May 2011
47 posts
The Fat-o-Sphere Talks About Fetishes: Sexy Fat...
molly-ren:
Photo: Banksy’s elephant in the room, as part of his exhibit Barely Legal (via Social Panda)
Hi guys! Sorry I couldn’t get this up sooner—I’ve been 1.) sick and 2.) moving, which left me feeling like I couldn’t get my thoughts together enough to respond to all the amazing commentary.
A little back story: way back in March, I wrote Why Fat Fetishists and Fat Avtivists Never End Up...
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WatchDealing with fat hate: Family edition (by Margitte Kristjansson)
Online Coverage Of Obesity Epidemic Worsens The... →
The prevailing logic seems to be that overweight people need to constantly be reminded that they’re unacceptably heavy (for their own good, natch). However shockingly enough, shaming overweight people and sending the message that their weight is a personal failure doesn’t do much good. When obese people internalize the anti-fat stigma, they’re more likely to become depressed...
radicallyhottoff:
been thinking about those posts going up with pictures of beautiful black women as a critique of the Satoshi Kanazawa article (the one “objectively” wondering why black women are not beautiful) the one at Feministe in particular—
what his “research” was addressing was not rich black hollywood women. it was addressing poor black women. *BMI* was the key code word for me...
I LIED! The bondage skirt fits *YOU TOO!
theinbetweenie:
giselaramirez:
*Anyone from a 2XS-3XL will fit into the bondage skirt :)
So I did some tests and fittings of the bondage skirt, and it turns out there’s no need to make 5 sizes from S-2XL, I really only needed 2-3 sizes max to fit those measurements (thanks to the wonders of elasticity)
Because of the time and effort I saved with this discovery, 4 sizes are currently in...
Carnival is woman…but not just any woman « CODE... →
Women’s public performance is always political, the fat black woman’s even more so. There mere fact that this video* is circulating so widely is because people view the fat black woman’s performing body as disruptive and “unruly” (to draw on the work of Jamaican literary scholar Andrea Shaw.)
Some people argued that images of this woman would deter tourists from visiting Trinidad and...
some thoughts about struggle/body...
jessiedress:
First, let me just say that I am clearly writing this for myself. This probably makes VERY LITTLE SENSE, and I’m not really interested in providing context.
Twice this week I’ve had crazy-interesting conversations with friends about body image/fat stuff. That sounds pretty normal and whatever, but in my daily it’s a pretty safe assumption that the only people I’m going to talk to...
“Those who subvert social norms are, ostensibly, people who have forgotten that...”
– So Michel Foucault and Jeremy Bentham walk into an elementary school cafeteria* via the Two Whole Cakes blog by Lesley Kinzel (via polianarchy)
fatandtheivy:
Fat People Exercise “Researchers have made a shocking discovery: Most overweight people exercise.
“The study proves the common idea that fat people are just lazy isn’t true. Though sadly, this research probably won’t change any attitudes, as most people still like to think the thinner someone is the healthier they are (until Star deems them “scary...
theinbetweenie:
Fat phobia, the “obesity epidemic” and the medicalization of inequality creatrixtiara:
liquornspice:
Holy shit, this blog looks amazing! A doctor who puts the “obesity epidemic” in historical context and shows how “health” is politicized?! ::singing:: LOOOVES IT!!!
A sampling of awesome. (All emphasis mine.)
Despite the focus on evidence-based...
therotund:
That Sexy Fat Pink Elephant In The Room; Discussing Fat, Fetishism, and Feederism jessiedress:
I’m into most (if not all) of what Marianne is saying here. It’s interesting to me (as a queer person especially) how sex/sexuality/fetish communities/kink get kind of pathologized in FA. I guess that just isn’t where I “live,” if you get what I mean.
I totally understand not being...
Why Fat Fetishists and Fat Activists Never End Up...
molly-ren:
Amanda, of Feedee World, got pissed off with Fat Activism recently:
Marilyn Wann, aka the author of Fat? SO! and previously a member of the NAAFA board of directors, as just unfriended me on Facebook. Why? Because I told her I was a Feedee and that “[l]ong story short, life is very complicated. Especially when you try to be balance aspects of your life that conflict, Fat...
