I do link roundups from time to time, to try and cover links people send me or things I might otherwise miss. I was thinking of making it a regular feature, especially given how much I enjoy the Morning Shots at Monkey See and Fugs and Pieces at Go Fug Yourself. But I have [...]
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This article from the L.A. Times runs down some recent examples of fatism, such as the save-the-whales PETA ad, the mandatory “fat class” graduation requirement, and the proposed bill outlawing restaurant dining by obese people in Mississippi.
The pattern, the Times posits, is that slim people are “fed up” with the obese. Some choice quotes, bolding [...]
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The good news: there’s been more young adult fiction lately featuring fat teenage protagonists. The bad news: the covers of the books don’t actually show any fat teens. This post at Stacked offers a nice string of examples showing body parts instead of girls, pictures of food instead of girls, and girls who are [...]
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But man, these pictures are hot.
V Magazine has released a second editorial from the forthcoming issue entitled “Curves Ahead” that is sure to spark up more debate. It features 5 plus models in everything from swimwear to lingerie to denim to a Lady Gaga-esque leotard. The editorial, shot by Solve Sundsbo, is filled with [...]
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I was working on a post recently that involved some kind of pun about plus-sized paper dolls, and then I wondered if there were any plus-sized paper dolls, and then found this link. Download both the dolls and their outfits from this site, and enjoy!
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I’ve been alternately sick, or busy, or sick and busy. In the meantime, here are some things that have been going on lately… In Case You Missed Them! Even though you most likely didn’t.
1. Shapely Prose leaves the Fatosphere!
As we’ve tried saying a gazillion times, [Shapely Prose] is not the movement. It is not [...]
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Are you feeling down, low, sad, lonely, lacking in happiness and needing a tiny little boost to get you through that last patch of Friday and boost you into the weekend? Are you feeling cynical, hateful, sure that the world is bigoted and there are no positive, body-friendly messages left on earth and that everyone [...]
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We’ve totally been talking about Etsy as a plus-size resource for ages and ages (up to and including bad-ass bikinis), and the site continues to not disappoint. I mean, seriously. Via the incredibly cool Deena of Fat Girls Like Nice Clothes Too, who is fabulous and upon whom I have a crush, comes this absolutely [...]
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My friend Michael recently posted a list of the webcomics he reads, and included a comic called Sweet Fat Life. So of course I had to click the link and read some of the archives!
I also discovered that there’s a spinoff site called I Love Myself: Big Bodies in Art. If you’re a fan of [...]
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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 the [...]
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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 a fat [...]
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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 bones
To the naughty:
This [...]
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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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"not so little red riding hood"Originally uploaded by mo pie
Artist Dina Goldstein is doing a provocative photography project called Fallen Princesses. Of this project, she says:
These works place Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios. In all of the images the Princess is placed in an environment that articulates her conflict. The ‘…happily ever after’ [...]
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Just a reminder on this very lovely Friday that you are beautiful, kids. Click on through this gallery of awesome art installations, take the message to heart (because it is a true fact), and have the best kind of weekend.
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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,” says Ash-Milby. [...]
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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 doesn’t yet [...]
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Via Marianne; click anywhere to feed the fish.
I made them color coordinated with the blog. Heh. Get your own soothing little friends, and more (including a hamster and a stingray) here.
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My lovely friend Chiara has written a lovely poem, and the first thing I thought when I read it is that I wanted to share it with you.
My last name means “round,” it literally means “round,” and
usually what I say is
ha ha my ancestors clearly really loved pasta
and sometimes I pat my behind
with a proud [...]
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And you guys, it is gorgeous. Hooray!
via Style Slacker.
LOVE is a new, aiming-for-high-profile magazine by Conde Nast, launching in the U.K. on February 19. It is purported to be all about luxury and fashion and fashionable luxury and I don’t really care, because I probably won’t read it. But I love their very first cover [...]
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One of my favorite sites is Manolo for the Big Girl, because these are funny ladies, and one of my favorite weekly features is their Big Girls in Art series. They make me happy every time, but this time, especially so. Check out Kal Barteski who calls herself the “bulletproof positive attitude artist.” Her work is amazing, [...]
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We wrote about Neil LaBute’s play “Fat Pig” way back in 2006 (links to a cached version of the post since mopie.com is still intermittently down) so it’s been on the radar for quite some time. But Sheila sent along this article in the Guardian, in response to the new London production of “Fat Pig,” [...]
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Wanna hitch a ride?Originally uploaded by strph
My Flickr and Twitter friend Strph has posted the best Flickr set ever. It’s called “How Not to Shoot Fat Chicks,” and it’s a collection of very familiar rules about how fat women must never be photographed—with accompanying photos that break all the rules. The rules thus far (there [...]
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Henry VIIIOriginally uploaded by mo pie
In the BBC Miniseries The Tudors, the creators have decided that lead actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who plays Henry VIII, should not gain weight as the time period advances. Why? Because he will no longer be “appealing.” (And apparently audiences will be too dumb to figure out why [...]
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Ah yes, airbrushing, airbrushing, a favorite topic around here. This New Yorker article takes a fascinating look at Pascal Dangin, a retoucher so prized that famous photographers won’t work with anyone else, and who was name checked in The Devil Wears Prada.
“Her face is too high and elongated, mainly by the angle of the [...]
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