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Recommend A Crossbody Bag

March 22nd, 2012

Yes, it’s a BFD post! I’m hoping to get back into posting more regularly, and to that end, going through a slight backlog of e-mailed questions. Thanks for your patience (and feel free to re-send anything you’d like an answer to). Today’s question comes from Melissa, who writes: I need a cute crossbody bag for […]

Filed under: Ask BFD, Fashion, Meta, Question, Tidbit | 20 Comments »

Nordstrom Rack Fall Outfit Extravaganza

September 15th, 2011

Armed with a gift card in my hand and Nordstrom love in my heart, I headed to the nearest Nordstrom Rack, in San Leandro, California, to do a little shopping. The first thing I noticed is that Nordstrom Rack does not exactly provide the full Nordstrom Experience. I’ve been to Nordstrom proper many a time, […]

Filed under: Fashion, Meta, Personal, Review, Work | 232 Comments »

I Guess That Was What You’d Call A Hiatus

January 27th, 2011

Hi everyone out there in BFD land! I certainly have missed you. And how has everyone been? Do we have stuff to catch up on or what? I guess I should first explain why I went away so abruptly and without explanation. Well, it’s Wigburg’s fault. Wigburg, who is currently, even as I type this, […]

Filed under: Huge, Kids, Meta, Mommyblog, Personal, TV | 47 Comments »

Reason #87858 that the world still needs Buffy The Vampire Slayer

November 10th, 2010

There are two new Uwe Boll films coming out: one is a documentary on Auschwitz and the other? I am not making this up: “a film about an overweight half-vampire who takes her hungry vengeance out on Hitler and his band of Nazis.” You’ll love the title. Without further delay, I give you the official […]

Filed under: Fatism, Movies, Video, Weetabix | 19 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 »

Does Being Fat Make You A Good Chef?

October 22nd, 2010

A Sunday morning ritual at Casa Bix involves a cup of coffee, the New York Times and a pug in my lap and Food Network on the TV, where Esteban and I provide a running MST3K commentary on Sandra Lee and Rachael Ray. We love Ina the most, mostly because unlike several TV chefs, her […]

Filed under: Beth Ditto, Fatism, TV, Weetabix | 23 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 »

I’m Out Of Practice Coming Up With Blog Post Titles

October 18th, 2010

As you may or may not have noticed, it’s been a while! This is probably the longest unplanned hiatus since this blog began. But if you follow me on Twitter or various other types of social media, you know that a dear friend of mine recently passed away. Between traveling for the funeral, grieving, illness, […]

Filed under: Meta, Personal | 6 Comments »

America’s Surgeon General Is A HAES Rock Star

October 5th, 2010

We’ve spoken a lot about Health At Any Size, the myth of the fat lazy person and why BMI is bogus so it does my heart good to see an official stamp of approval from the government. Check it: “…We can be healthy and fit at any size or any weight.” While Dr. Benjamin isn’t […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Exercise, Video, Weetabix | 13 Comments »

Girl Meets BFD: “It Was Like A Light Being Turned On”

October 1st, 2010

The other day, I got an email that touched me deeply. Mel was kind enough to allow me to repost it here. In our email conversation, we both agreed that a huge part of why BFD means so much to so many people is the community that has been created here. So this is a […]

Filed under: Feel Good Friday, Meta | 17 Comments »

Thank You, Google Reader: Links

September 29th, 2010

With a special shout-out to Brianna, here are some links that popped up in Google Reader this week! 1. From Feed Me: Fat women are paid less than men in the workplace. So obviously, we should lose weight. Wait, what? Fat women are paid less than women who aren’t fat; fat men, on average, earn […]

Filed under: BFDudes, Celebrities, Cold Hard Cash, Fashion, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feminism, Gabby Sidibe, Humor, Links, Personal, Work | 4 Comments »

Do Kids Learn To Be Sizeist From Watching Disney Movies?

