Back from vacation and trying to catch up! Did I miss anything exciting? If so, leave a comment or Tweet me up!
In the meantime, here’s the Fug Girls’ take on Gabby Sidibe’s dress at the Oscars. I have to say I don’t love it; I don’t love the color and I don’t love the applique [...]
Filed under: Beth Ditto, Celebrities, Fashion, Feminism, Gabby Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Movies, TV, Tidbit | 9 Comments »
The health risks of obesity may be exaggerated by (or in part caused by) the discrimination of health care professionals. Particularly, of course, when their patients are women. I’ll quote at length; the article really speaks for itself. (Shoutout to Suzy Smith, my Facebook friend, who is mentioned in the article.)
Recent studies have found, if [...]
Filed under: Fatism, Feminism, Health, Science, Tidbit | 19 Comments »
It’s Feel Good Friday, and as such, I’m going to throw out some links to a few things on the Internet I read this week with pleasure.
I already recommended this on Twitter, but Roger Ebert’s essay about no longer being able to eat or drink is fantastic. The man is a national treasure. (Via.)
When [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Movies, Question, Race & Ethnicity, TV | 9 Comments »
We try to stay above the blogging fray here at BFD (or rather, I think Mopie and Jenfu do, as they are smart and I am not), but there’s no way for me to get to the sweet spot without giving some backstory.
Swistle is a blogger who has recently decided to mention that she identifies [...]
Filed under: Feminism | 31 Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: Art, Books, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feminism, Media | 10 Comments »
Pepsi Max – Save the calories for baconOriginally uploaded by jsmjr
Women drink Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi; men drink Coke Zero and Pepsi Max, aka the diet sodas without the word “diet” in the name. Since diets are for girls!
Feminist blogs such as The Gender Bender Blog and I Blame the Patriarchy both talk about [...]
Filed under: Advertising, Advocacy, Diet Talk Warning, Feminism, Media, Personal | 46 Comments »
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 | 36 Comments »
One of my students first told me about People of Walmart, and even though my first reaction was that making fun of working class people is kind of not cool, a lot of my students insisted that no, it was funny, and I should check it out. Indeed, makes fun of lots of people, such [...]
Filed under: Fashion, Fatism, Feminism, Humor, Question, Race & Ethnicity | 65 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 [...]
Filed under: Feminism, Question | 45 Comments »
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 »
This is so cool: a collection of antique photographs of beauty queens, sent in by BFDiva and tipster extraordinaire Jez, who says:
I stumbled upon this collection of antique beauty queen photographs. Unfortunately, they do not date them, but I would guess around the late 1920s based on their hair and makeup. I thought it would [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Fashion, Feminism, Old Timey, Tidbit, Zooey Deschanel | 41 Comments »
Is apparently in, with hipsters, as a rebellious gesture in light of Obama’s hot abs. And they’re calling it the “Ralph Kramden”–at least the New York Times is. Oh my god, fashion, you are so weird.
Too pronounced to be blamed on the slouchy cut of a T-shirt, too modest in size to be termed a [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Fashion, Feminism | 15 Comments »
Not to beat a dead horse, but Jelly’s response is up, and it’s really great (and exhaustive, and worth reading).
When dealing with a painful, volatile subject you can be guaranteed that I won’t be the last one to leave a comment that gets your hackles up. Part of the ‘beauty’ of patriarchy and objectification of [...]
Filed under: Advocacy, Feminism, Meta, Tidbit | 4 Comments »
There’s a conversation going on in the fatosphere about rape and sexual violence that I’ve found thought-provoking and incredibly important. Start here and here and here.
Please be warned that the conversation may be triggering. (I’ll put the long quote from Fugitivus behind a cut, but highly suggest you read the whole entry, if you [...]
Filed under: Advocacy, Feminism | 16 Comments »
Sometimes, conversations about weight can pop up in unlikely places. Amy V. alerted us to this post at The Simple Dollar, a blog about personal finance, in response to a reader comment.
