Why do we allow a number to hold so much power over our self-perception?
fat
chris christie
America just shamed a man into surgery because we told him he wasn’t good enough the way he was.
fat
A Canadian psychologist says that sharing photos of your food on social media may signal a "deeper medical issue." I can't make this stuff up.
body politics
What if all you need to get a beach body is to GO TO THE BEACH?
end manatee oppression
THERE IS NOTHING EFFING WRONG WITH A MANATEE.
flying while fat
What's the difference between ME and a giant sack of donuts representing my equivalent weight? Not much, it turns out.
fat
I'm having trouble seeing these so-called "plus sized" Swedish mannequins blowing up on Facebook as some great leap forward in body acceptance. I KNOW, I'M SUCH A GRUMP.
fat
I wanted to take away the shame, and make those words have a positive, empowering connotation.
fat
Fat folks can't always know why people are glaring at us, but it's tough not to assume the worst.
sports
The USTA doesn't want 16-year-old prodigy Taylor Townsend playing tennis until she's dropped some weight. OBVIOUSLY this is ridiculous on a whole bunch of levels.
plus sizes
Bigger kids need bigger clothes, and meeting that need is a booming industry. But some are concerned that using the term "plus size" for children may damage their self-esteem. I'm sorry, but ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?
fat
Exhortations in favor of "loving your body" are totally overrated and can even be damaging -- but not for the reasons you might think.
body politics
Naked Amanda Palmer has replaced Naked Erykah Badu in a fiercely controversy-generating Flaming Lips video. And the whole thing is making me really uncomfortable.
Lesley in
Issues,
body politics,
race,
entertainment,
commentary on the commentary,
nudity,
overthinking it,
erykah badu,
amanda palmer,
the flaming lips
Aug 28, 2012 at 3:00pm | 77 comments
body politics
And it's all Kate Upton's fault. Plus: a short art history tour of the feminine ideal. In photoshops.
body acceptance
Have I ever told you guys about that time I got married? PLUS: JETPACKS!
body image
The intentions behind this movement may be well-meaning, but we all know what the road to hell is paved with.
body politics
I don’t get naked with or near people I don’t trust, unless I’m in basic training. And I never, ever let anyone photograph me naked. Until this week.
body politics
Heather my love, there's a new unreasonable idealized beauty standard in town.
body politics
When ragging on a lady's politics is no fun, you can always just attack her appearance. AMERICA!
body politics
How often have you heard a guy say,, "I WISH women would objectify me, har har!" See, it’s a funny joke, because men are supposed to be obsessed with women and sex 24-7, and so being reduced to a sexual object by ladies should be a dream come true, right?
body politics
As I go under, I will be thinking about the thousands of people who did not undergo this procedure voluntarily, about the thousands in the future who will be forced, deceived, or compelled into sterilisation.
body politics
At the dawn of our civilization, there was a moment when, for the very first time, one of our cave-dwelling ancestors looked at another of our cave-dwelling ancestors and snarkily suggested she eat a sandwich. IT WASN'T FUNNY THEN EITHER.
