Alternate title: Only Skinny People Are Allowed on TV Unless They’re Part of a Fat-Themed Reality Show. According to the New York Post: Sources say that when Brian Williams left his desk to deliver Wednesday’s nightly broadcast from the middle of the newsroom, producers brought in some ringers. “NBC newsroom staffers don’t look like Vogue [...]

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The Merchant’s WifePainted by Boris Kustodiev, 1918 After reading our Miss America post, Jane e-mailed me and mentioned she had her own blog dedicated to “classical pictures of sensual and lovely women with body types that are rarely seen in modern media.” I can relate to this; I took a picture of this picture in [...]

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peta-save-the-whalesOriginally uploaded by marketingnacozinha I was catching up on my e-mail and noticed a number of people sent in the link to this PETA ad: Susan, Veronica, Lynette, Amy, and Kim, thank you! The only reason I didn’t post about it was that I didn’t feel like I had anything new to say; it’s been [...]

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You’ve undoubtedly seen or heard of Lizzi Miller’s stomach this week. It was on the sofa with Matt Lauer on Monday (embedded after the cut and worth watching just because Lauer comes thisclose to crying shenanigans on Glamour editor Cindi Lieve’s promise to show more chub in her glossy), hitting CNN, got a mention in [...]

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This is so cool: a collection of antique photographs of beauty queens, sent in by BFDiva and tipster extraordinaire Jez, who says: I stumbled upon this collection of antique beauty queen photographs. Unfortunately, they do not date them, but I would guess around the late 1920s based on their hair and makeup. I thought it [...]

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Is apparently in, with hipsters, as a rebellious gesture in light of Obama’s hot abs. And they’re calling it the “Ralph Kramden”–at least the New York Times is. Oh my god, fashion, you are so weird. Too pronounced to be blamed on the slouchy cut of a T-shirt, too modest in size to be termed [...]

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This week is all videos and Whedonites and internet drama, apparently! Thanks to a spammer (apparently a very effective spammer) following fat chicks or girls who say they’re fat on Twitter, I found this video, called “Fat Girls,” at Funny or Die. Is it a “BBW tribute” as they claim? Or is the “BBW” the [...]

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Not to beat a dead horse, but Jelly’s response is up, and it’s really great (and exhaustive, and worth reading). When dealing with a painful, volatile subject you can be guaranteed that I won’t be the last one to leave a comment that gets your hackles up. Part of the ‘beauty’ of patriarchy and objectification [...]

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I saw this video on Wil Wheaton’s site, and even though I wasn’t familiar with The Guild, (other than seeing Felicia Day mention it on Twitter) I watched it. The song is incredibly catchy and the video is cute, and I also noticed that one of the actors in it is a fat chick. And [...]

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I wanted to make sure we all had a chance to read MamaV/Heather’s response to the concerns about We Are The Real Deal. It’s in the comments here: I’ve read, and listened, and reread and listened some more…and here’s my take; 1) Privilege: Of course thin privilege exists and is wrong and unfair. Fat discrimination [...]

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Nonk sent in a post from Alas, A Blog about Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse—the character of Mellie, in particular. Mellie is played by Miracle Laurie, who is like, a size four, instead of the size zero of co-stars like Eliza Dushku, Amy Acker, and the absolutely fantastic Dichen Lachman. Miracle Laurie is quoted in the post: [...]

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The new TWoP editorial team is at it again; this time with “overweight versions of our favorite shows.” Including Gross Anatomy and Large and Obese. Oh, how clever. Jennie in the comments pointed out an especially dumb one: My least favorite? “Gained (Lost),” described thusly: “On their way to a fat camp in Australia, a [...]

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fat supermanOriginally uploaded by mo pie So I saw this link in my referral logs, to a site that seems to be… Norwegian? Swedish? Finnish? Anyway, whoever they are, they link BFD in their sidebar, so thank you, people of Snorwinnland! Scrolling down the home page, I spotted this entry, with the arresting image of [...]

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So, bloggers I respect like Kate Harding and Roni were participating in a Dove-sponsored blog [ETA: I have since been corrected in the comments; the blog is not being sponsored by Dove.] called We Are The Real Deal (with a masthead that I quite frankly love). Anyway, one of the bloggers posted a kind of [...]

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Poster for a side show…Originally uploaded by The LOC From the Library of Congress (via Weetabix) comes this poster, advertising a “human curiosities” sideshow from the 1914 Vermont State Fair: Ruth the Acrobat. Not only is the image interesting, so are the (many many) comments, ranging from the neutral: it looks like she doesnt have [...]

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I’m writing this post in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, after a long and taxing Monday that those of you who follow me on Twitter are sick of hearing about, I’m sure. So my brain is broken, and instead of a real post, I give you… the five Google Alert e-mails that I clicked [...]

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So Kelly Clarkson has been photoshopped again, this time on the cover of SELF. From Jezebel: On the new cover…the editors did everything they could to obscure what her body actually looks like. Her right arm is totally invisible and much of her left arm has been cropped out. A yellow dot strategically obscures the [...]

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celebrity fatwatchOriginally uploaded by mo pie I get a lot of press releases… no, a lot. Most of them are for weight-loss products, so that’s a delightful waste of time. Today I got one about a diet plan, so I deleted it, but the first paragraph was interesting. (The headline, clearly capitalizing on the fact [...]

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There’s a conversation going on in the fatosphere about rape and sexual violence that I’ve found thought-provoking and incredibly important. Start here and here and here. Please be warned that the conversation may be triggering. (I’ll put the long quote from Fugitivus behind a cut, but highly suggest you read the whole entry, if you [...]

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I found out on Twitter that Kimberley Locke from American Idol is hosting a reality show about fat people joining a band: “Making the Curve” — in which talented, plus-size women “prove that they have what it takes to form a hit pop musical group.” Because… everyone in a band… needs to have… the same [...]

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donut necklaceOriginally uploaded by mo pie It’s belated Feel Good Friday! Artist Joy Kampia has crotcheted things like this donut necklace and a hamburger dress and an ice cream sundae dress that are just fun to look at. A celebration of “bad” foods if I ever saw one. How fun! Via Jezebel.

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Jill at Imagine Today is kicking off Self-Esteem Awareness Month today, with a list of great suggestions of things to do every day this month to increase our self-esteem. First comes Change Your Mindset; then Change Your Actions; then Change Your World. Here’s today’s: August 1st – Lets start this all of with a simple [...]

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