OK, so the best article that ever has been and probably ever will be written about me is in the Chicago Tribune today. (Thank you, Nara Schoenberg!!!) If you live in the area, you should totally go pick up a hard copy to see the hilarious photo on the cover of the “Live” section. (ETA: … Continue reading »
Posted in April 2009 …
Fatties with Heads!!!
So, I was recently interviewed for a Reuters article on the size acceptance movement that’s been picked up a few different places today. On the plus side, it’s a pretty fair article. On the minus side, the reporter implies that I’m the sole author of the book, which has happened more than once and is … Continue reading »
Upcoming readings/events!
OK, I’ve got some upcoming reading/event dates for Marianne and me! On Saturday, May 9, we will both be in Philadelphia, doing a reading and/or workshop (um, we’re not sure which yet) from 4-5 p.m. at The Rotunda (ha), in between performances of Big Moves Boston‘s latest revue, “Fat Camp.” Big Moves honcho Marina Wolf … Continue reading »
Hey, Aussies!
Forgot to plug this farther in advance — I’ll be talking to Melinda James on ABC radio’s “Hair of the Blog” in about an hour! Which I think is like 10 a.m. over there, even though it’s still Saturday night here, and I’m going out to dinner after I do a live morning show interview. … Continue reading »
Friday Fluff: Bad to Verse
It’s National Poetry Month, which I almost always forget about until it’s almost over. SM’s the poetry expert here, with an MFA in poeting, but I’ve got a Master’s in English and a deep-seated and ferocious love of good poetry. Many is the intense conversation we’ve had about how to interpret “The Waste Land,” or … Continue reading »
Stumbling towards ecstasy
Because of our delightfully stringent comments policy, most of the rants about fatties eating everything in a twelve-block radius never make it onto the site. Those “arguments” just aren’t worth thinking about. But we do see some genuine confusion from otherwise reasonable people who can’t see how non-restricted eating could possibly be compatible with health, … Continue reading »
How To Succeed in Research Without Really Trying
So let’s say you’re a medical professional. Forget having several square inches of a fatty’s thigh touch your thigh when you’re on a plane — that’s child’s play as far as you’re concerned. No, your row is harder hoeing. First of all, peering into fat people’s shopping carts and judging the contents isn’t just a … Continue reading »
1,000 calories a day: Officially not torture
Via Rachel at The-F-Word, the HuffPo is reporting that calorie restriction was a Bush-administration-approved torture technique, and the justification for its legality was that people do it voluntarily. We just call it “dieting” instead of “torture.” In a footnote to a May 10, 2005, memorandum from the Office of Legal Council, the Bush attorney general’s … Continue reading »
Douchemail the Second
These are cracking me up. Eventually, I’ll get tired of posting them, but not yet. And you know, if I can get serious for a minute, here’s why I turn this shit into posts sometimes. An old friend of mine, who’s never seemed quite on board with the it’s-okay-to-be-fat stuff but tolerates it because she’s … Continue reading »
We have video!
And I really need to learn not to hold my tongue between my teeth when I’m listening! Thanks so much to Petulant for grabbing this and getting it up so fast. Now, more than ever, tongue kisses to you, my friend!