“If we’re going to be super radical political fatties, it’s worth considering...”
– -the as always brilliant Marianne Kirby, in “That Sexy Fat Pink Elephant in the Room; Discussing Fat, Fetishism, and Feederism” (via riotsnotdiets)
I’ve always heard the phrase as Your Kink Is OK, It’s Just Not My Kink, but I don’t even know why I’m nitpicking that.
I’ve had a hard time dealing...
“You know we use “fetish” colloquially to mean “someone who’s really into things...”
– That Sexy Fat Pink Elephant In The Room; Discussing Fat, Fetishism, and Feederism
"I sold my NaNoWriMo novel!" A Q&A with Kim...
rkb:
Oh…I can just reblog the whole thing. And see that my name is in big letters on the back. Woo-hoo! I think I need to reread it so I can embrace my arms/legs/belly a little bit better. :)
lettersandlight:
Kim is a three-time NaNoWriMo participant. She sold her book, Read my Hips: How I Learned to Love My Body, Ditch Dieting, and Live Large to Random House. The book hits shelves on May...
Watchfatandtheivy:
“Fat Shame” author and gender studies Professor Amy Farrell discusses body image in America on the Report.
"Body weight is the last socially acceptable...
riotsnotdiets:
ninnyhammer-:
Every time someone says this, all I can think is ‘is this a joke?’
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I would say
“Just FYI, the assumption that size-based hatred is the last socially acceptable prejudice is steeped in racism, sexism, classism, and a whole host of other isms. To say this denies so much of the hatred and bigotry that happens to marginalized groups that is still...
strikematchlightfiyah:
coquilles:
seaponies:
i want to have a conversation with someone/people about how my tumblr ugly photos has mostly white looking folk on it and what it means to be UGLY from a person of color point of view because i was in my bed recently thinking damn… white folk ugly and poc ugly isn’t necessarily the same. and how white people and poc view their ugliness and how...
“We’ve lost an understanding of what racism means in this country. We’ve...”
– Alterdestiny: The New Racism (via echolocate)
relevant to a conversation i had, more like tried to have, yesterday.
(via scatterhearted, clingtomymouth-deactivated20100)
(via lipsbetweenthehips)
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TELL TUMBLR TO BAN THINSPO
sharingpassionforpositivity:
stopworshippingbeauty:
http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-tumblr-to-ban-dangerous-thinspo-blogs
While Tumblr may be a great place to find support for those dealing with problems such as eating disorders, self-harm, and depression, it is also a place where such things can be encouraged. One great example of this is called “thinspo,” which are blog posts...
“I’m fat positive because I identify as queer, a category designed to upset...”
– why i’m fat positive. « you’re welcome.
noajames asked: how can you submit you pics?
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Anonymous asked: Do you think that fat people who can't fit into a seat on an airplane should be forced to buy two seats?
Liposuction Doesn't Last; Your Fat Loves You Too... →
The New York Times reports:
In the study, the researchers randomly assigned nonobese women to have liposuction on their protuberant thighs and lower abdomen or to refrain from having the procedure, serving as controls. As compensation, the women who were control subjects were told that when the study was over, after they learned the results, they could get liposuction if they still...
I've Been Insulted.
ladyfreethought:
I have issues with your viewpoints on obesity.
Obesity can be extremely unhealthy, but as a society, we’re letting it get really out of hand.
I asked you how it was getting “out of hand,” and you gave me talking points from the CDC. I made a response to that bullshit, and you ignored it. You never answered my question honestly. This is the same CDC that magically changed the...
“I’m fat positive because your weight doesn’t have any necessary relationship to...”
– From a fantastic post “Why I’m Fat Positive” by You’re Welcome (via heyfatchick)
"Homonormativity is a chameleon-like ideology that...
riotsnotdiets:
kalemason:
seriouslyflippant:
beverly-heels:
Martin F. Manalansan IV
Bravo.
mm yes.
was JUST talking about this with my adviser
April 2011
156 posts