Being fat is voluntary. People make a choice to eat unhealthy and not excercise. Therefore, it should never be covered by the Americans with [...]
Filed under: Cold Hard Cash, Fatism, Feminism, Health, Race & Ethnicity | 17 Comments »
free for chubbiesOriginally uploaded by mo pie
It’s an old-timey Lane Bryant ad! One of the Creepiest Vintage Ads of All Time.
Personally, I think the creepiest one is the Love’s Baby Soft ad. But a case could certainly be made for “is it always illegal to kill a woman?” Or… most of the other ones, really. [...]
Filed under: Advertising, Fashion, Feminism, Old Timey | 11 Comments »
Nia Vardalos, star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding who is married to Ian Gomez from Felicity, talks about “fatist” Hollywood (bolding mine):
On the publicity tour of My Big Fat Greek Wedding I was asked over and over again, if, as the writer, I felt it was a fair depiction of real life to have [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Feminism, Gossip, Magazines, Media, Movies, Seth Rogan, TV, Weight Loss | 18 Comments »
ugly girlfriend adsOriginally uploaded by mo pie
BFD reader Kellie alerted us to a series of ads from Bacardi, which suggests that the perfect accessory for summer is an “ugly girlfriend.” As Kellie pointed out, “ugly” seems to be synonymous with plus-sized; of five girls pictured, three are plus-sized. AgencySpy talked about the text [...]
Filed under: Advertising, Fatism, Feminism, International, Magazines, Media, Sex & Romance | 23 Comments »
Kate wrote a piece for Powell’s about fat characters in literature. I love fat people and literature! And I read it with great interest:
Truly fat women in books and movies are most often villains, mammies, overbearing mothers-in-law, or unlikable tertiary characters (think the irritable secretary with a box of donuts in her desk drawer). The [...]
Filed under: Books, Feminism, Personal, Question, Tidbit | 36 Comments »
"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’ [...]
Filed under: Art, Fatism, Feminism, Media, Meta, Movies, Music, Sex & Romance | 26 Comments »
Does anyone remember BBW Magazine? The founder, Carole Shaw, coined the term “BBW’ back in 1979, meant to be an attempt at fat pride (although one could argue that the message was hidden behind an acronym, much like the models inside said magazine hid behind tunics and drapey jackets) but has been taken over as [...]
Filed under: Feminism, Magazines, NSFW | 34 Comments »
I am not even sure I can even form sentences, as I am currently incoherent with rage. Jezebel’s headline is “Women Too Stupid To Stay Thin Are Not Smart Enough For Supreme Court,” and that’s basically it in a nutshell.
They’re covering an excellent article by Paul Campos about criticism leveled at some of the [...]
Filed under: Advocacy, Fatism, Feminism, Politics | 13 Comments »
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere by Kate Harding and Marianne Kirby hits bookshelves today! Congratulations to two great writers and fabulous women on their accomplishment. Hope your book changes the world, ladies.
Filed under: Advertising, Books, Fat Positive, Feminism, Meta, Tidbit | 4 Comments »
The New York Times did an article a few days ago about A-list male stars gaining weight. Amid jokes about extra chins and such, the article lists Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, John Travolta, and Leonardo DiCaprio as examples of male stars who have fattened up.
Hugh Grant, 48, who played the skinny cad to a [...]
Filed under: Angelina Jolie, Celebrities, Feminism, Gossip, Gwyneth Paltrow, Media, Movies, Renee Zelwegger, Sarah Jessica Parker | 19 Comments »
I received an e-mail from Alyssa, and I thought it was worth talking about in an entry. She asks if she can be “skinny” and “built like a 12-year-old boy” and still be considered “beautiful.” Here’s her e-mail (bolding mine):
I am 5′6″ and 112 lbs. I have a small bone structure and a really [...]
Filed under: Advocacy, Feminism, Media, Meta, Question | 51 Comments »
