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Are You Afraid of Getting Fat Like Me?
The knowledge that nearly everyone around me is more afraid of looking like me than they are of a virus that has rapidly killed thousands of people clings to my skin like a wet rag. It’s uncomfortable, but it seems to be an unavoidable, inescapable reality. In a world where my body is viewed as a pre-existing condition, it's sometimes hard to fall in love with yourself.