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It Happened To Me: I Read xoJane.com

January 30th, 2012

I will confess that I used to love Jane magazine and was very sad when it went out of print. (I sadly missed out on the whole Sassy thing, probably because when I was in junior high, I wasn’t cool enough for anyone to tell me it existed.) But I loved Jane. I know that […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Celebrities, Fat Positive, Feminism, Kids, Magazines, Project Runway | 5 Comments »

Marie Claire Thinks Fat People Are Gross

October 26th, 2010

Remember back when Glamour had the Girl on the Bottom of Page 194 Lizzie Miller? It seems that we take two steps forward and three steps back when it comes to the glossies. Witness this latest post on Marie Claire’s sex and love blog, straight (and apparently without being vetted by a sane editor) from […]

Filed under: Fatism, Huge, Magazines, Mike & Molly, Weetabix | 47 Comments »

Big Fat Celebrity Gossip: Links

October 19th, 2010

1. Kirstie Alley’s new “weight loss program” is probably based on lies, according to the ever-reliable National Enquirer. (Hey, they were right about John Edwards.) (Note: the article uses slightly fat-phobic language.) [Alley] recently bragged on her Twitter site that she’s lost 50 pounds with exercise and her Organic Liaison weight-loss program. But those close […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Crystal Renn, Kate Winslet, Kirstie Alley, Links, Magazines, NSFW, Ricky Gervais, The Office, TV, Victoria Beckham | 8 Comments »

Something For Everyone: Links

September 22nd, 2010

1. Gabby Sidibe was on one of four covers of Elle Magazine featuring young Hollywood stars. But she was the only one whose body was cropped out. Oh, and her skin was lightened, too. 2. Levi’s has come out with new “Curve ID” jeans, with different cuts similar to the Lane Bryant Right Fit concept. […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Fashion, Fatism, Gabby Sidibe, Magazines, Meta, Race & Ethnicity | 21 Comments »

Are You Sassy?

September 10th, 2010

Remember Sassy magazine? The little inside notes, the sardonic voice, the amazing pulse of an under-appreciated cultural uprising, it was all there in the glossy pages of Sassy. It’s almost like Karen Catchpole, Christina Kelly, Catherine Gysin and Mike Flaherty were bloggers a decade early. I don’t think the staff understood it at the time, […]

Filed under: Feminism, Magazines, Old Timey, Weetabix | 11 Comments »

The “Eat Nothing” Diet

August 25th, 2010

Oh, celebrities. Or “celebrities,” if you prefer, since we’re talking about two of the Real Housewives, a phenomenon which I can’t even go into, since I don’t understand it at all. Anyway, two of these “housewives” shared their diets with two different tabloids last week. While posing for pictures in bikinis. Ready? Michaele Salahi poses […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Eating Disorders, Feminism, Gossip, Magazines, TV | 22 Comments »

Ask BFD: On Being An Advocate

August 24th, 2010

We have another great Ask BFD question, this time from Barnardgirl! She’s wondering about the cognitive dissonance of being an advocate and still not accepting yourself fully. Bolding mine: Dear BFD, First, thanks for adding an Ask BFD category. I love your blog and the FA blogosphere so much- I wish I’d known about it […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Ask BFD, Eating Disorders, Feminism, Magazines, Question | 6 Comments »

Penelope, Hayley, and Sophia Stand Up For Teenage Girls Of All Sizes

July 30th, 2010

This seems to be the week for celebrity women to advocate for body positivity—or at least, it’s the week I found all these links! First off, from Becky on Twitter comes this story about Penelope Cruz, who says you don’t have to be thin to be pretty. “I would close down all those teenage magazines […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Celebrities, Fashion, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Gossip, Hayley Hasselhoff, Huge, International, Kids, Magazines, TV | 7 Comments »

Liveblogging “Huge” (1.4, “Talent Night”)

July 20th, 2010

First off, on the topic of Alastair’s sexuality and queer themes in general, this Advocate interview is a great read; thanks for the link, Jack Daniels! (If you missed that conversation, it’s in last week’s comments.) And now, on with the show! I’m very excited about the title, can I just say that? There will […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Glee, Huge, Magazines, More To Love, Nikki Blonsky, TV | 6 Comments »

Sizing up the Web! (By Which We Mean: Links!)

July 1st, 2010

1. Some reviews of Huge! Or as The Frisky put it, “Fat People Were On TV And, Whaddya Know, The World Didn’t End.” Entertainment Weekly L.A. Times ABC News MTV STLToday New York Times The Frisky 2. An awesome 18-year-old spent a month following Seventeen magazine dictates and blogging about it, calling it the Seventeen Magazine Project. Her intent […]

Filed under: Cold Hard Cash, Fashion, Fat Positive, Gabby Sidibe, Huge, Magazines, Media, TV | 5 Comments »

REAL Links: The BFD Weekly Round-Up

June 24th, 2010

1. Stella Ellis, of BettyConfidential.com, put together a story all about how to stay hot when you’re hot (via Shine). It’s a beauty and fashion round-up that’s got a ton of gorgeous dresses I covet, and some very cheering words about being comfortable in your skin and whatever you put on it. The important thing is […]

Filed under: Advertising, Advocacy, Celebrities, Fashion, Fat Positive, Humor, International, Media, Photoshop | 2 Comments »

Drop Dead Diva, Fat-Positive Television, And Ricky Gervais (Again)

June 11th, 2010

If you’ve been reading for a while, you know of my conflicted feelings about Ricky Gervais. But, the problem is, he keeps hating on fat people and making it more and more difficult for me to love him. (I have the same issue with Joel McHale on The Soup. I love his shows—especially Community—and I […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Drop Dead Diva, Fatism, Feminism, Guest Post, Humor, Magazines, Ricky Gervais, The Office, TV | 12 Comments »

“Huge” New Show Starring Nikki Blonsky

June 10th, 2010

A few days ago, I had never heard of Huge, but it occurred to me that we hadn’t heard from Nikki Blonsky in a while. Lo and behold, IMDB informed me that she (and Glee’s Ashley Fink) were starring in a new show on ABC Family called Huge. Here’s the description from Wikipedia: Huge is […]

Filed under: Biggest Loser, Celebrities, Glee, Magazines, Nikki Blonsky, Photoshop, Question, TV | 22 Comments »

Live Nude Girls!

