Twirling in Neon
Violet Photons Have Low Entropy or I Used to Wear Black I wear colors now! a purple hat red top green skirt blends in with grass when I lay back to hug the sky my lips as clovers eyes brown caterpillars their fuzz itches my nose flies buzz into my hair smack them! no, that’s [...]
...read moreWhat ‘childhood obesity’ is really doing to kids
‘Gosh, she’s sooo heavy!’ is not really an exclamation you want to hear uttered by someone as they lift your child onto their lap. Especially if that someone is loved and respected by your child and in a position to influence her. And when you are a fat mother, and a feminist, and that person [...]
...read moreFat, Gender and Achievement
File this one under “Fat is a feminist issue“: MUCH of the debate about the nation’s obesity epidemic has focused, not surprisingly, on food: labeling requirements, taxes on sugary beverages and snacks, junk food advertisements aimed at children and the nutritional quality of school lunches. But obesity affects not only health but also economic outcomes: [...]
...read moreThe feminist naturist. A.k.a. the “naked grandmas” post!
This is one of those guest-posts I’ve been promising to write for many an age now. I hope you enjoy…? I became a naturist in a totally feminist fashion – all due to a man. When he told me that he believed that genuine nude beaches were the best, my initial reaction was, “Um, hell [...]
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Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss
Admission: I love wedding shows. LOVE THEM. Say Yes to the Dress is my favorite because even though I do not particularly endeavor to get married and the idea of wearing a wedding dress makes me nearly break out in hives, I love wedding dresses on other people. They’re so pretty and lacy! And the [...]
...read moreFat stigma goes international
Being concerned about public health is fine and good; it’s part of a government’s job. Promoting public health is also part of that job. What doesn’t promote public health? Stigmatizing fat people. And yet.
...read moreIf Maura Kelly doesn’t like seeing fat people, perhaps she should get a room and not leave it.
File this one under “If you think these things, you are an asshole, and if you publish them on the internet and in a major magazine you are really the worst human being”: Marie Claire writer Maura Kelly pens a whole piece about how “fatties” on TV should “get a room,” because she doesn’t like [...]
...read moreFat acceptance: when kindness is activism
A guest post by Spilt Milk Once, when I was in my late teens, I had a fleeting reunion with my mother, with whom I’d had very little contact since childhood. It had been about five years since we’d seen each other in person; I was apprehensive about our meeting but mostly I was excited. [...]
...read moreFat and Health, A Response
A guest post by former Feministe blogger Zuzu, who says, “I swear on a stack of pancakes that I didn’t read Atheling’s piece before I wrote this.” Cross-posted at her new blog, Kindly Póg Mo Thóin. First Things First: What’s It To You? I’ve been living in New York a long time (and am reluctantly [...]
...read moreShameful Behaviour
Atheling aka wickedday is a white, middle-sized, currently able-bodied, cis- and heterosexual British woman about to start studying for an MA in medieval literature. This piece was originally posted at her personal blog, This Wicked Day, where she also blogs about language, geeky things, random crap on the Internet and University Challenge in addition to [...]
...read moreFat and Health.
Jezebel posted today on a perennial favorite among feminist bloggers: the BMI. This was prompted by a doctor in the New York Times talking about how useless a measure it is for personal health. Here’s my response: of course it is. It’s an index. This is what indexes do, they aggregate individual pieces of information [...]
...read moreDiets all around!
Well, here’s some research that can’t possibly be misconstrued: a new study published in The Lancet has documented an association between the amount of weight a mother gains during her pregnancy and the birth weight of her infant. Since birth weight can be used to predict adult BMI, cue the ZOMG! Obesity! commentary. “For babies, [...]
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