Some stuff people have sent in recently… 1) My friend Spillah asks, “Will you please blog or rant or something?” about the name of City Harvest’s fundraising initiative, “Skip Lunch, Fight Hunger.” How ’bout I just put that out there and let the Shapelings break down all the wrong? 2) A couple of Shapelings have … Continue reading »
Posted in April 2008 …
Quick Admin Crap
Hey, it’s Kate, working from out of town at a computer that doesn’t have my icon pic saved on it. First of all, no, I don’t know what’s up with the right sidebar, and this morning, I’m too busy to figure it out. I was tinkering with some settings this morning, mostly because I wanted … Continue reading »
Ask Aunt Fattie: Do I qualify for HAES?
Dear Aunt Fattie, I’ve been fairly thin my entire adult life – between 120 and 130 pounds (I am 5′ 6″) from age 20 until age 34. Then I met my husband, and because we both love food, we threw caution to the wind and ate whatever we wanted for 6 months, and I gained … Continue reading »
Friday fluff: Window shopping
Sorry to post the fluff so late in the day, folks! Okay, so you’re not goofing off at work anymore, but maybe you’ll be poking around online this weekend too. I’ve had the shopping itch lately — partly it’s the warming weather, partly it’s procrastinating from studying — and cannot stop browsing Etsy. It’s endlessly … Continue reading »
So Many Kinds of Wrong
So, lots of people have been writing about (and e-mailing about) this new study that claims pregnant women who eat more calories are more likely to have boys. And the fun part is, everyone’s pissed off about it for different reasons. Whee! Liss takes down the unexamined assumption at the heart of it: that “How … Continue reading »
Guest Blogger Meowser: The Hair Piece
Meowser with bald spot exposed Meowser with hairpiece Flashback, Pomona, California, 1989: My officemate R. and I went out for some drinks, and it got late and she invited me to come stay overnight on her couch rather than drive back to Glendale. R. is an African-American woman with a processed hairdo. At least that’s … Continue reading »
Me, Elsewhere
Just a quick hit to let you all know I weighed in on former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott’s bulimia over at Broadsheet yesterday (thanks to all who sent me that tip), and I officially announced my retirement from Ask the Blondes today. (Unofficially, I’ve been blowing it off and letting Laurie do all … Continue reading »
They’ve got implants to put in, they’ve got implants to remove
According to the Telegraph, fashion magazines now not only employ the familiar trick of skinnifying and plasticizing unacceptably fleshy actresses and models, but also use the magic of Photoshop to plump up other women whose images might be unacceptably thin now that concerns about the effect of ultra-thin models is finally maybe starting to be … Continue reading »
Ask Aunt Fattie: Can I make my friend go to the doctor?
Dear Aunt Fattie, I have a friend who is heavier than I am, and insists that there’s no point for HER to go to a doctor, because a doctor won’t help her, and she’ll just be wasting the copays to consult with them. She says that it makes sense for ME to go to doctors … Continue reading »
Troll logic
Hey all, I just wanted to share this stunning new information that I learned from reading the moderation queue: The reason that obesity is equated with unhealthy is because except for a few rare cases, people who are obese are more unhealthy than normal weight people Did you hear that? The reason people think obesity … Continue reading »
