One of the things about most retailers who have several, separate lines of clothing is that for some reason, the plus-size clothes never seem to be anywhere close to as nice as the clothes in the other sizes. It’s like they design a whole cavalcade of items for their petites and their misses, and then [...]

Filed under: Celebrities, Fashion, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday | 16 Comments »

Do you remember when Karl Lagerfield was fat, and you got the feeling he sort of hated himself? He wore a lot of big, black clothes that covered him all the way up, and wandered around flapping a little fan in front of his face, in order, one assumes, to hide his double chin. It [...]

Filed under: Celebrities, Diet Talk Warning, Fashion, Fatism, Gossip, Humor, International, Media, Weight Loss | 12 Comments »

I’m pretty much just lifting this post wholesale from Jezebel: Men Who Are Obsessed With Obese Women. On today’s episode, Tyra interviewed men who are “obsessed” with obese women. However, it seemed a lot more like a fetish than an obsession. One guest, Scott has been attracted to 400-pound women ever since he was a [...]

Filed under: Celebrities, TV, Tyra Banks | 31 Comments »

Oh my GOD, Ralph Lauren! Keep your Photoshop brushes in your pants! What is wrong with you people? Earlier this month, an insane Ralph Lauren ad appeared, in which their long-time model Filippa Hamilton was photoshopped into a creepy, unrecognizable insectile creature from outer space. Hamilton was reportedly horrified by the image, and said “I [...]

Filed under: Advocacy, Celebrities, Fatism, Gossip, Magazines, Media, Photoshop, Politics | 11 Comments »

I just found out there is a second season of Project Runway Australia, so of course, I had to look it up on YouTube. Watching the opening credits I spotted a fat chick, who reminded me of the awesome Jessica Biffi on Project Runway Canada. Then I started watching the episode, and I found even [...]

Filed under: Fashion, Feel Good Friday, Humor, International, Project Runway, TV, Video | 2 Comments »

Speaking of feeling confident in our bodies, have you guys heard about National Fat Talk Free Week? We’re actually two days into it, now–it started on October 19, and appears to end on October 23rd, after which, presumably, we can all go back to shit-talking our asses and blaming all our flaws and unhappinesses on [...]

Filed under: Advocacy, Eating Disorders, Fat Positive, Fatism, Health, International, Magazines, Media, Politics | 5 Comments »

I got this comment recently, and thought it deserved a post. As a large breasted woman, I’ve always had that “well at least I have big boobs” fallback when I feel insecure. (Which is obviously problematic because why are large breasts good in the first place? Because of our stupid, idealistic beauty standards where you [...]

Filed under: Feminism, Question | 47 Comments »

According a recent study, overweight women have a decrease in self-esteem when looking at models, regardless of the size of the models, whereas underweight women experience a boost in self-esteem, again regardless of the size of the models (thanks La Wade for the link). We get a LOT of e-mail from PR folks about random [...]

Filed under: Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, NSFW, Video | 20 Comments »

Not only did someone write that on Helen Hodges’ receipt, they then handed it to her when the transaction was finished. Here’s the story: Hodges, 31, bought $10 worth of gas in an automated cash transaction at the pump island but assigned the money to the wrong pump. When Hodges went inside the store to [...]

Filed under: Cold Hard Cash, Fatism, Question, Race & Ethnicity | 36 Comments »

So are you guys watching Glee? The awesome, Jane-Lynch-starring, musical-theater-celebrating, football-team-singing-Single-Ladies-scene-having, Glee? Which is on tonight? If so, then you have noticed Amber Riley, who plays Mercedes, and is a plus-sized chick. Check out this post about her from All My Jiggly Bits. Though in many ways the characters fall into the same old categories [...]

Filed under: Celebrities, Glee, Music, Race & Ethnicity, TV, Theater, Video | 26 Comments »

That’s right, fat people will be the death of the mitten industry! At least, according to this article sent in by Jez. Brace yourselves for a glimpse into our terrifying future… If Americans keep getting fatter, there will be no need for mittens in the future. That’s what the results of a new federal study [...]

Filed under: Fashion, Fatism, Humor | 30 Comments »

vending machine conceptOriginally uploaded by mo pie What is this, you ask? Well, it’s a concept for a vending machine selling diet soda–in this case, Coca-Cola Light, which is the European name for Diet Coke. The vending machine doubles as a funhouse-style mirror that makes you look thinner. As the creative brief says: Because of [...]

Filed under: Advertising, International, Tidbit | 10 Comments »

nicole eggertOriginally uploaded by mo pie This is a picture of Nicole Eggert, recreating her Baywatch character for Celebrity Fit Club, where it will no doubt be cast in the light of, “ew! she was so hot on Baywatch and now she’s so fat!” Well, I’m going to go out on a limb and say [...]

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I don’t have any news about Jim Carrey’s weight gain, although I will keep an eye out for you, many Google searchers. But I did get a hot tip in the comments last week, and I wanted to share it: Jadet Cadet’s post on Gender and Size in the Action Genre. She’s responding to a [...]

Filed under: Celebrities, Feminism, Meta, Movies, Question, TV | 14 Comments »

It’s Sunday night, and my brain is tired from Mad Men and William Blake and getting ready for another week of school. So I give you, another batch of Google alerts that I just clicked on! 1. Expectant Parents Should Be Weighed To Prevent Fat Children. “Tam Fry, a trustee of the National Obesity Forum, [...]

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Thanks to everyone who commented in the jeans thread; I thought I’d tried every plus-sized jean there is, but it turns out, not even close. I can’t wait to try some of the brands you guys mentioned! Thanks to a handy-dandy random number generator at Random.org, the winners of the contest have been chosen! Out [...]

Filed under: Fashion, Meta | 14 Comments »

I just finished Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol on audiobook. (Please don’t judge me. I drive a lot.) And I wanted to talk about the character of Trish–especially once I saw my own thoughts echoed on one of the Amazon reviews. Spoilers for The Lost Symbol after the jump…

Filed under: Books, Personal | 9 Comments »

I’m giving Gabby Sidibe her own category because I don’t want to be caught unawares when she’s walking down the red carpet on Oscar night and we need to post about how hot she looks and/or what insane thing she’s wearing. Gabby is the star of the film Precious, also starring Mo’Nique, who is also [...]

Filed under: Books, Celebrities, Gabby Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Movies | 7 Comments »