February 2012
59 posts
fadeupyoursmile:
It’s important to me to reclaim the word “fat.” It’s not a bad word. It’s not intrinsically insulting. All it tells you is that this person has more visible fat on her frame than a thin person does — and since in my case, that’s the plain truth, I don’t have any problem with being described that way. I have a problem with people who would describe me that way with the intention...
“But I think the first real change in women’s body image came when JLo turned it...”
– Tina Fey, Bossypants (via myylifeasalex)
It’s a full-time job to keep up with what is deemed “hot” or “beautiful”
Heavy but Healthy? New Canadian research suggests... →
wilmadanger:
Thought my last anon might enjoy this.
“But as to the accusation that we are enabling obesity, we are guilty as charged....”
– ~Shannon, Fierce Fatties-Ironic Ostrich (via randomlancila)
A Reminder to Those Who Gained Weight
loveisfluid:
I know, your body looks different. It has changed, along with your life, and your jeans fit a little more snuggly than you had anticipated. Maybe more than you like.
Maybe you hate it.
You were a size X for such a long time, so comfortable in your skin, and suddenly, you are 10, 20, 50 pounds heavier. Fatter. Sometimes, you might feel discomfort at the thought. Sometimes, it is...
Just tweeted it; might as well post it.
lowendtheory:
I’m thinking about this XXL controversy and wondering how possible it is to critique the sexual objectification of black women without, at the same time, sliding into a conservative discourse about sex and sexuality, and especially without relying on the most conservative anxieties about black girl’s and women’s sexuality. We play into that, of course, whenever we reaffirm the...
Big Fat List of Myth-Defying Health Resources
redefiningbodyimage:
This is Redefining Body Image’s go-to list of resources, articles, research, videos, etc. providing facts and information regarding health and body image, especially dedicated to debunking the everyone’s favorite myth that fat = unhealthy.
If you have something to add, please submit! The more this list grows, the more ammo we have to back us up in our fight against the body...
“You have the right to eat, because you are a human being.
You also need to...”
– Michelle, aka The Fat Nutritionist, “How to eat, in a nutshell”
Go read the whole thing. *shoos*
(via drst)
The Fat Nutritionist was the first person I read who laid out the (in retrospect totally logical) argument that all this talk about how sugar or fat or carbs are “addicting” and all this...
“I fight fat-phobia because it’s ugly and mean and I need to save myself from it....”
– Linda Bacon, “Thin Privilege” (via fatandtheivy)
Erin Nieto on Body Acceptance - Plus, Win A Copy...
lenachen:
Hope you had a lovely Valentine’s Day! While you’re enjoying your chocolate hangover (I’m in ice cream coma myself), check out the following guest post by Erin Nieto, the author of the recently released How Much Do You Weigh? and enter below to win a free copy!
A few weeks ago, I found myself having a great conversation about the photo project behind my book “How Much Do You...
“Weight is still a struggle. Every video I’m in, every magazine cover, they...”
– Recovering Bulimic Lady Gaga is Sick of the Diet Wars
“Despite the fact that the American Diabetes Association tells us that most...”
– Sick of Being Somebody’s Cash Cow? « Dances With Fat (via jerseyjezebel)
Things I have learned as a fat person (warnings:...
redefiningbodyimage:
homotronic:
inautumn-inkashmir:
Fat people should never admit that they need sustenance, much less like it. Admitting that you enjoy food while fat will cause the non-fat to criticize you for being unable to control yourself around food. Especially if you have a sweet tooth or like potato chips. Things like that are only acceptable if you are not fat.
Fat people are...
Ballet Dancer Fired for Daring to Acknowledge... →
Mariafrancesca Garritano was fired last month after telling a British newspaper that her fellow dancers in the La Scala Ballet were suffering from an “anorexia emergency,” and that one in five dancers in the company was suffering from the eating disorder. The former prima ballerina also told The Observer that borderline abusive tactics were used by the company to pressure dancers to...
The Weight-Loss Drug That Wasn't →
Scientists were hoping FGF21 would be a key to lots of metabolic disorders, including diabetes. So this whole “rapid bone loss” thing is a setback for big pharma (Eli Lilly scientists published one of the first papers on FGF21, back in 2005), but also a setback for drug treatment of metabolic problems in general. That these problems are thorny is no surprise — glucose metabolism is...
“Conventional wisdom tells us that obesity itself is a major cause of clogged...”
– Obesity, Health and Metabolic Fitness by Glenn Gaesser, Ph.D.
Definitely read the whole article, it’s wonderful.
(via redefiningbodyimage)
awesome 3d curvy girls from london museum art... →
fuckyeahchubbyfashion:
Hi this is a great fashion photographer who did his art thesis on plus size women in 3d. totally awesome …His take is so awesome and beautiful! veronica of curvyville.tumblr.com
***Please note that this has some NSFW photos included***
“A woman’s individual preoccupation with weight often serves as a mask for other,...”
– Appetites by Caroline Knapp (via skirtingtheline)
This feels really relevant right now.
(via riotsnotdiets)
fatbodypolitics:
Bdoingbdoingbdoingbdoing: william-m asked: See the problem is that none of what you have mentioned in your post shows that society thinks that it… sprackraptor:
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bigfatfeminist:
Society does think it’s more acceptable for men to be fat. It is not “acceptable,” per se, because fatness in and of itself is considered unacceptable, but fat men are not...
Tell Old Navy and Gap Inc to start selling their...
thesizeissue:
I’m sure many of us have bitched, ranted and cursed about the pure fatphobia that is the lack of plus size lines in the stores of people that have them. This kind of move says “while I’d really like your dollar, I’d hate to see you in here with all the socially acceptable people” and it’s simply not okay, especially in an economy like this. While boycotting these labels might be...
