Agents .000007–License to Hate (Electing hate proxy holders to be mean for us)

Okay (deep breath).  There’s a video that surfaced on YouTube yesterday by a woman named Nicole called “Dear Fat People”  (There is no force on earth that will compel me to link to that ish).  It is seven minutes of unadulterated, unbelievably crappy hate wrapped up in concern trolling.  I mean this video is truly […]

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the HAES® files: Metabolic versus Cosmetic Fitness

by Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD We currently live in a culture that believes health comes in only one body size: thin. People (including physicians and other health care providers) make all kinds of assumptions about a person’s health just by looking at them (or calculating their BMI). Lucy Aphramor, co-author of the book Body Respect […]

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Partner is a foodie, I’m a picky eater. Fights ensue.

Here’s another question from readers of Mealtime Hostage. My significant other is a foodie, and I’m a picky eater. I’m tired of hearing how terrible my diet is and being asked to try new foods. We just had a big fight about my eating, and I feel so disconnected and hurt. Listen up, foodies. I […]

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Alton Brown is Fat Shaming Again

I don’t know if Alton Brown is in the George Takei Club, or if George Takei is in the Alton Brown Club, or maybe they’re both in the Ariana Grande Club.  Regardless, just in case anyone wasn’t clear that Alton Brown is a weight bigot, he’s done his best to prove it in a recent article in […]

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Fat Healthcare – The Good, The Bad, and The Progress

In response to a campaign that speaks out about, and seeks to stop, doctors shaming women who are members of oppressed populations, Dr. Lisa Girgis has penned a spectacular tribute to derailment, tone-deafness and victim blaming. I wrote about it for the ASDAH Blog. So this was at the top of my mind when I read several articles […]

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THIS FAT OLD LADY THINKS YOU SHOULD LOVE YOUR KID

I just read this article on Yahoo: “How to Talk to Your Kids About Weight – 6 Dos and Don’ts” I have one suggestion – DON’T. Read the article. http://ift.tt/1PLHd3u Every one of the suggestions is a good idea.  Focus on health, do not focus on weight or looks. Except the way the article is written, […]

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.#SimplyBeYourself Campaign.

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