Obesity becoming U.S. civil rights issue for some

Launching an anti-dieting blog called Shapely Prose, Harding and other fat-acceptance advocates online — calling themselves the fat-o-sphere — are also educating one another about how to improve overweight people’s health.

She and other bloggers with names like FatChicksRule and Big Liberty say society’s “war on obesity” makes overweight people hate their bodies and suffer from low self-esteem.

“Being fat doesn’t make me lazy or stupid or morally suspect,” said Harding, 34, of Chicago, who also has written a book, “Lessons from the Fat-o-Sphere.“

“The message we’re promoting is health at every size.”

I really wish she’d noted that I co-wrote the book with Marianne Kirby, instead of implying that I was the sole author, but otherwise, pretty good article.