January 2010
343 posts
I see lots of people saying that they work-out and... →
purpleprimate:
seaponies:
ilovefat:
Size acceptance occasionally falls into the trap of breaking people into “good fats” and “bad fats”. The good fats are the ones who have gym memberships, eat like they’re gunning for vegetarian sainthood, and have no weight-related chronic health problems. By this reckoning, I technically fall into the good-fat category. Alleged “bad fats”, on the other...
The Guardian reports on Fatshion Blogs (!!!) →
definatalie:
pluseyes:
There are certainly signs that these sites are having an affect on individual women. Ragini Nag Rao, a student from Kolkata, India, first started posting pictures of herself on Fatshionista in 2008, after struggling with her body image. “For the first time in my life,” she says, “I was seeing these people who were my size, and larger, and who all looked great, and I...
I see lots of people saying that they work-out and... →
Size acceptance occasionally falls into the trap of breaking people into “good fats” and “bad fats”. The good fats are the ones who have gym memberships, eat like they’re gunning for vegetarian sainthood, and have no weight-related chronic health problems. By this reckoning, I technically fall into the good-fat category. Alleged “bad fats”, on the other hand, are those who hate exercise,...
What makes me sad and angry
definatalie:
Having to listen to weight loss talk.
Having to listen to negative body talk.
Having to listen to people with far more beauty privilege than I talking about how ugly they are.
Having to be that person at that weight some women claim they’d kill themselves at. “omg Jess, kill me when I get that fat! Loleleventy!!”
People assume I will be involved in the conversation because...
A post about body image « Little Black Gingham... →
I try to read fat acceptance blogs like Fuck Yeah, Chubby Girls and I Love Fat! and while I think almost every girl on them is beautiful and I admire their confidence, I just can’t stop reminding myself that no matter how “fat” they are, I’m fatter. And not only am I fatter, but my fat in no way works for me.
Some of these girls are fat in all the right places. It gives them curvy hips...
The Fat Dykes Statement
pluseyes:
pythoness:
iisabelle:gauntlet:
Don’t assume… I don’t like my body Don’t assume… I think your body is better than mine Don’t assume… you’re doing me a favour by having a relationship with me Don’t assume… I’m your earth mother/diesel dyke Don’t assume… I’m a failed heterosexual Don’t assume… I’m always happy/jolly Don’t assume… I’m not sexual Don’t assume… I’m single Don’t assume…...
review of fat grrrlz #1
lostmapskeletonkey:
ilovefat:
matildastone:
“FATGRRRLZ, Issue #1: This is a great feminist zine that empowers women and deconstructs the societal image of “ideal” beauty and weight. Zinester Brandi Lee seamlessly mixes opportunities for activism with well-written personal anecdotes. Special features include an inspiring interview with Krissy from Figure 8 as well as guerilla feminist...
More Voices Join The Plus-Size Fashion... →
Emme weighs in on V’s plus- size issue:
It shouldn’t be an issue of size, it should be women. And I think that the media, especially women’s magazines, would do themselves a favor if they truly, truly did this because it would reduce so much of the horrible push for the prepubescent image, the drive for thinness, the unrealistic expectations I feel that are just delivered to...
couldyoupleasefluffmybutt asked: Sorry, I just saw that it was f-locked. Here's the text:
taken from ontd_political
tl;dr Parent's didn't want a fat baby so they put laxatives in her bottle milk and starved her. They still don't think they have done anything wrong.
Charge: Parents didn't want 'fat' baby, so they starved her
Accused of starving their...
taken from ontd_political
tl;dr Parent's didn't want a fat baby so they put laxatives in her bottle milk and starved her. They still don't think they have done anything wrong.
Charge: Parents didn't want 'fat' baby, so they starved her
Accused of starving their...
The Post-Pregnancy Weight-Loss Obsession - Page 1... →
It is chilling to watch the culture become more and more obsessed with babies, while the evidence of how these babies are created is removed from public view.
[…]
It would be easy to see this obsession with post-baby weight control as just part and parcel of the usual misogynistic obsession with women’s weight. Female celebrities are under constant pressure to stay thin. But...
The "Baby Weight" Obsession: Officially Out Of... →
Earlier today, we all learned that OK Magazine doctored photos of Kourtney Kardashian to make her look like she’s lost all her baby-weight…because that’s what you do when your child is five weeks old. Clearly, we’ve reached some kind of apex (or nadir) of baby weight-loss madness.
review of fat grrrlz #1
matildastone:
“FATGRRRLZ, Issue #1: This is a great feminist zine that empowers women and deconstructs the societal image of “ideal” beauty and weight. Zinester Brandi Lee seamlessly mixes opportunities for activism with well-written personal anecdotes. Special features include an inspiring interview with Krissy from Figure 8 as well as guerilla feminist tear-outs that everyone can use to...
Befuddled.
pluseyes:
noisyhearts:
morelikeamovie:
backstagebethy:
Okay, I know Tumblr’s a place for fun & frivolity & cute boys & music & sunset photos BUT I am reading this book and I’m struggling with it. It’s the second book I’ve read in maybe a month that’s about a fat girl & how her size affects her life, and the other book was just terrible (it’s called like Alternative...
“once again fat people (especially the over 70 crowd) live 10 years longer. the...”
