1. We talked about April Flores, the plus-size pinup and adult film star awhile back. She’s in the news again, criticizing the ridiculous American Apparel for their sizing prejudices, and talking about her work, body confidence, and fat prejudice. As if you needed more evidence that she’s both gorgeous and awesome. I now know that […]

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So my feelings about celebrities who lose weight are well documented and I believe could be summed up as “conflicted.” Seth Rogan totally gets it, though. Actor Seth Rogen is struggling to accept his newly svelte figure – because he’s let down the legions of chubby men who looked up to him. The funnyman slimmed […]

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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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I finally have an excuse to write about the comic strip everyone loves to hate, For Better or For Worse. If you read Pop Culture Junk Mail or Fresh Hell (I linked to both of their FBOFW categories) you’ve already been following the saga of Liz and her hateful true love, Anthony. (If you want […]

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