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This time, I wrote about fat heroines in contemporary fiction at Powell’s. A taste:
[I]t’s absolutely true that, for many people, the perception of what 200 or 300 pounds “looks like” (to the extent that there’s uniformity among people who happen to share a weight) bears only the most tenuous relationship to reality. (For the record, here’s 200-pound [...]
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I did my first feature on Salon, on the next generation of abortion providers. (That’s what kept me away from the blog for most of last week, btw.)
I also wrote this morning about how the vitriol aimed at women who choose not to have children is suspiciously similar to anti-abortion rhetoric. You think maybe the [...]
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So yeah, adding another co-blogger was theoretically supposed to increase frequency of posting, but then A Sarah and Fillyjonk both had the nerve to go out of town and have lives or something, and Sweet Machine and I have both been dealing with shit that keeps us away from the blog, and I got really [...]
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Friend of the blog Heidi, who wrote one of our most memorable guest posts about a year and a half ago, could use some support from the SP community right now.
On Friday, her father committed suicide. (Her heartbreaking and potentially triggering first post about it is here.) He was the primary breadwinner for the family — [...]
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Exciting announcement time: We have a new co-blogger! Starting today—or whenever she has time to make her first post—beloved Shapeling A Sarah will now be a beloved co-blogger! And the boss of you!
Someday soon, we’ll even change the header and stuff, but Fillyjonk (who does the draw-rings) is on vacay, and I’m both busy and [...]
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It’s time for me to ask for your help with the media once again.
I’m talking to a reporter who’s doing a story about what “messages” celebrities send with their weight-loss/weight-gain narratives. In her own words, she wants to know: “What was your reaction to Kirstie Alley’s and Oprah’s latest revelations? Did their descriptions of the [...]
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-Lauredhel: Fat acceptance and Oppression Olympics fail on The Gruen Transfer
An excellent elaboration of Rule 11, among other things.
The critique of the panellists completely fails to connect this one simple fact: That arguing “you wouldn’t tell racist or homophobic jokes, so why tell fat jokes?” misses the point that people do tell racist and homophobic jokes. Bram [...]
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In case you missed it or hadn’t heard, Marianne and I will be reading and answering questions in Philly tomorrow at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., from 4-5 p.m. (in between performances of “Fat Camp,” the new revue by Big Moves Boston).
On Sunday, we’ll be in Boston, reading at Lir Irish Pub, 903 Boylston St., starting [...]
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How much do you guys rock?
Thanks to Julia for the pic. MAJOR THANKS to everyone who bought the book! And hey, International No Diet Day has only just begun, so let’s keep it up there, eh?
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Miriam: I want you to stop stalking overweight women
First of all, this guy is like a stalker, following her around, monitoring her. He’s creepy beyond belief. Secondly, this once again, for the millionth time perpetuates the myth that everyone who is overweight is secretly and guilty sneaking ice cream sundaes. We should know by now [...]
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Kate will be on a panel about body image at this year's BlogHer conference on Friday, July 24, at 1:15 p.m.
Stay tuned for a college tour in the fall and maybe some stuff in between.
Notes from the Fatosphere
