March 2011
American's new Jim Crow system →
You’ve got to read this. What is staggering is the familiarity of so many of its themes, especially the way power operates.
tumblrbot asked: WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?
Who do people think cares most about our health?
mymilkspilt:
“I don’t care how fat, thin, short or tall you are, whether you’re black, white or yellow with pink polka dots, or whether you fit any other non-existent ideal of beauty. You will never ever get lucky using words like “heteronormative”. stevo64 | anywhen but now - March 28, 2011, 12:44PM”
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Comment posted in response to this article, which quoted this post.
“…though I...
Chris Brown apologizes for 'GMA' tantrum; then... →
ryking:
refuseobesepretence:
ryking:
On the one hand I want to say he’s done his time and it’s time to move on, so kudos to ABC for allowing him to perform next week on their network despite a brief (and perhaps understandable) offstage outburst of anger directed at a window.
On the other hand I feel compelled to point out that if he were a gay white manwho kissed another man during an...
Chris Brown apologizes for 'GMA' tantrum; then... →
ryking:
On the one hand I want to say he’s done his time and it’s time to move on, so kudos to ABC for allowing him to perform next week on their network despite a brief (and perhaps understandable) offstage outburst of anger directed at a window.
On the other hand I feel compelled to point out that if he were a gay white man who kissed another man during an awards show on ABC, the network...
History is full of bamfs.
Ummmh.
I'm tired of people telling me it's only okay to...
fuckmemilo:
My main food group is nachos.
I pretty much never exercise except for walking, dancing, and fucking.
AAAAAND I’m fat.
DEAL WITH IT.
Needs to be said.
Behind the Anti-Obesity Veil: Fat Bashing As... →
donewiththisshit:
marilynwann:
Great blog post by Liz Snyder. It’s wonderful to see people in food justice speak on on fat justice!
An excellent post on how eating a diet high in processed foods and low in nutrients harms people regardless of weight. The author doesn’t acknowledge socioeconomic barriers to eating her recommended diet, but she definitely recognizes that fat children are...
Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus : NPR →
The person who dreamed up the BMI said explicitly that it could not and should not be used to indicate the level of fatness in an individual.
It is scientifically nonsensical.
It is physiologically wrong.
It gets the logic wrong
It’s bad statistics.
It is lying by scientific authority.
It suggests there are distinct categories of underweight, ideal, overweight and obese, with sharp...
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“The thing about “diets don’t work for most people” is that it’s as easy to skim...”
– From here: http://therotund.tumblr.com/post/3576592639/this-is-the-anon-from-the-diets-dont-work
(Aside: Tumblr, why can’t I reblog people replying to asks? WHY?)
The UCLA meta study on diet effectiveness found a 97% failure rate, which means the success stories were within the margin of error. In...
Correct rebellion
Love it when people claim fat people’s rejection of lowly status is a sop to their diet fail.
Wrong; DDW.
But even if it was, so what?
Just what is the respectable reason to reject something that neither works for you or harms you supposed to be?
Just what do those people think writes the rules that oppress?
That’s right clever clogs, what suits whatever minority of folks who have...
“It’s the wish to be a slave. It is the desire that there be an...”
– Christopher Hitchins on (religious) fanaticism, but true of anything or anyone we invest with this level of unaccountable authority
fuck yeah fat positive: Council on Size and Weight... →
fuckyeahfatpositive:
Hi, I’m Crystal and I’ve been following your site for awhile. As some may know, plus-sized individuals face weight discrimination everywhere they go. It could be from employers, doctors, public places (like airports, public facilities, etc.), landlords, and even health insurance.
I know first…
…and as of right now, servers in my dining hall on my university...
