beth ditto basically rules Originally uploaded by mo pie In 1998, the Body Shop ran the Ruby campaign, featuring a size 22ish Barbie au naturale, reclining on a chaise. It was the campaign that woke up my little size acceptance brain, just the audacity of the Mattel icon looking, well, a lot like me (disclaimer: […]
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This just cracked me up. Gwyneth Paltrow gave her “friend” Mario Batali a free membership to her gym. Because…wait for it… “Mario is the only fat friend she has, and [she] wants him to change.” And from CDAN, where I first saw this: It isn’t something that is keeping me up at night, but it’s […]
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The New York Times did an article a few days ago about A-list male stars gaining weight. Amid jokes about extra chins and such, the article lists Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, John Travolta, and Leonardo DiCaprio as examples of male stars who have fattened up. Hugh Grant, 48, who played the skinny cad to a […]
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I’m sure most of you have been following the United Airlines fracas and/or are already aware of this, but Kate Harding was on CNN over the weekend to discuss the new policy. Congratulations, Kate! (And great hair, if I may be so shallow.) There is a petition to sign about the United Airlines policy, if […]
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I finally got around to watching this week’s episode of America’s Next Top Model, where contestant London Levi was eliminated. Her “shocking weight gain” of 10-15 pounds was first introduced last week, when Paulina Poritzkova told her she was wearing “unflattering” shorts, and the camera zoomed in on her thighs. This week, she cried about […]
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BFDiva M is in a predicament that everyone who is searching for the perfect outfit can understand. I have a question for the readers in New York City/the surrounding suburbs. I just got engaged and I’m looking for a wedding dress. I’ve heard/read a lot of horror stories about shopping for wedding dresses from women […]
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NPR did a story recently about diet books, and there were at least three things that struck me as worth talking about! 1. In the “no duh” category, diet books offer “too good to be true” promises that suck people in over and over again. “The diet category offers a tremendous amount of repeat business,” […]
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I was entertained and sort of fascinated by Mike’s post about the new Big Mac Snack Wrap, currently being tested in Canada, the home of the Maple Leafs, half of Niagara Falls, and Robin Sparkles. The sad, sad, Big Mac Snack Wrap. It is apparently half a hamburger patty with some sauce, pickles, and lettuce, […]
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In the comments, Liv pointed me to this article, which asks, “Is Fatism the New Racism?” Leaving aside all the implications of equating those two very different issues, the article’s point is to ask whether discrimination against the obese should be protected by law. The study shows that overweight women are twice as vulnerable as […]
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I’ve been struck down with some kind of death illness for the past few days. You’d think that being curled up on my couch for 72 hours would mean I could manage a blog post or two, but it hasn’t seemed that way. I’m hoping to be back in action tomorrow, but in the meantime, […]
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Hooray, Star Jones news! It’s been almost a year since we even mentioned her. But Star was on Oprah on Wednesday, facing the music about her gastric bypass and the fact that she hid it from the general public–whether on purpose or just by omission. In the clip I saw on Jezebel, Star apologizes to […]
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According to Gawker, that is. (Follow that link to see the pictures, as well as Ditto on the cover of The Enquirer‘s “Best and Worst Beach Bodies” issue. Stay classy, The Enquirer.) But they didn’t say why she was unhappy, or point to a source! Google searches turned up a whole lot of nothing, but […]
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The Zaftig Thespian, Jen Ponton, has a fabulous interview up at Plus Model Magazine, about being a fat actress. And not the self-loathing, Jenny Craig joining, Kirstie Alley kind, either. Jennifer Jonassen: Any dream roles? Jen Ponton: My dream role? I have the soul of a leading lady, not a sidekick–so a dream role ?(that […]
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