Why haven’t I been blogging lately? Because I am ashamed that I can’t write anything as funny, sharp, and all-around perfect as this Jezebel piece on the offensive notion of “dressing for your shape.” It even name-checks Moomins! I’m in love. (P.S. no, that article didn’t actually give me a complex, but yes, having a … Continue reading »
Posted in March 2009 …
Help a fellow Shapeling: Research edition
Hey all, check out Lonie McMichael’s call for participants in some fat-friendly research she’s doing.
The End of ‘Results Not Typical’?
Tari just Twittered about this, and I see Rachel’s already covered it in-depth. I am giddy. Updated guidelines on ad endorsements and testimonials under final review by the Federal Trade Commission—and widely expected to be adopted—would end marketers’ ability to talk up the extreme benefits of products while carrying disclaimers like “results not typical” or “individual … Continue reading »
Want to talk to a reporter about me?
Hey, there’s a reporter for a local paper here doing a story on me/the blog/the book, who would like to talk to some Shapelings about how the blog has affected them. If you’d be interested in talking to her, please e-mail me (katesblog at gmail) with “REPORTER” in the subject line before 10 a.m. central … Continue reading »
Quick Hit: Shark-Fu on Nutrition and Privilege
Shark-Fu has a great post over at Feministing about a 60 Minutes interview with Alice Waters, “the mother of slow food.” Overall, the interview is quite good, save a little of the expected obesity epidemic blathering, and the following. When Waters is asked about the often exorbitant price of organic food, she responds: We make … Continue reading »
Bathing Suit Season
The magazines have started. We are now in the pre-season — the ”unless you’re already quite thin, it’s time to start losing weight if you want to show your body in public this summer!” phase. (If you are quite thin, please wait for our May issue, when we’ll tell you you’re too pale*, hairy, blemished, … Continue reading »
Quick Hit: Body Dissatisfaction Increases Suicide Risk in Girls
Body dissatisfaction — independent of actual overweight status — has an impact on suicidal behavior in U.S. girls, researchers said. The researchers found the perception of being overweight among girls raised the probability of suicidal thoughts by 5.6 percent, the probability of a suicide attempts by 3.2 percent and the probability of injury causing suicide … Continue reading »
Read ‘Em
There are about a gazillion things we’ve missed in the last week, so it’s round-up time. First, though, I have a favor to ask of anyone who can swing it. Al’s friend Peter lost his job last July. He and his partner of 20+ years, Ericka, are now in danger of losing their house — … Continue reading »
Time for balloons and baby cake!
Y’all, this is our thousandth post! So now, when people show up here all, “But how can you say it’s OK to be fat?” we can say, “You know, we’ve answered that question a thousand fucking times already” and MEAN IT. A zillion thanks, plus champagne and baby-flavored donuts (or cake) to all the Shapelings … Continue reading »
Quick Hit: It’s Almost as if Fat Tastes Good
According to The Guardian, a panel of nutritionists and dietitians have reviewed a bunch of celebrity chefs’ cookbooks and declared them dangerously! full! of! killer! fats! The report, The Guilty Secret of Celebrity Chefs, published today by The Fat Panel, analysed the saturated fat content of a variety of starters, main courses, side orders and … Continue reading »
