From plus-sized markets to life drawing, Sydney's self-described fat babes are reclaiming a word they say was once synonymous with failure.
ShareNo sweets were allowed in the house and when their mother was on a diet, they were forced to follow the same restrictions.
Being in a body-positivity video spearheaded by fat liberation activist Demon Derriere had a big impact.A customer at the Radically Soft markets.After experiencing the joy of seeing bigger bodies represented, Mx Clancy wanted to help the community grow. After visiting A Plus Market in Melbourne, she decided to open a plus-size fashion market in Sydney with Mx Clancy, called Radically Soft.
She proudly identifies as a "fat babe", however, hated her childhood nickname, Gordita, an affectionate way of saying "little fatty" in Spanish. "If someone wants to call me fat to put me down, firstly, it doesn't work, because to me that's like saying I have brown hair, it's just a factual statement," Ms Rose says.
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