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Nibbly Bits, Sweetie Darlings: Some Links

March 17th, 2010

Still working on a final name for our Roundup feature, but in the meantime, here are some links for Wednesday! 1. Woman on a quest to become the world’s fattest woman. ‘My favourite food is sushi, but unlike others I can sit and eat 70 big pieces of sushi in one go,’ she said. ‘I […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feminism, Gabby Sidibe, International, Links | 12 Comments »

Maria’s Manifesto

February 17th, 2010

Maria sent in this piece, called “Bigger Than My Body,” which she wrote “after spending a great deal of time lurking BFD.” She graciously said I could repost it here. There are references to sexual violence, so consider this a trigger warning. Thank you for your bravery, Maria; thank you for sharing this with us. […]

Filed under: Fat Positive, Guest Post | 22 Comments »

Bride Dumps Fat Bridesmaid Who Will “Ruin The Pictures”

January 29th, 2010

So the first part of this story isn’t so much Feel Good Friday fodder. A bride has apparently dropped one of her bridesmaids for being too fat, according to a letter sent to advice columnist Carolyn Hax. The feel good part is that the letter-writer is one of the other bridesmaids, who is so appalled […]

Filed under: Fat Positive, Fatism, Feel Good Friday, Tidbit | 40 Comments »

Plus-Sized Woman Allowed To Be A Hot Girl On UK TV

January 19th, 2010

I’d never heard of The Book Group, which is apparently a British show about, well, a book group. The second episode features a nice moment with an actress who presumably would be considered OMG FAT by the standards of American television, but is allowed to be sexy in Britain! You can see her at around […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Fat Positive, International, TV, Video | 23 Comments »

Can We Show An Actual Fat Teen On A Book Cover?

January 4th, 2010

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 supposedly […]

Filed under: Art, Books, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feminism, Media | 12 Comments »

Most Of Us Will Never Look Like This, Either

January 1st, 2010

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 […]

Filed under: Art, Celebrities, Crystal Renn, Fat Positive, Magazines, Media, NSFW | 11 Comments »

Marie Claire’s Got a Pet Plus Size Columnist

November 23rd, 2009

Continuing the “we here at major women’s fashion magazines care about fat people and their happiness!” trend, Marie Claire, major women’s fashion magazine, has started a once-a-month column by Ashley Falcon, Plus-Size Stylist. Hooray! Quick, do not notice that her columns appear next to their regular “From Fat to Fit” series. Or maybe that’s just […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Fashion, Fat Positive, Fatism, Magazines, Media, Question | 12 Comments »

Street Fashion

November 20th, 2009

When I used to work in San Francisco, I’d often notice fat chicks who were dressed awesomely. I was always tempted to to take their pictures, to ask them where they bought what they were wearing, and to copy their looks if I possibly could. I never did any of those things, so I’m really […]

Filed under: Fashion, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, International | 6 Comments »

Plus Size Nightclubs: Are You Pro or Con?

November 18th, 2009

We’ve talked about the separate-but-equal thing in fashion, but have we talked about it in the wider world, in social situations? Because here we have an article on Plus-Size Nightclubs–night clubs that are, as perhaps indicated by the term “plus-size nightclub,” set up and run specifically for plus-size patrons. “When you’re not what they consider […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Cold Hard Cash, Fat Positive, Personal, Politics, Question | 43 Comments »

Feel-Good Friday: April Flores, You Can Make Me Feel Good Any Time

November 13th, 2009

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 […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Art, Celebrities, Fashion, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Feminism, International, Magazines, Media, NSFW, Video | 37 Comments »

Happy Time Clothing Shopping Fun on Etsy

November 12th, 2009

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 […]

Filed under: Art, Fashion, Fat Positive, Links, Tidbit | 13 Comments »

Glamour Said They Were Gonna

November 4th, 2009

Back in August, the big news was the Woman on Page 194 of Glamour magazine–Lizzie Miller and her beautiful belly and her regular thighs, looking gorgeous. It sparked a lot of talk all over the internet–Glamour loves you just the way you are, and Glamour is starting a revolution, and Glamour is just paying lipservice […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Celebrities, Crystal Renn, Fashion, Fat Positive, Magazines, Media | 29 Comments »

Baby Phat Does Plus Size Right

October 30th, 2009

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 »

No Fat Talkin’

October 22nd, 2009

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 »

A Two-Minute Dose Of Va-Va-Va-Voom

October 16th, 2009

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 »

5 More Google Alerts I Just Clicked On

October 5th, 2009

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, […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Fat Positive, Fatism, Health, International, Links, Meta | 24 Comments »

Feel-Good Friday: Make Your Wardrobe Work for You

September 18th, 2009

Kimberly writes the very excellent, fashion-forward, budget-conscious blog “Fab Finds Under $50,” and recently she tackled a reader’s question: I wear a size 22/24. And because of you I’ve recently developed a love for dresses. Before I would maybe only wear a dress a couple times per year. I’ve just graduated college in May so […]

Filed under: Fashion, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Old Navy, Target | 5 Comments »

Fat People Exercising (In Newsweek)

September 13th, 2009

In case you missed it, Rachel had a fabulous overview of the recent coverage of fat discrimination at Newsweek, including an article called America’s War on the Overweight: The bubbling rage against fat people in America has put researchers like Levine in a difficult position. On the one hand, she says, she wants to ensure […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Exercise, Fat Positive, Fatism, Health, Magazines, Media | 4 Comments »

Plus-Sized And Pregnant

September 11th, 2009

No, no, no, not me! But I received an email from my friend Jennifer, who is 36 weeks pregnant, and she graciously said I could reprint her words here. I found her thoughts about pregnancy as a plus-sized woman really fascinating, and I hope you will, too! She covers topics including maternity wear, the ups […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Fat Positive, Fatism, Guest Post, Health, Kids | 45 Comments »

In Case You Missed It: Thunder Thighs Rule

September 5th, 2009

Although I saw this news about this when Kate Harding Twittered about it, I didn’t get a chance to post the link until today! It’s a story about a study that suggests having larger or more muscular thighs is better than having thin ones. People who have agonised over their fat thighs might be able […]

Filed under: Fat Positive, Health, Personal, Science | 7 Comments »

Shapely Women

August 28th, 2009

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 […]

Filed under: Art, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, International, NSFW, Old Timey | 5 Comments »

We Are The Real Deal?

August 13th, 2009

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 […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Fat Positive, Gossip, Meta | 63 Comments »

1914 Vermont State Fair Poster

August 12th, 2009

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 […]

Filed under: Art, Fat Positive, Fatism, NSFW, Old Timey | 19 Comments »

"Fatsploitation" Television?

July 21st, 2009

Namely, Dance Your Ass Off and More To Love. I haven’t seen any episodes of either show (I have Drop Dead Diva on my DVR and plan to watch and post about that soon), but I know they are airing and would love to know the verdict, according to you guys. When we first heard […]

Filed under: Dance Your Ass Off, Drop Dead Diva, Fat Positive, Fatism, Media, More To Love | 15 Comments »

Beth Ditto's Got a Collection!

July 8th, 2009

We love Beth Ditto. We love her when she’s totally naked. We have loved her since she was first totally naked. And we love her when she’s wearing clothes, too. One of my favorite quotes, to this day, is from her interview in BUST–“This is the number one thing: just because something makes you look […]

Filed under: Beth Ditto, Celebrities, Fashion, Fat Positive, Gossip, International, Media, Music, Question | 25 Comments »

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