I’m sure no regular readers still harbor doubts as to whether fatness is used as an excuse to shame and terrorize children. Just in case you needed a reminder, though, here’s the Washington City Paper’s story “The Battle Over Heavy T.” It’s the story of a young boy who is constantly being hunted down, for … Continue reading »
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Douchehound(s) of the Day
Please enjoy this brilliant perspective from non-reader Oliver, who decided to add it to a (now deleted) comment on the thread about trolls making rape and death threats. After explaining to me why I’m a dumbass for getting “riled up” by comments like “hope you get aids while being raped by a homeless man in … Continue reading »
Big Fat Carnival!
The Big Fat Carnival is up at Seeworthy! Go read!
Illustrated BMI Categories
Updated: Go here to see it! (Viewing it as a slideshow with the info turned on is particularly awesome, as Sweet Machine pointed out.) And go here to see a post about it. Thanks to everyone who sent photos, and keep ‘em comin’! Send a photo along with your height and weight to katesblog at … Continue reading »
Stop, Drop, and Roll
So, I mentioned on the Stop Lying about Your Weight thread (among other places) that I was making my best guess at my own weight (170-180), but I haven’t stepped on a scale in ages, for the sake of my sanity. But then I started thinking, well, what if I’m underestimating my weight and therefore … Continue reading »
In praise of Terry
I am a huge advocate of doing fun exercise instead of joyless grueling Working Out, and I am therefore extremely ambivalent about the gym. Given my druthers, I’d get all my exercise from dance, yoga, and swimming, instead of just running nowhere like a rat in a wheel (albeit a rat with an iPod). However, … Continue reading »
Rotundity Revealed!
And I made a graph of all the wrong answers! More on this at The Rotund and Shakesville.
Bingo!
Oh my fucking God, this article by Sally Ann Voak is precious. It’s a nearly perfect distillation of every dumbassed myth and stereotype about fat people, with a heapin’ helpin’ of woefully ignorant judgment. I kinda want to bronze it, it’s so perfect. (By which I mean, it might be triggering or infuriating to some, … Continue reading »
Go Guess The Rotund’s Weight and Height
It’s mentioned in comments on Sweet Machine’s latest post, but I wanted to put a plug up top for The Rotund’s guessing game, ’cause I’d like to see as many people as possible participating. I can tell you that nobody’s got it exactly right so far. This is The Rotund. Think you can guess her … Continue reading »
History of a “Fat Girl”
A few weeks ago, I got an e-mail from a woman named Mindy, who had been my best friend at nerd camp when I was 14. We lost touch somewhere around senior year of high school, but she recently stumbled across a link to this blog and realized I was that Kate Harding — and … Continue reading »
