PlusPositive is a brand new club dedicated to Size Acceptance and assisting in ending size discrimination in all of its forms. We are the sister club to =ClubBBW.

Why ~PlusPositive?
Try as they might, it is not always easy for people who have rarely been discriminated against to fully understand what it's like to be a target of prejudice.

The struggles of the fat may be difficult to imagine for a person who can shop for clothing in virtually any store; who can eat dinner in a restaurant without being frowned upon; who can jog down a street without being ridiculed.

The thin individual does not need to concern herself nearly so much with the possibility of being discriminated against. She does not find it necessary to arm herself psychologically against the prejudice and hatred she will undoubtedly face as she goes about her business. The fat person, in stark contrast, often has a very different experience:
"Ask any fat American about the mindless stereotypes, tormenting social pressures, and discrimination which together generate billions of dollars in profit annually for the weight loss industry and which cost large people so much in terms of employment and promotions denied, unequal pay, social and sexual isolation, alienation, and many other forms of discrimination. Ask her about the relentless imagery characterizing fat women as diseased, neurotic gluttons and unattractive, unlovable, second-class citizens".

~PlusPositive is here to be a positive force for those who have had to live with weight bigotry.