Before I went on the Mike and Juliet Show, La Wade sent me some rebuttals to arguments that might be made on the show—and she told me I could repost them here. The last sentence of this one seems downright prescient: Why don’t you lose weight if you’re not happy with how you’re treated? Unfortunately, [...]

Filed under: Celebrities, Oprah, TV, Weight Loss | 26 Comments »

In the world of health care, that is. We die sooner, so we cost less! Okay, so that’s not exactly a generalization that anyone around here agrees with, but hell. It’s better than “you fat people are costing me health care money and that’s why it is acceptable that I am shaming you.” Here’s the [...]

Filed under: Cold Hard Cash, Health, International, Science | 19 Comments »

Donna writes, on the Facebook group wall: I watched Regis & Kelly yesterday. They are putting some of their staff on a diet. “Every few years we like to lighten the load around here”. They showed the people who were on the diet 3 years ago, their starting weights and end weights. Then, their starting [...]

Filed under: Media, TV, Video | 31 Comments »

Yes, I sort of skipped right over December, but there’s no time like the present to get caught up on the past two months, right? (Oh man, I can’t find a best of November, either. I guess you have to figure that one out yourself.) In December, we had two conversations that sparked a lot [...]

Filed under: Meta | 2 Comments »

Thanks to Cate, we have been alerted to a performance by Wyclef Jean, captured on video. I can’t exactly make out what he’s saying at the beginning. He wants 30 of the something-est girls to come up on stage and shake their things. But then I guess he decides he only wants skinny girls. I [...]

Filed under: Fatism, Feminism, Media, Video | 34 Comments »

That is the name of our new Facebook group, which I just started on a whim! So if you’re into that sort of thing, come join us! (I have no idea how to make an all-purpose Facebook link, by the way. You may have to search Facebook instead.)

Filed under: Meta, Tidbit | 8 Comments »

So, you may have heard about the ridiculous bill being proposed in Mississippi that would weigh people at the doors of restaurants and then refuse service to the obese. Because fat people should be prohibited from eating entirely, obviously. GREAT IDEA! A suggestion has now been made to modify the bill and apply it only [...]

Filed under: Eating Disorders, Fatism, Food, Kids | 27 Comments »

I know you’ve probably already heard about this, but five women were shot and killed during a robbery gone awry at a Chicago Lane Bryant. “The employees of Charming Shoppes and Lane Bryant are deeply saddened by the loss of life resulting from this horrific event,” the statement said. “We grieve for the innocent victims [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized | 16 Comments »

Originally uploaded by mo pie As promised, this is a picture of the dress I wore to my fancy poetry reading event. Although the night has been a little overshadowed by the fact that I had to fly to New York the next day, and I haven’t had much of a chance to talk about [...]

Filed under: Fashion, Feel Good Friday, Meta, Personal | 27 Comments »