– yet more proof that being fat is good for you. – quick hit « Fat and Sassy (via bbwprincess)
(via weighty)
Skorch's January Issue →
pluseyes:
I have to say, they’ve cut down on the weight-loss surgery/regimes ads since last time, which is good, but I can’t help but think that any advertisement of that at all undermines their message completely. The writing is also dropdead mediocre, but at least the range of topics is broader than the last issue. Will keep an eye on this one.
Good to hear they cut down some of the ads,...
Pelosi's Health Care Strategy →
thepoliticalpartygirl:
Hours before she was to host President Obama’s State of the Union address, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laid out a road map for winning final approval of comprehensive health-care reform. Her message: “We need to get this done. Process, I don’t care about. But we need to get this done, one way or another.”
[…]
Pelosi’s path is for the House and Senate to use the “budget...
The Scales Can Lie: Hidden Fat - WSJ.com →
People don’t have to be overweight to have excess body fat. Instead, these people have a higher ratio of fat to muscle tissue than do people with low body fat. Indeed, even people of the same weight, or those with comparable body mass index, which factors together weight and height, can have different body-fat percentages.
Based on results of the nine-year study, as well as U.S....
Did “The Wire” Presage Politics Post-2008? |... →
The Wire’s central thesis was simple: short-term politics and the quest for power kills long-term progress and social justice. From gangs to government, the media to schools, the same rule applies. Everyone, sadly, violates the rule. They think about themselves and the system never gets fixed. This is the fundamental cynicism of The Wire: it perfectly diagnoses how groups and institutions kill...
On 'chub rub'
heyfatchick:
This is in response to a question posed to ilovefat (questions asked via tumblr can’t be reblogged).
Anonymous asked:
So I was wondering if all the lovely ladies who follow this blog know anything about “Chub Rub”? You know the rubbing and chaffing between the inner thighs of us larger gals. I suffer from it from time to time and it can get pretty uncomfortable. Are there any...
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Regarding "Chub Rub"
donewiththisshit:
@ilovefat, for some reason I can’t actually reblog your post, so I’m reposting here.
Personally, I don’t like calling it “chub rub” or assuming that it’s only a problem for plus-size women. My thighs rubbed when I wore a size 6 and they rub now at a size 12. It’s more about build than size. Women with narrow set hips naturally have thighs that are closer together, and I’ve...
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Anonymous asked: So I was wondering if all the lovely ladies who follow this blog know anything about "Chub Rub"? You know the rubbing and chaffing between the inner thighs of us larger gals. I suffer from it from time to time and it can get pretty uncomfortable. Are there any remedies or methods we could all try to help prevent this or help cure it? Maybe we could have an open question for it?
Three feminist rants
seaponies:
crustyriotgrrl:
fuckyeahfeminists:
Three feminist rants
“Today I have a few feminist rants that I need to get out of my system. 1. The murder of innocent women at a gym in Pennsylvania has alerted me to the existence of the pick up artist community. These are men who rant and moan about the unreasonable bitches who won’t fuck them, and they share tips on how to trick women into...
Size of the Times: Part II
curvycouture:
Posted by: NatalieB <CLICK THIS FOR THE ORIGINAL POST
In Part I of “Size of the Times,” we examined one of the most hotly debated portrayals of plus size women today – V magazine’s “The Size Issue” – and deliberated whether or not a size spectrum exists in the fashion world. Today, we’ll continue to explore the great body debate by taking a look at the issues through the...
couldyoupleasefluffmybutt asked: http://community.livejournal.com/childfree/10340244.html
The article... I'm not sure where the link is, but I think it's relevant.
The article... I'm not sure where the link is, but I think it's relevant.
Lawyers, Guns and Money: Whole Foods, junk... →
abbyjean:
The details: [Whole Foods] employees with a Body Mass Index of between 28 and 29.9 will get a 22% discount on their purchases; those with a BMI of 26-28.9 will get a 25% discount; those with a BMI of 24-25.9 will get a 27% discount; and those below 24 will get a 30% discount (employees must also meet blood pressure and cholesterol criteria and not use nicotine).
How [nonsensical] is...
Contact WholeFoods About their New Employee... →
donewiththisshit:
Here’s my letter:
I recently heard of your new employee discount system, and am appalled that you would reinforce the false notion that BMI is a useful or valid measurement of health. I am a 25-year-old graduate student who primarily eats all natural, whole grain, grass or grain fed, free range, organic foods. I also practice yoga, lift weights, belly dance, and recently...
“For workers everywhere, the American Dream has become a nightmare. We’re working...”
– Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern (via buffleheadcabin) (via robot-heart-politics) (via notemily)
So, I'm going to be doing some research on Tumblr...
matildastone:
continuants:
What do you think would be more interesting?
Looking at Tumblr as a platform for social media: comparing it to other blog sites and seeing what types of people are using it/what purposes are using it/etc.
Trying to find the motivations that bring people to Tumblr: looking at well-followed and well-liked tumblogs to try to figure out why, who’s reading, and who’s...
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Recommend your favorite blogs to Tumblr →
I’ve recommended blogs that I like but since they all talk about weight issues, the closest category I could put them under has been “Politics”. Too bad.
I feel there is a more general “Culture” section missing in the directory, I follow lots of tumblr people that have interesting things to say, that don’t fall under strictly “Politics” but...
