Posted on April 6, 2008

Adipositivity (and Doctor Who Spoilers)

So, unlike seemingly every other fat feminist alive, I’m not much of a sci fi geek. For whatever reason, I’ve just never been especially attracted to the genre. I’ve gotten hooked on shows like The X-Files and Buffy, because they were so character-driven, but I don’t read sci fi, I don’t get excited about new … Continue reading »

Abnormal

See previous body image PostSecrets. From today: Let’s change “what normal girls do.”

As The Rotund says, AAAAAAAA!

Since we’ve been talking a lot about bias and language recently, I thought you Shapelings might appreciate (read: fume over) this NYT article, which follows in the grand NYT traditions of 1) writing about young people as though they are another species, and 2) forgetting that our actual species has female members. The article itself … Continue reading »