by Edgar Zuniga, Jr. So obesity in America affects a higher percentage of black people than white people. Her grandfather would tell her flat out, nobody wants to see a fat girl on TV. I have wanted to change this body my whole life. He's also written books. And of course, it was a Christian university, so it was almost like a turtleneck bathing suit, right? This American Life: #589: Tell Me I'm Fat June 20, 2016 6:59 PM - Subscribe The way people talk about being fat is shifting. And when I looked at those photos, they made me feel bad, because in the pictures, I looked happy. WebKathy brings a lawn chair for herself and a book. It's taken care of. I was unemployed, and I had never been in a relationship. And my worst fear was, what if I am? This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Aham took me out for dinner on my 32nd birthday, then suggested a quick nightcap at our neighborhood bar. Our friends Evan and Sam were playing a duet on cello and bass. Instead it made me sad. I learned how to do the worm, and I would do it in dance circles. Fat people are told all the time they're choosing to be unhealthy. You know, we'll pray for you this semester. When I hold my arms and legs out, I still look like a flying squirrel. But you wouldn't have ever dated me, ever. And they said, you're over this weight. Paul was a Pentecostal Evangelical Christian. He was referring to the building barbecue we'd hung out at a few weeks earlier. WebIt's This American Life. Morning Edition Weekend Edition Saturday I enrolled in a weight loss clinic. They're art photos. Yeah, but you know what's funny? I'm just hyper-obsessed. Based on the wildly popular public radio show, This American Life explores a theme - fiascos, do-gooders, conventions, the job that takes over your life - and transforms the stories into something funny or poignant, enlightening or bizarre. Now I just have to keep going. She got everything I thought I had to lose over 100 pounds to get. Why are the kids here? This wasn't a suggestion. "Almost every day, I hear some kind friend say, Sophie, dear, I think you're much too stout. Then Oral Roberts had another idea-- to push the fitness program even further. And people will say, you know, this is the first-class line, as if I don't belong there. I think it's wonderful, and I think it's necessary and a necessary corrective. In the before picture, she is painfully shy and not as happy. No matter what excuses they drum up about family values and, yes, health, it's all "ew." Now, I'm down to 270. And of course, so often there is this moral dimension to it that is just gross-- this idea that you're fat because you're weak, you can't get control of your own life. Oral Roberts wanted to teach a lifestyle to his students, what he called the whole man philosophy-- mind, body, spirit. He had traveled the world for those 25 years before we got there praying for the sick. As I looked into the history of weight loss culture, I came across this amazing tape of John F. Kennedy from a speech he gave on child welfare in 1962 and sounding not so different from Oral Roberts. Master storyteller and magazine journalist Jack Hitts work holds a strong influence over the first decade of the program. Exactly. I'd just rather not be abused on the internet from inside my own workplace. It's a thing. Grab a Twinkie and come back in a minute, Chicago Public Radio, when our program continues. He told me recently he knows he hasn't been listening. He talked to my producer Zoe about this. Also, we haven't invented a way to make fat people thin long term. I used the word "overweight" a few times. With one-third of Americans classified as overweight, and another third as obese, and almost none of us losing weight and keeping it off, maybe its time to rethink the way we see being fat. Daily. Master storyteller and magazine journalist Jack Hitts work holds a strong influence over the first decade of the program. YOU ARE NOT BREAKING NEW GROUND HERE!" I don't think so. This American Life I looked at my pile and began debating what would stay and what would go. 589 As new Elna, I once went on a date with a cute guy who said to me, I know this is going to sound mean, but I just can't tolerate fat people, and then took my hand for the very first time. Ew! Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. But again, I think it's because they're Lane Bryant fat. "Just take it," the man behind the counter said. You do happen to be the boss of me, but you are not the doctor of me. They told you that in front of your parents, and then you all prayed together with your parents. Just let me be me. Why were there somber strings at my birthday party? It was not going as planned. Aerobics was brand new. It wasn't about saving money. 15: Dawn An early highlight of This American Life is Dawn, the episode first to give the entire hour over to a single contributor. I know exactly how messed up it is. She'd have to go back to the dorm, say goodbye to her roommates, and go home. That if you're fat, you must be lazy or lack self-discipline, that there's something wrong with our country that so many of us can't control our weight. Today's program, "Tell Me I'm Fat," in which we ask, should we think about weight differently than we do? No, that's not even true. Jun 4, 2023 692: The Show of Delights In these dark, combative times, we attempt the most radical counterprogramming we could imagine: a show made up entirely of stories about delight. Prologue This American Life Really? That sounds like a strawman. And now I'm still on it because I'm about to pitch a TV show in LA, and I need to lose even more weight. His name is Dan Savage. She tried so hard for everything that I now got so easily.
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