Comments on: Don't Forget, She's Also A Lesbian

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:29:22 +0000

Amen, Dee!

Also, in what world does Hillary have fat thighs? I, mean, really? Mine are much larger. (I am trying hard to be a part of the body acceptance movement and will be fully on board when I’ve accepted my own.)

By: wannabscully

wannabscully — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:47:21 +0000

I lived next to that KFC when that sign was up and had to drive by the stupid thing everyday. It was along the main road in Springfield, OR, and it was really posted for a long time not just a photoshop job. Very insulting, but emblamatic of that whole town. Well, Hillary will get the last laugh when she is President.

By: Sea Hag

Sea Hag — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:25:09 +0000

I hate this joke simply because now I’m craving KFC.

By: fatfighter

fatfighter — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:48:59 +0000

I lol’d.

Also sorry but Adam=lulzilepsy.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:58:42 +0000

Yeah, I would reply all (I’ve done this once in my life – when some [now ex-]friend sent me some easily disproven urban-legend racist crap that managed to slam both Japan and the Middle East) – but I wouldn’t even bother with going deeply into it. His sense of humor is embarrassing on so many levels. His taking up mailbox space, wasting your time. And – if he’s like my old friend – if he CCs you instead of BCCing you, congratulations – your email address is now attached to that crap as it continues its cycle around the Internet.

Funny, until I saw this post, I never considered Hillary’s body. Now I kind of have to. It feels seriously degrading. How do people do that by choice.

By: Vexaster

Vexaster — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:57:11 +0000

She’s a politician, not a model or a celebrity.

This is a negation of women’s rights because the woman who they are criticizing is NOT in a position to be “pretty”. If this were about politics or personality, fine. George W. Bush and Bill Clinton don’t have model bodies. Neither do ANY of the male Presidential candidates. Why is it “laughable” to criticize the female’s body when nobody has even tried to criticize the men? But, what better to expect from the GOP. They put Bush in office.

Hit “Reply All”. Please do.

By: Dee

Dee — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:15:57 +0000

How annoying. I don’t even want to be aware of Hilary Clinton’s hips and breasts, or Bill’s man-boobs, for that matter. She’s a senior politician. Why are women’s bodies always up for discussion; always considered an appropriate topic for humor? As far as I can tell, nobody’s joking about the male candidate’s body parts.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:36:00 +0000

Coming late to the table, but it’s *never* too late to hit “reply all”, especially when the reason for doing so is such a good one.

And UGH. Trolls make me twitch.

By: AnnieMcPhee

AnnieMcPhee — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:46:38 +0000

Thanks, mo pie; I have no desire to come here and argue about all that, I’m just being turned on to – well, whatever you like to call it – body positivity is a very good name for it, and that’s what all my reading and stuff is about right now, and all my passionate IRL rants, etc lol. As a guest and a noob to boot, I’ll just focus on that for now :) Also I didn’t want to seem like a sh**-stirrer if I misunderstood where someone was coming from. I understand that for many people they are intertwined, so probably the question was more about what the main focus was here, if that makes sense. At any rate you’ll never hear me tell someone to put a c*ck in it lol. Jeesh.

Also, thank you for the link. :)

By: mo pie

mo pie — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:54:44 +0000

Annie, this is first and foremost a body positivity website, but I am definitely a feminist who believes in equality of the sexes, and I don’t think that’s a particularly radical or extreme position. I believe there is a disparity between the way fat is treated in women and in men; we’ve had some interesting conversations about that in the past. (Check out Is Fat A Feminist Issue for instance.)

Since I’m the person who writes the posts, feminism is one of the things that makes me who I am and informs my opinions and my point of view. If there’s anything you ever disagree with, you’re welcome to disagree with me, however. I hope that’s also clear. But I admit, I certainly hope that every man and woman wouldn’t hesitate to call themselves a feminist.