From the underutilized livejournal community Fatshionism comes further evidence that the people responsible for promoting fat bias on airplanes don’t understand fat, bias, or airplanes: August 5 (News.com.au) – AIRASIA X is considering charging passengers depending on their weight in a bid to fight rising fuel prices and to “help Aussies lose weight”. The airline … Continue reading »
Posted on August 5, 2008 …
Quick hit: Olympic-level bodies
Via Broadsheet, check out this NYT slideshow of several Olympian athletes. As Catherine Price of Broadsheet says, “it’s nice to see proof that being strong takes all kinds.” This version is almost like an Olympic addendum to the BMI slideshow, though we’ll have to do the calculating ourselves. I love the picture of Cheryl Haworth, … Continue reading »
