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Intersectional Fat Acceptance, Building Community, And Not Being Part Of The Mainstream 27 Jun 2013 | 01:20 am
It’s been more than a year since I last posted here — I’ve mostly been over at xoJane.com, writing about fat bodies and nail polish and lots of other things. But I’m back, in part because I recently ...
Dear White Fat People 22 Mar 2012 | 03:14 pm
When I started this blog, I wrote imaginary letters. It was an amusing rhetorical device, kept me entertained – and, more importantly, it preserved the idea I had that, really, I’m just sitting here, ...
I’m Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack (Still Fat) 3 Feb 2012 | 05:56 am
So, that was a MUCH longer hiatus than I anticipated! I am so sorry – and I am so thankful to the people who wrote to check on me. It’s been an eventful couple of months on the in-person life front. ...
A Fatty At 34; Happy Birthday To Me! 3 Sep 2011 | 06:00 am
Thank you all for being here with me for another year. It’s been amazing – all this practice at living is paying off, I think. This is what 34 years old looks like, y’all! Love! ETA: This dress is ...
Food, Glorious Food; Talking About Food From A HAES Perspective In FA Spaces 19 Aug 2011 | 02:53 am
Food – we need it to live. In the comments to this post, there was a lot of conversation about how we can talk about food in a HAES-centric way. That’s an important discussion to have! As I see it, ...
Fat Ladies In Spaaaaaaaaace; A Body Positive Coloring Book 16 Aug 2011 | 07:08 am
When I was a little girl, definitely in the 10 and under range, I was kind of obsessed with Barbie coloring books. I had a gajillion Barbie things, but I really loved the coloring books because there ...
Fatness Casual; Any Time I Wear These Shoes, It’s All About The Shoes 12 Aug 2011 | 07:43 am
Note the first: I think we could all use a change of subject, at least for a minute, right? Then we’ll talk about food in fat acceptance, the ethics of food, and how to have a conversation about food ...
Response To A Specific Comment; In Which I Continue To Be Ranty 11 Aug 2011 | 01:47 am
It’s interesting but I have an opposite impression. I have only recently discovered FA and I love, love, love HAES – it was almost like I finally got a permission to focus on my health and not worry a...
I Wore My Ranty Pants Today; Meet The New Body Hate, Same As The Old Body Hate 10 Aug 2011 | 05:52 am
It is pretty much always Lesley’s fault when I respond to something going on in popular culture. Here’s the breaks, y’all: I do not like Jess Weiner, find her inspirational, or consider her to be a g...
Fatness Casual; The Legitimacy Of Fashion Interest And Grey Is The New Grey 4 Aug 2011 | 07:36 am
There’s an article floating around Google+ that I haven’t had a chance to read yet – but the headline frames an interesting dilemma. It’s asking if young girls and young women are encouraged to follow...
