When we talk about being fat-positive and we say, “weight is not an indication of health,” I will reblog it. But I want us to also say, “health is not an indication of value.”
I could be at any weight and I will never be healthy, because I am chronically ill. Someone might be chronically ill and fat, or they might be chronically ill and not fat, and it really doesn’t matter.
When you make it about health, you’re saying health is the pinnacle of human achievement, and you’re shitting on those of us for whom health will always be a pipe dream.
“There’s no reason that accessibility and environmentalism have to be in conflict, but we may have to be a little more creative instead of imposing paternalistic bans.“
I’m confused. Biodegradable straws that are otherwise indistinguishable from regular plastic exist; why is this still a thing?
A lot of the biodegradable options can’t be used for different reasons.
Also, as mentioned in the article, besides being relatively expensive? the biodegradable plasticky types may pose a problem for people with food allergies/celiac. Those materials tend to be made from starch, which could be bad with the number of people who can’t handle corn or wheat. (Depending on what’s the cheapest source where they’re made.)
Dealing with celiac, I would really hesitate to use starch-based biodegradables around food.
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