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Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi (b.1967) - Grandmother’s Country and Seven Sisters Dreaming. Acrylic on linen.

Me realizing I’m still dealing with all the same exact issues I was dealing with in 5th grade but I’m a woman in her 20s now

every time I have the misfortune of encountering fatphobia (especially with a sprinkle of ableism) in the wild, I try to put out the opposite energy instead, so I'm taking this opportunity to trade my rage for a recommendation:

this is amanda lovelace's latest deck 'chubby witch's night in' which was illustrated by the incomparable @vylirium and published by Andrews McMeel, here are some samples I fell in love with:

I have amanda's other decks, all of them have fat people in them, but this one is specifically depicting fat bodies only and are illustrated by an artist who has been a staple of fat art for a long time

I've had my fair share of decks that turn 'wellness' into fatphobia and ableism and, after last year's deck representation argument fiasco, this deck is such a breath of fresh air

it includes journal prompts, activity suggestions, poetry excerpts by amanda herself, here's a sample:

a no nonsense approach to the subject right out of the gate:

and it's written in a way in which it's made me realize, after pulling one card a couple days ago, how much I am expected to be told off for my body in decks that claim to be 'wellness-related' or 'soft', because this took me out:

I don't tend to share my decks a lot online (maybe I should more, I think tumblr would appreciate the mushroom tarot) but, when I saw hatred disguised as health advocacy in a community I'm in, it inspired me to spread something completely different that I enjoy and find comfort in

thank you amanda and thank you @vylirium ♥

transcriptions of the text under the cut