Village Voice article on "Guys Who Like Fat Chicks"

I am a fat person who finds many other fat people attractive. (In a non-exclusive way.) I'm delighted that I'm finding more and more places online (e.g., http://fuckyeahfatpositive.tumblr.com/) where I can just happily share my attraction with others. But I sometimes run into stuff online from people who don't share this attraction and assume finding fat people attractive (especially men finding fat women attractive) is inherently a skanky fetish.

This article about straight male fat admirers and women they are attracted to is written from an outsider's point of view, and if you can tolerate the fascinated gaze of the outsider, and some crassness ("'It’s like one big boob.' That’s Dan’s shorthand explanation for what it’s like to be with fat women"), it's reasonably respectful. Most of the photos actually include at least portions of heads and faces (instead of being headless fatties). Only two paragraphs are devoted to "OMG stigma and health risks."

http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-05-04/news/guys-who-like-fat-chicks/

( Cutting for length and potentially triggery fat-hating language )

On the same subject, I've always liked this bit of the old Usenet Size-Acceptance FAQ:

In response to the accusation that people who are attracted to large
people have a "fetish":
"Many men are attracted only to women who weigh between 105 and
120 pounds. I, on the other hand, am attracted to women who
weigh between 150 and 500 pounds. Now you tell *me* who has a
'fetish'!"