June 4th, 2010

It’s Feel Good Friday, so how about some topless plus-size models? Follow this link! NSFW! (And thanks to Laurie for the link!) For its June 2010 issue, French Marie Claire has gone curvy with editorials featuring plus-size models in lingerie and swimsuits à la française–that’s right, only bottoms, no tops! Of course, these are all […]

Filed under: Art, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, International, Magazines, NSFW, Personal, Sex & Romance, Tidbit | 11 Comments »

Follow Friday

May 21st, 2010

So this is like, a blog/Twitter crossover event! On Twitter, they have “Follow Fridays,” where you tell people who to follow on Twitter. So here’s my Follow Friday for you–The Illusionists, No Country for Young Women, and Revolution of Real Women. Because these three Twitter streams (in addition to being consistently awesome) are where I […]

Filed under: Beth Ditto, Celebrities, Diet Talk, Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Magazines, Music, Photoshop, Video, Weight Loss | 4 Comments »

Public Relations Spam Randomness

May 7th, 2010

You have to admire the creativity of PR people sometimes, desperately trying to shoehorn their products into stories about whatever might be making headlines, and then blindly sending those stories to bloggers whose blogs may or may not be at all related to the products they’re trying to sell. Here are some ridiculous pitches I’ve […]

Filed under: Advertising, American Idol, Celebrities, Feel Good Friday, Hairspray, Humor, Kids, Magazines, Meta, Music, TV | 7 Comments »

New Show: Mike & Molly

May 5th, 2010

Emily alerted us in the comments about this TV pilot going into production. From the WSJ: The formula: “Mad About You” meets “The Biggest Loser” The plot: A romantic comedy about a couple that meets at a support group for overeating. The brand names: Co-creator Chuck Lorre can do no wrong for CBS lately with […]

Filed under: Fat Positive, Fatism, Magazines, TV | 17 Comments »

Celebrity Fatwatch: Mariah Carey

April 30th, 2010

I had to snap a quick picture of this when I saw it on the cover of the National Enquirer at the grocery store. 200 pounds is DEADLY now. You will DROP DEAD if you hit 200 pounds! Out of curiosity I opened the magazine and there was some article about how she got married […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Fatism, Magazines, Mariah Carey, Music | 27 Comments »

Rotundities: A Link Roundup

April 22nd, 2010

1. The new Oprah biography contains a shocking allegation about pecan pie (and, perhaps, an opportunity to become educated about food addiction). From Michelle Coppola: Oprah once ordered two pecan pies from room service and *shudder* ATE THEM BOTH!! And what, Kitty Kelley? The earth tilted on its axis from Oprah’s subsequent weight gain? As […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Celebrities, Eating Disorders, Feminism, Food, Kids, Links, Magazines, Meta, Oprah, Race & Ethnicity | 17 Comments »

Role Written For A Man Goes To A Plus-Size Woman

April 2nd, 2010

I do so love it when women get to play roles originally written for men. Angelina Jolie is starring in an action film that was written for Tom Cruise. (The eponymous Edwin A. Salt became Evelyn Salt in the movie now called Salt.) Lucy Liu took on the role of Agent Sever in Ecks vs. […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Kathy Bates, Magazines, The Office, TV | 7 Comments »

Wake Up, Carnie Wilson!

February 23rd, 2010

I just want to shake Carnie Wilson when I read articles like this. She had weight loss surgery a while back and since then has regained some of the weight she lost. And she’s still flagellating herself for it. The Wilson Phillips singer, who currently weighs 212 lbs. despite undergoing gastric bypass surgery in 1999, […]

Filed under: Biggest Loser, Carnie Wilson, Celebrities, Gabby Sidibe, Kids, Magazines, TV, WLS | 13 Comments »

Not “Fattie Quickies”

February 10th, 2010

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 a […]

Filed under: Art, Celebrities, Fashion, Gabby Sidibe, Humor, Links, Magazines, Meta, Movies, NSFW, Race & Ethnicity, Sex & Romance | 23 Comments »

Kourtney Kardashian’s Post-Baby Weight Loss Secret? Photoshop.

January 26th, 2010

At least according to OK! Magazine, which grabbed a photo of her, photoshopped all the baby weight off her, and slapped it on the cover with a headline reading “MY DIET SECRETS: LOSE 10 LBS IN 10 DAYS.” Must be seen to be believed.

Filed under: Celebrities, Magazines, Photoshop, Tidbit | 9 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 »

Plus-Sized Celebrities In Madison Magazine

December 21st, 2009

I knew about Madison magazine from Project Runway Australia, as it is the Elle/Marie Claire of that show (“The winner of Project Runway will receive a spread in Madison magazine…”). Now Beautiful You has a post about the plus-sized celebrities who posed nude for their October issue. More pictures at the link; mildly NSFW. The […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Biggest Loser, Celebrities, International, Magazines, NSFW, Project Runway, TV | 8 Comments »

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