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I desperately need to update the blogroll with, among other things, all the fab new Shapeling blogs that have cropped up recently. So if you’ve got a fat blog you think should be on the roll, will you do me a favor and leave a link in comments? (I’ve probably checked it out already, but I’m a lazy fat chick, and I want all the links in one place.) Oh, and hey, if you’re a fat blogger and aren’t on the fatosphere feed yet, you should totally contact Fat Fu and ask her to add you.
Also, if you’ve written or read something terrific recently, now’s your chance to blogwhore. Link to recent must-reads, yours or anyone else’s, below. Thanks!
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I have been hoping that a piece of information like this would come along so that I wouldn’t have to figure out who to ask. Thank you for the whoring opportunity ;)
http://riverstwilight.blogspot.com/
*walks in the comments section with my best blogwhorin’ bootz on* :-D
http://fashionablenerd.wordpress.com
The first article you’ll see is a must read…it’s my best friend’s response to the Santa hate.
Oh well, might as well dive on in:
http://fatadelic.wordpress.com
Fat-o-matic! Litte known fact: a fat-o-matic is a 1950s kitchen appliance for rendering the lard out of bacon and babies. Homemakers: your family is happy because they eat lard!
http://fatomatic.wordpress.com/
*cough**revolution**cough*
http://twistedbarbiesrevolution.blogspot.com
I don’t blog only about fat acceptance, and I don’t update much, so I don’t think my blog deserve to be blogrolled … yet. But I did write something tonight that I’m pretty happy about, and I owe complete credit to having discovered this blog a few months ago.
Thanks, Kate!
http://juliafaye.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/game-set/
http://www.creamynougatlair.com/
Thanks, Kate, for letting me get my whore-on!!!
Creamy Nougat Lair is a body image blog, yo.
http://fatlotofgood.wordpress.com
Mine is made up of personal reflections about being fat
http://fatchat.wordpress.com
Here’s mine too, Kate, and I’m on the feed at fatfu too.
http://bigfatdelicious.blogspot.com/
Thanks for this, I see a couple I want to add to my folders on my toolbar (I have 3 folders of blogs now that I check at least a couple of times a week, geeze louise….lol).
I always wanted to be a whore when I grew up :-)
http://unapologeticallyfat.blogspot.com
Thanks!
I don’t know about “terrific”, but I’ve been peevulating about how we parents who don’t perpetuate the Santa fib get accused of “taking the magic out of childhood”; and have been joyous at the swearing-in of our new deputy PM Julia Gillard (oh, and the new PM too).
I’m probably the last person to see this and the millionth person to comment about it, but — I noticed BUST Magazine referred to this blog in this month’s issue. :)
My blog reflects the fact that I’m one of those still in the middle of that body acceptance vs FoBT journey . . . but I do write a lot about the things I read here and at the F-word, as well as elsewhere in the fat acceptance blogosphere. I also try to make sense of my mood disorder and the world in general, and sometimes I whine about my car, Great White ;).
http://starsinthegutter.com/
I’m really looking forward to checking out some of these blogs being listed here. Yay new reading!
My livejournal’s pretty zzzz and I’m sluggish about updating my weeny-teeny website, but I wrote this back in September. Folks might find it interesting/entertaining:
http://www.intellectualbabe.com/Defiance.html
I archive fat positive media that questions todays “death to teh fatties” spin. I also link to resources for fat folks. I am not exactly a “blogger” but I may spew my thoughts from time to time.
http://cellulitequeen.blogspot.com/
I’ve also got a pretty sizeable list of FA blogs if anyone’s interested in checking it out or being on there, just lemme know. :)
I stop posting to mine for long periods of time, and then occasionally start up again. There’s a lot of HAES stuff and there’s some visual stuff, too.
http://deeleigh.livejournal.com/
My blog is about fat, fabric, feminism and sometimes even football. If that’s a bit too broad, I understand! :)
http://femmeknitzi.wordpress.com
Thanks!
I would like to see First Do No Harm on the blog roll. I always have to go search for where I put the link!
Another fat blogger ;p
http://www.mmmfactor.com
Dee, I’m going to add you on livejournal because I heart you hardcore, so when a new person shows up on your “friend of” list, that is me.
Lonie, oops, of course it should be on the blogroll! It is on Notes from the Fatosphere in the meantime, though.
Good Morning Shapelings!
