"Diet culture is a tool of the patriarchy!" I get so riled up about this. "Riots not diets" and "diets are a tool of the patriarchy" and "patriarchal ideal of beauty" coming from these Tubblrs. Hello? There is nothing more empowering than being able to run a half marathon or lift a barbell over my head or shimmy up a rope hanging from the gym ceiling. It means I'm strong enough and fast enough to escape an attacker (who these days is likely to be an out of shape butterbeast). How is it me giving in to the patriarchy to enjoy working out and eating well? Guess what, I actually DON'T need a man to help me lift my carry-on suitcase into the overhead bin on an airplane - that's empowerment, the deadlift-clean-jerk combo that makes these mayonnaise huffing middle aged men leave me the hell alone because they know I'm not weak.