September 28th, 2010

Apparently I’m on a movie kick, but I couldn’t resist sharing this great article in Newsweek exploring the subtle sexism in recent kid movies. …One in four female characters was depicted in “sexy, tight, or alluring attire,” compared with one in 25 male characters. The female characters were also more likely than men to be […]

Filed under: Disney, Fatism, Feminism, Kids, Movies, Question, Weetabix | 48 Comments »

Women Can Only Eat In Movies If They Look Like They Don’t

September 24th, 2010

We’ve talked about how much we love Mindy Kaling here before. In this great interview, she talks about the problem with writing realistic women characters and the rom-com she’s writing and how much she loves You’ve Got Mail (me TOO! OMG Mindy Kaling, let’s be bffs!) She touches upon this interesting trope of the fictionalized […]

Filed under: Movies, The Office, Weetabix | 32 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 »

First rule about Tight Club…

August 26th, 2010

The days are growing shorter and the air smells like freshly-sharpened pencils. After Labor Day, bare legs are verboten if you adhere to Miss Manners, so what’s a girl to do? Tights, baby. Tights. Finding a decent pair of plus size tights is a bit of a challenge. Sometimes tight purveyors make gigantically long tights […]

Filed under: Fashion, Fat Positive, Weetabix | 26 Comments »

Feel Good Friday: New Features Plus Bonus Cat Video

August 20th, 2010

Firstly, I hope you’ve had a chance to notice all the small improvements around here. We now have buttons on each entry to let you Twitter and Facebook them, you can reply to individual comments, you can have follow-up comments emailed to you (which is really handy if someone joins a conversation late), and you […]

Filed under: Feel Good Friday, Humor, Meta, Video | 8 Comments »

Revisiting Fat Euphemisms

August 18th, 2010

The Rotund writes about reclaiming the word fat. That’s why I object to “overweight” as a descriptor. Over what weight? The weight other people think I should be even though they have no experience with my body composition beyond looking at me? The weight a BMI chart says I should be? The weight a fashion […]

Filed under: BFD Classic, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feminism, Question | 28 Comments »

Slim Fast Ad Jumps On The “Brides Should Lose Weight” Bandwagon

August 9th, 2010

This ad was posted on Wedinator with the caption, “Hey Look, It’s The Worst Ad Ever.” Of course, in their writeup, they kind of undermine that headline a little by missing the point: Seriously, it’s one thing to encourage your overweight friend or relative to lose a little weight for general health reasons. But to […]

Filed under: Advertising, Diet Talk, Feminism, Humor | 22 Comments »

Just My Size: Not My Style?

August 4th, 2010

A review of Hanes Just My Size is behind the jump. If clothing reviews are your thing, than click on through!

Filed under: BlogHerOff, Fashion, Review | 25 Comments »

Website Defines “Happy” As “Weight Loss”

August 3rd, 2010

If you’ve never heard of Happy News, it’s a website devoted to news and lifestyle stories that are meant to be “always positive.” But an anonymous tipster wrote in and pointed out that often on the site, weight loss is equated to “happy,” and fatness is equated to “unhappy.” Curious, I did a couple of […]

Filed under: Diet Talk Warning, Fatism, Media, Weight Loss, WLS | 7 Comments »

Big Fat Review: eShakti

July 29th, 2010

In case you’re not familiar with eShakti, they have an amazing concept. They will customize their garments to your exact specifications. You break out the measuring tape, you tell them exactly what to do so their clothes will fit your body, and they will do it. It’s like magic, especially if you are hard to […]

Filed under: Advertising, Fashion, Personal, Review | 17 Comments »

C Is For Cookie, S Is For Snooki, M Is For Me Rolling My Eyes All The Way Back Into My Head

July 13th, 2010

In the annals of Stupid Diets, I don’t think we’ve talked about the Cookie Diet yet. But now the silence must be broken! Because Snooki is involved. Threat level orange, if you will. Threat level fake-tan, oompa-loompa orange. On the diet, she eats only one meal a day (usually chicken) — and six cookies, each […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Diet Talk, Diet Talk Warning | 20 Comments »

Meta Note: I’m Back!

July 9th, 2010

If you follow me on Twitter, you probably noticed this, but I’ve been out of the country for a few weeks. Thanks to Jenfu (yay for links roundups!) and Weetabix for contributing while I was gone! I’ve just caught up on 100+ blog comments (especially on the Fat Hygiene and Huge posts especially) and am […]

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Seek And Ye Shall Find! Or Not.

July 9th, 2010

What are people searching for that brings them to Big Fat Deal? And how can we help them? Let’s dig into the Sitemeter and find out! what is the most ridiculous diet of all time My nominees are the Tapeworm Diet, the ever-popular Baby Food Diet, and the Intravenous Diet. But I’m sure someone will […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Fashion, Humor, Jennifer Aniston, Meta | 14 Comments »

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