Hey Katie poo bear…you know I am ready to jump on a plane and come shopping with you at Vive Le Femme anytime you say. I warn you…anytime I come to a friend’s house I tend to take over the kitchen so be prepared for fabulous meals (if I do say so myself!)
We can do a joint video blog! Vlogging in the fatosphere woo hoo! Why should Elastic Waist be the only ones I ask you?
Yeah that’s the ticket…it’ll be a little bit Art Brut and a little bit activism — happy smiling fat people seen in public places! Trying on clothes…and ohmigod — eating! We’ll shock the world. No one I would rather shock the world with than you babycakes!
Come visit http://www.ACelebrationofCurves.com and come shopping at http://www.ThisLushLife.com
Love ya! Mean it! Let’s do lunch!
Hey, thanks fillyjonk!
I second Do no harm. That’s a great blog.
Blowing you a Big Fat Beautiful Kiss for a chance to do a little blogwhorin!
http://aboutbeautyblog.blogspot.com/
Kat @ Big Fat Beautiful Kiss
I also love Vesta over at Big fat Delicious:
http://bigfatdelicious.blogspot.com
I’m just getting started on this journey toward acceptance and just started writing about it (in response to the post about the fantasy of being thin) at http://www.insideoutat50.blogspot.com. Thanks for inviting me to say so!
Yeah, it’s redonk that First, Do No Harm isn’t on the blogroll yet, because, um, it’s 1/4 my blog and 1/4 Fillyjonk’s. I wasn’t kidding about really needing to update — if anyone was wondering if my omission of their site was personal, now you know. :)
(And Vesta44, eep! I’m glad you commented, ’cause I actually thought you WERE on my blogroll already. It’s really been a while since I updated, I guess.)
La di Da, see comment to Vesta44. As I’m going through, I’m realizing there are several of you I thought were already on the roll, ’cause you’re on the fatosphere feed, so I read you via the right column on my site. :)
Debra, your link didn’t work for me.
Hilary and Femmeknitzi, I put both you guys under “Other Stuff We Read.” F, because your interests are broad and H, because you’re not totally fat positive at this point, but I definitely think your site’s worth reading.
I think everybody who’s posted so far is now on the roll.
I also recently started blogging about my personal fat acceptance journey.
http://runsinherstockings.wordpress.com
I also write about knitting and sewing and will probably do some recipes and stuff so it’s really not strictly FA.
And can I just say how much I LOVE how long the list of fat blogs is now?
Hey… I commented with my blog and my post went didn’t go through :(
http://www.insideoutat50.blogspot.com/
Kate, I promise you this is the link — I just tested it, works fine for me?
Maybe try it again?
Works fine for me now, Debra — got a 404 before. Sorry.
For some reason, the original post had a period at the end of the link which is why it’s not working. Try again at http://www.insideoutat50.blogspot.com/
Thanks –
Lexy, I de-spammed you (sorry about that) and added your blog under “Other Stuff We Read.”
Thanks, Kate :). I think that’s the right place for my blog to be, too.
I’m off to check out some more of these new links, now!
Debra, you’re added!
woohoo for shameless self-promotion! I came here to read The Fantasy of Being Thin and stayed for everything else.
http://snarkymojo.blogspot.com/
Oy. So many new (to me) blogs to check out. I need more hours in the day ;)
Anyway, here’s mine. http://fatlottagood.blogspot.com/
Don’t get the wrong idea – I haven’t figured out a damn thing (yet)! Thanks for letting my inner whore out …
http://finallyfiguringitout.blogspot.com/
Fat Witch with a gun here :D I blog about a lot of stuff (kitties, being out and about while fat, food and anything else that comes to mind).
Original URL
http://jeancscathouseandshootingsociety.blogspot.com/
or the short version (finally got my own domain hehehe)
http://www.purple-ducky.com
We came here to read The Fantasy of Being Thin and stayed too. Excellent blog, y’all.
Here’s ours: http://www.objectionablematerial.blogspot.com/
EssBee and Sly B
I am so glad to see so many people blogging. I have new sites to add to my folders now (and will have to add hours to my day so I can read them all….lol). I think I have about 70, so far, so it’s going to increase as I add all y’all that I don’t already have. I have to say, the Shapelings I’ve read so far are talented, insightful, witty women and you rule!
