Recently, a hateful, fat-shaming photo surfaced on the internet. OK, I’m going to have to be more specific.
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I have to wonder if examples of women who look like me loving themselves would have affected my self-esteem.
I am completely here for fat remakes of Beyoncé videos.
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The Weight of Losing You
Q. I’ve lost a lot of weight in the past year. I mean, basically the net weight of a couple of pre-schoolers. I’ve got a little ways to go to get to my goal (which is whatever weight I land on while I train for a couple of half marathons). As I am impressed with […]
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“You’re Not Fat”: But What If I Am?
I’m sure we’ve all heard and said it before: “She’s not that fat.” I know I’ve said it in an attempt to deconstruct the strict body standards that women disproportionately face. However, in examining the role language plays in dismantling injustice, I feel certain sense of unease when I hear these statements.
While I was trying to decide what to write here, I came across the WTF, Plus Size Clothing Manufacturers? blog.
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Why I Don’t Care If My Daughter Gets Fat
Ruthie is three. She is a healthy toddler. Her brain is perfect–a neurologist confirmed that in 2012 when she was exhibiting some strange growth patterns that needed to be checked out.
Dear New York: You know I love you. I’ve been here more than five years. I would have moved somewhere else a long time ago if it wasn’t true love. But there’s something we need to talk about. You’re getting a little heavy, no pun intended, on the weight shaming.
I’m fat, and I spent a lot of years trying to hide that (don’t know why; it’s not like I was fooling anyone). All that time believing I was less than or unworthy of love and affection has taken its toll, so this piece really resonated. Aside from the more, ahem, technical advice – and who […]
I’m not sure if this is a new thing for Dr. Laura or if she’s always been big on broadcasting her disgust of fat people, but this week, again, she’s got the solution for obesity. Hint: it isn’t “love yourself as you are.” This taken from her “call of the day” page. Lynn: What do […]
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Stuffed Avocados
A word of warning: I’ve come down with a wicked bad case of hyperbole. It is seriously the worst thing to happen ever in the world to anyone ever. This food post, will, most unfortunately, not be immune from that terrible, life-altering condition. However, even with that limitation, I expect this post to be one […]
Last Thursday, I appeared on Jane Velez-Mitchell’s show on HLN to talk about the public policy hullabaloo of the moment. My sleepy little hometown of NYC made the news when our Mayor for life, Michael Bloomberg, had another brilliant idea for the public shaming of fat people public health – outlawing the sale of sodas in excess […]
Back in the early days of dating my boyfriend, every once in a while he would turn on Fox News just for a laugh and to see what they’re saying. This usually ended up with me yelling at the TV then yelling at him to change the channel, then, and I’m not proud of this, […]
Well, hello, orgasming Persephoneers! You know, when it comes to sex, there often seems to be an elephant in the room. Unfortunately, sometimes I feel like I am the elephant. Thunder thighs, flabby belly, lumbering around the bed like a great pachyderm. I try for body positivity, but so often, especially when I’m naked, it’s just really, […]
I’m a fat woman. I’m a fat woman who has had lots and lots of awesome sex almost exclusively with partners much smaller than myself. When I met my current partner a year ago, I was at my fattest, about 150 lbs heavier than he is, making our sex the most drastic in terms of […]