In the comments recently, pdxwoman noted that she doesn’t think of the mudflap girl as “fat.” It’s a timely observation because I was thinking one day recently that I wish I’d made her more curvy. I wasn’t sure it’s clear that it’s supposed to be the chubby version of the mudflap girl. Then I went […]

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fat girl number 9 – guts Originally uploaded by anongrrl I’m trying to hunt down a picture of my wedding dress to show you all for feel good Friday, and hopefully that will materialize sometime before the end of the day. (Here I am in a pool; how about that?) In the meantime, I found […]

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Reader Rei sends us this video of an awesome bellydance performance. It’s the dancer’s first performance, and really a treat to watch. There are also a lot of really positive and supportive comments on the YouTube page, which is refreshing. Rei says: Here is PROOF that you can be a big girl and have some […]

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fat chair, skinny chair Originally uploaded by mo pie Savannah, Georgia artist Mark Wentzel has created an “obese” version of the famous Eames Chair (obviously, I included pictures of both versions of the chair, for comparison’s sake). This “XLounge” chair was made for an art exhibit in Washington, D.C. called “Useless.” Wentzel says: The piece […]

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Shawn sends along an article about the Cuban dance troupe Danza Voluminosa, a group of obese dancers who dance (in part) about obesity. Mr. Mas, a 300-pound choreographer and dancer who moves like a pampered cat, admits that he often uses the stereotypical humor of his dancers’ proportions to bring in audiences… But Mr. Mas […]

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1. Be yourself. Whatever size, color, religion, gender, race, or sexual orientation. Don’t make apologies for yourself. Believe in the righteousness of your cause. Believe that hate helps nobody. 2. Understand that you’re beautiful. Understand that people who criticize your body or my body or Kelly Clarkson’s body can’t take that away from you. Understand […]

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Alerted by the Rotund, here is something happy for Feel Good Friday! It’s called the Adipositivity project, which is the best name ever, by the way. The photographs here are close details of the fat female form, without the inclusion of faces. One reason for this is to coax observers into imagining they’re looking at […]

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If pornographic images offend you, read no further! Or at least don’t click the links. Need I say these are not safe for work? My friends, they are not. I’m so used to seeing a certain image of the perfect porn girl (thin, big fake breasts) that it comes as something of a pleasant shock […]

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