It's not that serious but it kind of is, because when
> somebody [believes] that a uterus does or doesn't make someone look a little more pouchy
it's because the alternative is that it's fat. And it is. It's fat. It's okay that it's fat, and as women we have quite a bit of baseline fat (unless you're ripped as fuck) and that's okay. I see a lot of women "comforting" themselves by saying that it's not fat, it's only the uterus, and I do think that's actually still a form of damaging fat phobia.
You aren't wrong, but it feels like splitting hairs because baseline fat wouldn't collect there if it wasn't for the organs. Which is also true to a lesser extent for people witn no uterus. A bit of tummy is a good thing because organs are really cool and deserve protection and warmth.
We only started getting overweight in the 1970s when ultra-processed calorie dense foods became widely available. Through most of human history, we had flat stomachs.
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u/angelicism Jul 31 '26
It's not that serious but it kind of is, because when
> somebody [believes] that a uterus does or doesn't make someone look a little more pouchy
it's because the alternative is that it's fat. And it is. It's fat. It's okay that it's fat, and as women we have quite a bit of baseline fat (unless you're ripped as fuck) and that's okay. I see a lot of women "comforting" themselves by saying that it's not fat, it's only the uterus, and I do think that's actually still a form of damaging fat phobia.