Our guest post today comes from the delightful Sara, who writes in with a question for all our readers: I am fat. I have diabetes. The two are in no way related to one another. Interesting how that works, huh? I have type 1 diabetes, so my pancreas is going to be dead regardless of […]

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Ezinearticles.com just made a list of the “Top 40 BBWs of all time.” Sounds good, right? Sure, until you get to the list, and you realize that some of the women on it are not all what most people would consider “BBW”s. Mo’nique, Camryn Manheim, Mama Cass, Rosie O’Donnell… sure. But Jamie Lee Curtis? Sophia […]

Filed under: America Ferrera, Celebrities, Fat Positive, Kate Winslet, Marilyn's Law, Queen Latifah, Question, Rosie O'Donnell, WLS | 35 Comments »

I’m loving the reader questions and the BFDivas’ and BFDudes’ answers—keep ’em coming! Today’s question comes from Loren, who writes: In the last year I went from 235lbs to 185. I just took up running and moved to a country where I hate the food, the weight loss was not really intentional. I liked myself […]

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In the comments to this post, a number of people brought up Chris Farley and the Chippendale’s skit he did with Patrick Swayze (we love you, Patrick) on Saturday Night Live. (Video is here.) Bina said: the joke in that was that the fat guy took his dancing and mad skillz seriously but was obviously […]

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A fun list of the 25 most ridiculous diets of all time. The tapeworm diet appears, of course, but the baby food diet does not. Egregious oversight! My favorite one on the list is number twelve: The Weight Loss Cure They Don’t Want You to Know About: This diet gives the tapeworm a run for […]

Filed under: Feel Good Friday, Personal, Question, Weight Loss | 56 Comments »

There is a rumor going around that Mo’Nique, author of Skinny Women Are Evil, is having weight loss surgery. Even though it’s just a rumor, I think the responses to this news are really interesting. Once again at this point it’s just a rumor, but if proven to be true it will amount to yet […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Celebrities, Gossip, Mo'Nique, Queen Latifah, Question, WLS | 81 Comments »

hyacinth hippo Originally uploaded by mo pie Those of you out there who have seen Fantasia and who fondly remember the hippo ballet sequence might appreciate this rare glimpse into the history of Disney animation: photos of actress Hattie Noel, who was the live action reference for Hyacinth Hippo in the film. I don’t know […]

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In the comments, Stacey Stardust asks: how do you know a guy is flirting with you? This may sound like an incredibly dim-witted question, but I never got hit on a lot when I was a size 12-14 (my ’skinny time’ ;)) and I certainly don’t think I get hit on at all now. When […]

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I really enjoyed re-reading Kate’s recounting of the key events in her journey toward fat positivity. Here’s my favorite one: 11. (2007) Vowing to myself that I will only buy clothes that look fabulous on me, and if something doesn’t look fabulous, I will blame the item of clothing instead of my body. This completely […]

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So, I listen to this Disney podcast called Magical Definition (hey, I enjoy Disneyland) and they were talking about an upcoming Pixar movie called WALL-E; perhaps you’ve seen the previews for it? It looks super cute. Jim Hill talked about the test screenings for WALL-E on the podcast, and he also mentions it on his […]

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I got this e-mail a couple of days ago, and have been thinking all weekend about possible answers. This is the heart of why I write this blog: to help girls just like this 14-year-old to stop hating themselves. But how? After agonizing about how to answer this, I thought maybe I’d just post the […]

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Here is the comment I was responding to, from cathy: What confuses me is the idea of this website. Mo called it a gateway to fat acceptance yet one of the contributers had gastric bypass and mo has a blog and has had for a few years dedicated to her attempts to lose weight? I […]

Filed under: Advocacy, America Ferrera, Celebrities, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feminism, Meta, Personal, Question | 37 Comments »

The idea of height insecurity was touched on in the comments of a recent post, and I thought it was worthy of some more discussion. Below are comments from Arlene, MarqueeMoon, and Beth. You know, everyone is always going on and on and on about how models are so impossibly skinny and set an impossible […]

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This show premieres tonight, and I am told it’s a British show coming to America. Based on the comments (by the way, [sic]), it seems like a very body positive show. I have always admire Carson sense of humor and love for life. Imagine my surprise that he is doing what he did for the […]

Filed under: Advertising, Fashion, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Question, TV | 29 Comments »

This weekend, a car full of us drove to Los Angeles and back. On the return trip, we stopped at In-N-Out Burger, which sparked a conversation about fast food chains. We agreed that while the ubiquitous McDonald’s is not that tempting, In-N-Out is another story. We were happy the only one in town is at […]

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How’s your wallet these days? Think back to your last pay raise. Did you get as much as you thought you would? How much of that was determined less by the size of your contribution to the company but more by the size of your ass? I’ve always had a suspicion that women in business […]

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We have a cry for help for a totally awesome cause: sexiness! Heather writes: Hi, Mo! I’m a long-time reader of BFD, and I come to you with a plea for help. Or, at least, with a request for fellow readers of BFD. I’m a quasi-plus-sized girl who is looking to buy some lingerie, but […]

Filed under: Fashion, Question | 20 Comments »

You may have heard about Dan Savage’s recent column about the man who has stopped being sexually attracted to his fat wife (perhaps you read The F Word‘s take on it)? In case you haven’t, here is the question in question. My wife’s skin is a mess, she has dietary issues that cause gnarly gas, […]

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My awesome site designer Amy comes to us with a fashion question. Since we all did such a good job on maternity wear, let’s see what we can do about pants! I’m writing on behalf of my sister. She’s been looking for some khaki-type pants (not necessarily khaki—navy or olive or whatever—but that kind of […]

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Yes, it’s “nothing tastes as good as thin feels,” my least favorite saying ever. This came up yesterday because, according to my husband, the saying was proven wrong by the bacon chocolate bar I bought him at the gourmet store in Los Angeles. BACON CHOCOLATE BAR. Rub your thumb over the chocolate bar to release […]

Filed under: Food, Question, Tidbit | 37 Comments »

There’s a new blog in town called First, Do No Harm: Real Stories of Fat Prejudice in Health Care. They’re soliciting your stories, so if you have any fat prejudice stories, now you know where to send them. Here’s a sample: She gave me a 30 minute lecture about people “your size” and how it […]

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I am just going to reprint heatherbelly‘s comment, because I think it’s worthy of discussion and I’m so glad she shared it! Please listen to this report aired on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, last weekend. Understand—Scott Simon is usually a fantastic host. I found myself with my jaw agape as I listened to the introduction […]

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clink! Originally uploaded by mo pie We set a date…range! BFD-con will be happening sometime in spring or early summer, 2008. Here’s hoping that you will try to join us! To vote on proposed events, please take a moment to take our survey. Let us know if you want to take a trip to Nordie’s, […]

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This obesity map of the United States is currently under discussion at The Usual Suspects. The interesting thing is that, according to the map’s data, obesity in America has sharply increased since 2004. As Beth points out: “What in the hell is going on? That’s not just fast food and television; those things have been […]

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I thought you guys would be interested in Gwen’s post today. She starts off posing some hypothetical reasons you might want to lose weight, and some less good reasons for losing weight. Then she talks thrift stores: Other times — times when I’m fatter — I hate thrift store shopping because, apparently, fat people never […]

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