Dear Aunt Fattie, I am deeply afraid I will never stop gaining weight. I am 25 years old and 250 pounds. When I was 15 I was 150 pounds. Throughout my life I’ve averaged a gain of 10 pounds per year. Sometimes that has slowed down or sped up, but it always averages out. I … Continue reading »
Posted on March 24, 2008 …
Addenda
Building on Fillyjonk’s post below, I want to announce two new changes to the comments policy, probably making it the longest goddamn comments policy on the internet. Tenth Rule: If you are tempted to begin an argument against something we’ve said here with, “God, stop being so PC!” just stop right there. We are proudly … Continue reading »
Giving a shit
There’s been a lot of response to Tara’s extraordinary post about race in fat activism on Fatshionista.com. Lord knows I am in no mood to court drama right now, but it comes looking for me anyway, so let me take this opportunity to state my position on an important post and an important issue. One … Continue reading »
