Heather my love, there's a new unreasonable idealized beauty standard in town.
body politics
body politics
What if all you need to get a beach body is to GO TO THE BEACH?
fat
Fat folks can't always know why people are glaring at us, but it's tough not to assume the worst.
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
Why do we allow a number to hold so much power over our self-perception?
art
Looking at Jen Davis across the sudden divide between us, she seems to be saying, "You don't own me." And she is right.
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.
chris christie
America just shamed a man into surgery because we told him he wasn’t good enough the way he was.
body politics
Food is not my enemy, not anymore. So why do I still feel the urge to capture it and lock it up in my kitchen like a prisoner of war?
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.
end manatee oppression
THERE IS NOTHING EFFING WRONG WITH A MANATEE.
fat
I wanted to take away the shame, and make those words have a positive, empowering connotation.
abortion
Also: do you want to hear about my own transvaginal experience? OF COURSE YOU DO.
body politics
"Why do you hate us?" the castoff cupcakes sob tragically. "All we ever did was love you."
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?
activism
Limbaugh attacked a white woman. A law student. And that has a lot to do with why this incident is making people angry, when Limbaugh’s racism hasn’t sparked nearly the same level of outrage in the past.
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Mar 5, 2012 at 1:00pm | 115 comments
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.
body politics
The positive attention took a few forms. One woman told me she that she liked seeing “big girls” in dresses, because we look great in them.
body acceptance
Have I ever told you guys about that time I got married? PLUS: JETPACKS!
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.
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
And it's all Kate Upton's fault. Plus: a short art history tour of the feminine ideal. In photoshops.