So, I have a blog, but it is (yawn-yawn) filled with my personal drama and only occasionally noteworthy for anyone outside my skull.
Having said that, I did crank out one piece of writing recently that Shapelings might enjoy: here.
I’m stoked to see so many awesome blogs. Ass kicking!!
My blog is kind of multi-purpose, but here’s whoredom for a fat post I wrote about 3 weeks ago which is still, y’know, awesome.
Also, Roberta and I, when not blogging about other things, blog about Mad Men (the tv show). You should totally visit.
Yay! I’ll do another update at the end of the day when (presumably) more links have come in.
I guess I’ll join in the blogwhorin’. The link to my blog:
http://fatlyyours.blogspot.com. I’m on the fat feed, but I’d love to be on your links too. Thanks!
I, too, am psyched to see so many new blogs show up. Don’t feel too shy to join the feed, there are other topics covered there too besides weight politics (cats come to mind as a recurring topic), and I usually enjoy reading those posts too.
I have been called a whore more than once ;) I am not a fat blogger- well, actually, I am fat and I blog- I am more of a personal blogger.
There is fluff, there is hard hitting posts, and a little of in-between stuff. Maybe someday I will pick a subject and stick to it. Until then…. :)
Not sure if it’s what would be considered (as I do occassionally post about struggles with weight and weightloss) but my journal is at:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/devi42
Personally I find it interesting as I post fat fiction (short bits of fiction where the main character is overweight or obese – like real-life, some of these characters accept their weight, some have issues with it, some accept themselves but find themselves in situations where they don’t feel accepted), reflections on my own experiences being overweight and obese, and thoughts on and links to current events which have a fat acceptance/discrimition slant.
Here’s mine! Much like Krista, I am not a fat blogger, but I blog, and I…I dunno, I don’t really have body issues with my OWN body. But I do boil over with righteous indignation with fat-hating, so I suppose I can be in the club.
itallfitsinmycar.blogspot.com
Okay, I’m whoring, too. You are going to have one long ass blogroll:
http://steatopygiaspins.blogspot.com
Enjoy!
I started a blog a little bit ago and then got so distracted by culinary school I haven’t posted in awhile. I’m not planning on abandoning it, but just need to find time to actually write at all, my LJ being similarly abandoned, sigh …. I also need to post more in other people’s blogs, being too much of a lurker. But here’s my blog link, which will hopefully get a few more posts in the future!
http://bellembonpoint.blogspot.com/
I wasn’t really sure if I should post this, considering I only just started my fat blog at the end of October. But you’re the ones deciding on whether or not to add people, so I’ll throw it out there anyway, for whatever it’s worth.
http://theuniverseandhumanstupidity.wordpress.com
I do sometimes mention personal stuff or whatever, but I’d say at least 95% of my content is Fat Acceptance or Self Acceptance related.
My blog isn’t that interesting, but I did write a piece last month about what it’s like to be a fat tourist around the world, and how being fat shouldn’t stop you from doing what you love.
Fat on Seven Continents.
This is my and Harley’s (mine and Harley’s?) (me and Harley’s?) oh hell… OUR blog…
Not Your Mama’s Diet
Hi Kate and FJ and SM,
I’ve been following your blog for some time and love reading it. . .always thought-provoking and funny. I started my blog as a way to track my weight as I attempt to become a “normal” eater. . . but really not sure if it’s focused enough to fit your criteria! I post rants about dieting/diets, healthy recipes, and stuff about my dogs (who often comment, too). Enough of a long introduction to http://dietdessertndogs.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/hey-weight-up/
Nuckingfutz- you have been in my reader (which means my blogroll) for a while :) Don’t be so shy.
/shameless self-promotion == on
The Geek Side
Geeky, feminist, fat/self-acceptance, randomness… it’s all there.
/shameless self-promotion == off
Well, I have a blog but it’s only about food and cooking so far.
http://lovemeformexox.wordpress.com/
I only just made it a few days ago ( i used to just post in my journals on deviantart.com), but i felt really inspired by your blog and decided to start my own! (sorry, i am a nervous ditz right about now and i’m only commenting ^^; ) I visit here every day and you guys are my inspiration (i’m always to shy to comment.. i feel nervous around strangers- whereas on my blog i pretty much say whatever i want lol). I know my writing might not always be the best (i’ll just blame my only 17 year-old age for that lol) but i’m trying to get better and make my points clear…. well, i think i’m much to spazzy to say anything more, so thank you ^^
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Okay, y’all, all but the weight loss blogs have been added.
