Need to rant: Fat bitches in roller derby. I am a roller derby athlete. Notice I said athlete. Not stripper, not 'player,' not 'grassroots feminist," etc. Roller derby is an athletic sport. I play in the top 100 level, I practice three times a week and train at the gym three more times a week. I eat clean, I perform well, and I'm fucking sick of all the hamplanets forcing roller derby to be their soap box about "loving their body" for being 100 lbs overweight.  90% of the injuries I've seen during games were fat women. Because when you fall on roller skates with 100+ more pounds than your body was meant to carry, of course something's going to break.  90% of the girls too tired to come to practice and needing a "break" for the night are fat girls. Because sitting home with your mac & cheese and cheesy poofs is a lot more important than pushing yourself in a practice. PS: This almost always happens on endurance nights.  We have a special endurance test for minimum basic skills. This means things you absolutely have to be able to pass in a test to be considered safe enough to skate. One of them is the "dreaded" 27/5. You have to make 27 laps in under 5 minutes. For reference, I average 31/32 laps in 5 minutes, without breaking much of a sweat.  There's currently a movement in the sport where everyone's complaining that "27/5 doesn't indicate your skill as a skater! You never use the 27/5! You won't ever skate 5 minutes constantly! We need to change the rules!"  90% of the people complaining about this easily achievable goal of fitness are chunks of lard in fishnets.  I posted something in a FB group in a very PC way to explain why I felt that the speed trials were important. It's not about endurance, it's about perseverance. It's about seeing a goal and pushing yourself to achieve it. The post was bombarded by people telling me I was wrong and that the 27/5 is arbitrary and out dated.  All of the girls who commented on that post? Fat girls. Hmm, wonder why it's so hard for you to pass? Could it be the extra pounds you're carrying with you as you try to force yourself around the track for a whole -gasp!- FIVE MINUTES? FFS.  Bonus: This is a current meme in the roller derby community. Every time I see it, I have to stop myself from commenting: "Well, if you can fit into a sewer drain, chances are you can already pass your 27/5."