If you haven’t seen Yes We Carve yet, there’s some amazing shit over there. By about the 80th time I read the word “hope,” I was getting teary. Shut up.
Posted in October 2008 …
From the Archives: Fat Acceptance and the Acceptance of Fat
As we’re facing a bit of a blogging slow-down here at Shapely Prose, we thought we’d occasionally repost some pieces that you might have missed the first time around or that might warrant a second look. If you’ve got suggestions for posts you’d like to see again, email me! This post was originally written by … Continue reading »
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All right, it’s been so long since I posted, I got signed out of WordPress. That never happens. Sorry, folks. I like to think that after the election, things will get more-or-less back to normal around here. (It’s a nice thought, may or may not be true.) I can’t speak for FJ and SM, but … Continue reading »
Mad Men Open Thread
Okay, so this is a fluff post because I don’t have the energy to write anything else today, but it’s not entirely off-topic. Longtime Shapelings know Roberta and Deborah Lipp as two of our earliest and, for a time, most prolific commenters — they were here even before Fillyjonk and Sweet Machine, I do believe. … Continue reading »
Weekend Fluff: Costumes
I feel like Fillyjonk should be posting this, since she’s the costume master here, but I’m up early so what the hell. Tell us about your Halloween costume! And do share any tips for plus sized costuming, if you’ve got them. Unfortunately I don’t, because I’m a person who loves Halloween in theory but always … Continue reading »
Stress, anger, habit
I’ve been under a lot of stress lately, for various reasons that are unimportant to this post, and I’ve noticed an insidious pattern in my thinking that I bet a lot of Shapelings can identify with. See, I’ve been (mentally, silently) ragging on my looks a lot lately — chiding myself for wearing less than … Continue reading »
FYI: Passive Electioneering in IL
I’m seeing a lot of talk about “passive electioneering” rules — i.e., the possibility that you could be turned away from voting if you show up at the polls wearing a T-shirt or button supporting a candidate. Snopes says it depends on the state and offers a handy article (pdf) that breaks down the state … Continue reading »
Could a fatty spend $150K on clothes if she wanted to?
So, yesterday, as the whole world was boggling over how Sarah Palin managed to spend $150,000 on clothes and accessories, I read this Slate piece, in which Nina Shen Rastogi goes on a pretend shopping spree at Saks and tries to do it herself. (In fact, she managed to, though $63,000 of that was jewelry.) … Continue reading »
You Don’t Say
Overweight women find health care access and attitudes a constant struggle. “The participants in our study described the experience of seeking healthcare as a constant battle and struggle and were upset by the reactions of healthcare staff” says lead author Professor Emily Merrill from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. “They told us that they … Continue reading »
Today in Things that Make You Fat and Things that Make You Thin
Things that make you fat, based on a Google news search of the last few days. How fast you eat A high-fructose diet Genes/faulty dopamine receptors School vending machines Your fat mom’s uterus Car-reliance Watching too much TV Crappy food labeling A history of dieting (hallefuckinlujah!) And things that make you thin… Pokok kaduk A … Continue reading »