Stefanie, I love it!
I don’t consider my blog a weight loss blog any more than I consider someone posting about a dress they just bought a fashion blog.
It’s your sandbox. I understand that. I also think it’s your loss.
Just found this post — too late to add another to the list? Not as active as it will be soon, and also soon to move to a new home, but 100% about living the fat life well.
http://amplealiveness.com
AmpleThanks,
Anne
I used to write more about size acceptance and Obesity Propaganda on my LJ than I do now, but I did pen something just today that fits the bill:
http://sarahmichigan.livejournal.com/362682.html
Fatosphere is about 60% fat and 40% other random stuff.
Btw I noticed some people have posted their links along with an apology, like “I just started it” or even “My blog isn’t that interesting”. II originally started out this comment with “My blog isn’t totally about fat, but…” and then I decided I could just say what it’s about without making it sound like I feel guilty about the content or something. Maybe people are just feeling a little weird about the blatant self-(blog-)promotion thing, but in my case I am pretty sure it’s because I tend to go around apologizing for everything all the time. I am trying to stop that.
That, in a nutshell, was it for me. *nodding*
Not even sure mine counts.
A.) I talk about other stuff.
B.) I’m trying to lose weight.
But here it is if it even matters (says in Eeyore tone)
a writer dodging bullets.
I have something I’ve called Countdown to a Hotter 30. Trying to slim down before I turn it…Look for it uner the Improvement tab.
I keep a feed to your blog on my blog. I may not comment every time but I love the read.
that should say “under…”
i’m eating so little i have lost my spell check!
Mine is fairly new and it’ll probably be more about me working through issues/questions/concerns about the FA movement, my place in it and where to put my activist energies.
Anyway, http://attrice.wordpress.com
Hi Kate,
Either you missed my comment, or you don’t like our blog (and either one is totally fine). Since this is an opportunity for blogwhoring, though, I thought I’d re-post the comment in case it was the former:
We came here to read The Fantasy of Being Thin and stayed too. Excellent blog, y’all.
Here’s ours: http://www.objectionablematerial.blogspot.com/
EssBee and Sly B
I don’t know if you’re still accepting whores, but mine is http://www.lardycake.blogspot.com/. All fat, all the time.
Mine’s a few months old, but I’ll warn you that it has just recently evolved to total FA/SA. Before that it was me trying to figure out how to lose baby weight without driving myself or those around me insane.
http://balancingweightandlife.blogspot.com/
Ooh…blogwhorin’! How fun!
Mine isn’t all about fat, ‘cuz well, my life isn’t all about my fat. http://www.catay.com/
Man, somehow I missed this one. My blog’s not all about teh fat, but I’ll add it to this list for Kate’s sake :o)
http://weightlessone.wordpress.com
Blogwhorin’ ahoy!
embonpoint.wordpress.com
(The Commenter Formerly Known as Kelly L.)
http://theendomorph.blogspot.com – being fat and disabled with MS, with the added bonus of being bisexual, IRL and on the internet. At least, that’s what it purports to be,
It was kinda neglected for awhile, but I’m back and will be posting as much as I can afford to!
Thanks for the opportunity to leave my link. Take care.
Oops, sorry about the email, I didn’t see the blogroll link.
Musings of a Fat Chick
http://musingsofafatchick.blogspot.com
Thanks!
My blog:
http://www.fever2tell.wordpress.com
It is about Fashion, body image, politics feminism and pop culture with a hearty dose of humor and good natured self deprication. It isn’t 100% about Size/fat acceptance but that’s a major theme.
Here are a few entries that will give you the gist of things:
http://fever2tell.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-loaf/
and
http://fever2tell.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/more-body-drama/
I know I’m sort of late to the game, but I only started my blog recently. It’s mostly about my own journey to self acceptance, but I throw in some other stuff too. I would seriously pee my pants if you added me to your blogroll.
eema-le.blogspot.com
Thanks,
Limor
After a bit of an hiatus, I’m back, and I did some blog redesign. The URL is the same, but the name has changed. So, instead of Photophobic, my blog name is now Hyde and Seek.
http://fashionablenerd.wordpress.com
Hop on over and see the new design!
Hi, I’d love to be added to your blogroll.