• I have no words.

  Open for Discussion: “Obesity Is Suicide”

  April 9, 2008
• All right, y’all, I’m pretty brain-dead today. What do you feel like talking about? 

  Open Thread

  April 8, 2008
• Dear Aunt Fattie: I’m a college senior, about to enter the big wide job market, and I’m looking for some advice on how to handle my [...]

  Ask Aunt Fattie: How do I get a job when I look pregnant?

  April 7, 2008
• 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 [...]

  Adipositivity (and Doctor Who Spoilers)

  April 6, 2008

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

  Abnormal

  April 6, 2008
• Since we’ve been talking a lot about bias and language recently, I thought you Shapelings might appreciate (read: fume over) this NYT [...]

  As The Rotund says, AAAAAAAA!

  April 6, 2008
• Those of us in the “fatosphere” are not offended by the word “fat.” Which is why we did not call it the [...]

  Dear Media

  April 5, 2008
• Since I know some of you out there are current or aspiring yoga or pilates teachers, I’m gonna give you a tip for free. (I would imagine [...]

  “Weird Moods”

  April 5, 2008

• Over at the NYT’s “Well” blog, Tara Parker-Pope shares a new study on fat kids that has “surprising” findings: they [...]

  OMG, It’s Almost Like Fat Kids Don’t Eat Candy 24/7!

  April 4, 2008
• So, the good (I guess) news is that the word “fatosphere” made it into Wired‘s “Jargon Watch” last week. The bad [...]

  Quick Hit: Wired Defines “Fatosphere”

  April 4, 2008