I have no words.
Posted in April 2008 …
Open Thread
All right, y’all, I’m pretty brain-dead today. What do you feel like talking about?
Ask Aunt Fattie: How do I get a job when I look pregnant?
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 Ultra Super Special Body Shape. You see, I look like I’m about 5-6 months pregnant, despite a complete and total lack of fetuses in my stomach. I’ve got a … Continue reading »
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 »
Dear Media
Those of us in the “fatosphere” are not offended by the word “fat.” Which is why we did not call it the “overweightosphere” or the “pleasantlyplumposphere” or the “fluffosphere” or the “spherosphere,” although that last one would have been kind of awesome. We are offended when people use the word “fat” as a synonym for … Continue reading »
“Weird Moods”
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 this tip would also apply to tai chi instructors, and anyone else teaching a mind/body discipline.) Here’s the tip: SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UUUUUUUUUUP. Especially when working … Continue reading »
OMG, It’s Almost Like Fat Kids Don’t Eat Candy 24/7!
Over at the NYT’s “Well” blog, Tara Parker-Pope shares a new study on fat kids that has “surprising” findings: they get fewer cavities than normal weight kids! Raise your hand if you’re as surprised as she is. No? Me neither. I mean, actually, I’m a little surprised that the results weren’t just even. (Are thin … Continue reading »
Quick Hit: Wired Defines “Fatosphere”
So, the good (I guess) news is that the word “fatosphere” made it into Wired‘s “Jargon Watch” last week. The bad news is, here’s how they defined it: Fatosphere n. A blogosphere of the obese, by the obese, for the obese. Often designated “no-diet zones,” fatosphere blogs seek to counter medical claims that obesity is … Continue reading »
