THIS FAT OLD LADY GETS HER DOSE OF IRONY

Here’s what I think about Oprah Winfrey buying 10% of Weight Watchers! THIS FAT OLD LADY GETS HER DOSE OF IRONY | Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady

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Fat Studies Conference 2016

Call for Papers: Conference Fat Studies: Identity, Agency, and Embodiment   Venue: Massey University, Palmerston North New Zealand Date: 29-30 June, 2016 Abstract submission deadline: 1 Feb 2016 Contact: Cat Pausé, PhD  c.pause@massey.ac.nz   Fat Studies is a post-disciplinary field of study that confronts and critiques cultural constraints against notions of “fatness” and “the fat […]

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Fabulous Representations of Fat Bodies

One of the most powerful things that I do to reinforce my personal body love journey is to seek out positive representations of fat bodies.  I live in a culture that barrages me with negative images of, and messages about, fat bodies. It’s important to me that I counteract that. I was thinking about it today because […]

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the HAES® files: Artificial Acceptance

by Emily Brown “Look at how happy she is,” you think to yourself as you see your friend walk across the parking lot towards you. She has recently lost a few pounds and seems vibrant and energetic. You can tell by the new, colorful clothes she is wearing that she has recently gone shopping for […]

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Eating In Public While Fat

Blog reader Linda wrote me the following question: When I am with people who eat less than I do, I feel really uncomfortable. Sometimes I eat about what they do and have a snack later. Sometimes I eat what I want and just feel insecure. This is NOT about anyone saying anything or looking at me […]

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Halloween Costumes for the Curvy Girl

Halloween is coming. Do you have your costume yet? No? Well. I’m here to help. I’ve said before how much I adore Halloween because of being able to dress up as someone/something else for the night. I still haven’t quite decided what I want to be (and the clock is winding down), but I’m here […]

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When Someone Can’t Believe Fat People Can Be Happy with Our Bodies

I received this question from reader Jeanine: I was talking to a good friend of mine about Size Acceptance and she said “I just can’t believe that you could be happy with your body!”  Except it sounded more like a judgment than an acknowledgment that she didn’t understand.  What could I have said? This is a […]

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