Why do we allow a number to hold so much power over our self-perception?
fat
fat
Fat. It’s everywhere. A dangerous predator lurking around corners, ready to jump out when you least expect it.
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.
fat
This is the part where a bunch of dudes hate me for laughing at their non-bonered penises.
fat
Samantha Brick's controversial article in the Daily Mail about how fat signifies failure resonated with me. And it made me throw out all of the leftover Easter candy.
Daisy in
Issues,
fat,
Daily Mail,
weight gain,
bye bye reeses peanut butter eggs,
please don't yell at me,
thanks
Apr 19, 2013 at 9:00am | 515 comments
fat
After years of working to educate others about eating disorders and healthy body image, I realized there was something else I needed to do: acknowledge my privilege.
end manatee oppression
THERE IS NOTHING EFFING WRONG WITH A MANATEE.
fat
I had seen "Mean Girls" and everything, but didn’t actually know that losing weight was going to subject me to jokes that a few months prior I would have thought were directed at me.
media
“Can You Smell Obesity?” “Obesity Has A Smell” “Is That Obesity Smell On Your Breath?” “Obesity Has A Scent” “Apparently You Can Smell Obesity”
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
Young kids' burgeoning obsessions with their weight and dieting are tragic, yes. But surprising? Not in the least.
fat
Spoiler alert: we're still married, and I'm still fat. This is not an article about how to help your spouse to lose weight.
cellulite
Cellulite. Is not. Caused. By fatness.
fat acceptance
In the greatest depths of my body issues, I refused to sleep with anyone who wasn’t at least somewhat overweight.
advice
I'm not trying to be a totally mean hardass here, but sometimes it just happens.
diets
Eat astronaut kibble, cry a lot, and then your future self will hand you a tissue THROUGH TIME, albeit one dotted with the shattered remains of Einstein's theories of relativity.
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.
fat
GOD, fat people, stop trying to DO THINGS! Don't you know you're FAT?
fat
The way folks talk, you'd think fat people and skinny people are locked in a battle to the death over the acceptability of bodies and that, Highlander style, in the end there can be only one.
fat
Is it advice or is it concern trolling? Or am I just way defensive?
fat
FAT IS NOT MAKING YOU UNHAPPY. All our accumulated cultural crap around bodies and expectations are.
