Mad Max: Fury Road – Furious and Furiosa!

Heads up, this post is going to be chock full of spoilers.  Continue on at your own peril! So I am fresh home from a lovely day out with friends which included seeing Mad Max: Fury Road at the cinema this afternoon, and I cannot NOT blog about this one.  Holy crap what a movie!  […]

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Body Image at Waywire

Quick note: I just added a page to the blogroll. It’s Substantia Jones’s Body Image page at Waywire.com. It has lots of newsworthy, inspiring, and informative videos on HAES, size acceptance, and related matters. Go forth and click! http://ift.tt/1PV9wkj

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What Fat People Know Best

As fat people, we are constantly being told that everyone is a better witness to our experience than we are.  We are told that we’re not competent witnesses to what and how much we do or should eat, or how much we do or should exercise.  Our bodies are held up as proof that we […]

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Results (2015, dir. Andrew Bujalski); Welcome to Me (2015, dir. Shira Piven)

Fatphobia is a complicated beast both in terms of genesis and expression, but in the USA, it is often partnered with the cultural preoccupation with self-improvement.  This country has a history that pushes to the forefront stories of people who better their lot in life through willpower, gumption, and a maverick spirit: wilderness pioneers, rags-to-riches […]

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SWAGGA: Whatta Ride! Come and see us!

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Things That Don’t Justify Concern Trolling

Yesterday I blogged about how it’s ok to be fat and to not try to be thin no matter what your situation.  Predictably, today I heard from people who want to concern troll fat people using a couple of very common, very ridiculous justifications: The first is based on the suggestion that if the person “wants better” […]

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the HAES® files: The Pool Party

by Stacey Nye, PhD, FAED When I was in the 11th grade I took Junior Honors English. Back then, students didn’t take the profusion of honors and advanced placement classes that they do today, and so this was a big deal for me. It was one of my all-time favorite classes. Mrs. Gordon, the teacher, […]

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