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Dimensions Magazine

Hello! I'd like to add more information about Dimensions Magazine to this article. It started as a newsletter of NAAFA and later turned into a magazine. It doesn't meet the requirements of WP:GNG according to the previous AfD, but I think that it's an important part in the history of NAAFA. I'd like to add that I have no COI, I'm just interested in documenting it. pinging @Praxidicae: Throwawiki (talk) 17:11, 7 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What independent sources do you have to support this? Praxidicae (talk) 17:16, 7 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to add that it got some significant coverage in a reliable and independent source: see the book "Feederism: Eating, Weight Gain, and Sexual Pleasure". Throwawiki (talk) 17:16, 7 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Praxidicae:

Feedersm

NAAFA has a sister organization called Dimensions Magazine. Dimenesions Magazine is owned by former NAFFA board member Conrad Blickendorfer. Blickendorfer is a devotee of feederism.

Basically, NAAFA is an organization of professional victims who are promoting the insane and dangerous idea of that and fit.

You're mistaken. Dimensions Magazine never had any official relationship with NAAFA -- it was an independent, private publication. Your assertion is like saying that Playboy is a "sister organization" of the National Organization of Women, because women. --tgeller (talk) 08:33, 16 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Um, yeah, that's uh, strange. But anyway, I don't know why such organizations exist. I support the cause, but fat will NEVER be accepted as the norm, at least not in our current societal paradigm. It will always be a symbol of weakness, overindulgence, and basically something disgusting. It says in the article that they criticized Simon Cowell for alienating overweight contestants. But like, what the hell will that do? Simon Cowell is a billionaire and in his current position can insult somebody even if one of their earlobes is a bit too big, and absolutely no one can do anything about it. I don't mean to make Cowell seem like a dictator or something, but a rather minor fat acceptance group will do little to sway him. Just my opinion on the matter. Eridani 21:31, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- - - That's what they used to say about gay rights.206.169.172.212 (talk) 21:37, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, no, if everyone is poor, and their ain't enough food, being fat is a sign of wealth. But really all that can be said about NAAFA is "LoL". JeffBurdges (talk) 12:46, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- - - I also remember how people used to "LOL" at the gay community. Things change when thinking people actually start to respect those who are different.206.169.172.212 (talk) 21:42, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      - 206.169.172.212, being gay isn't a choice. Yes, people are genetically predisposed to a certain body type and gaining weight in certain areas of the body, but ultimately obesity is up to individual choices in diet and exercise. There's a difference between being a few pounds overweight/a little chubby and being obese. What NAAFA is promoting is obesity acceptance. Obesity should not be accepted as normal or healthy. If you are obese and having health problems, the first thing a doctor recommends is losing weight. Organizations like this are basically encouraging obese people to not improve their health and well-being. If you really cared about the well-being of "fat" people, that would bother you. I want "fat" people to go for more walks and put down the donuts so they can enjoy their lives more, but because of that I would be considered a hate-filled "sizeist." Give me a break.. Mycatlikesgarlic (talk) 10:25, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

NAAFA Has a policy opposing feederism

NAAFA has a written policy opposing feederism.

It is here:

http://www.naafa.org/documents/policies/feederism.html^{[dead link‍]} —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.68.248.18 (talk) 14:18, 13 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

See FEEDERISM policy. David spector (talk) 16:48, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Info

http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1913858,00.html

One Source... is also a primary source

We hate primary sources (here: NAAFA itself) too, right? --jae (talk) 02:19, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Removed irrelevant text about Chairperson's death

I removed the following text: "NAAFA Chairman Jason Docherty died at age 46 as a result of complications from pneumonia." This was probably put in by someone wanting to memorialize his death, but this isn't the place for it -- unless his death is directly relevant to the subject of NAAFA. I don't see how it is. People die all the time, for all sorts of reasons. --tgeller (talk) 08:36, 16 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]