FlipFlop Video

FLIPFLOP VIDEO

@SportyIsh

Voice over on footage of a plus-size woman playing various sports:

See that woman spiking the volleyball? That used to be me. The one defending the soccer goal? Also me. Hitting home runs, carving up the ski slopes, doing the butterfly at a swim meet? All me.

I loved sports growing up. The rush of competition, the teamwork, that perfectly exhausted feeling at the end of the game. But I was always the biggest one on the team. I heard the whispers, the snide remarks from other athletes, even spectators.

"She's gonna hurt herself, or someone else."

"She's slowing the team down."

"Ha. A fat athlete? Yeah, right."

It got to me. Eventually, I quit. I let their words steal my fun.

Now, years later, I realize how ridiculous that was. Those people? They were the problem, not me. Their fatphobia took away something I loved, and I'm angry at them, but also at myself for letting it happen.

But guess what? I'm back. I'm playing every sport that brings me joy. Because sports don't have a size limit. They don't have a weight requirement. Do you have a body? You can play.

To anyone who's ever felt too big, too slow, too anything to play sports: You're not. Your body is an athlete's body if you're an athlete. Period.

So come join me. On the court, the field, the slopes, or in the pool. Let's reclaim our love for sports, one game at a time.

#RealBodyLove #AthletesComeinAllSizes #BackInTheGame