April 2011
A Way to Serve: Another thinky thinks post, but I... →
tumblrvigilante:
Another thinky thinks post, but I can’t help it, I’m watching movies.
I’m a fatty — I guess, being a size 16-18, I’m more of an “inbetweenie,” but I am a big laydeh and I identify that way and have come to love it. But I have a problem with the word “fat” — not because it’s a bad descriptor, but…
You’re right it has been appropriated by being turned into an...
Fattie: Black Adversity: Opposite of White... →
ailanthusaltissima:
squee-gee:
jollygreenmj:
The article is called “Black Adversity: Opposite of White Privilege.”
They all hit close to home, but 46 and 49 really got me.
23. I know that making good grades and good manners are signs that I’m “acting white.
I’m not going to comment on the whole article, but this really cannot keep being allowed to stand;
23. I know that making...
Extended Clause: Dear Good Fatties: →
sharpclause:
The problem with “I am a healthy fat person who is here to refute your logic” is that you don’t break the paradigm of health supremicists. You redraw that line between the deserving and the undeserving, only this time instead of being between thin and fat, it is between healthy and unhealthy.
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I think you’re conflating things together in way that causes confusion....
Full Fat Milk: Today in class, a student asked me... →
mymilkspilt:
Today in class, a student asked me to look over a PowerPoint he was making for a talk on his chosen topic, which is mental illness. (I teach adults, by the way).
1st slide: That ubiquitous picture of a fat kid at McDonald’s with the word ‘Obesity’ 2nd slide: picture of a heavily photoshopped…
“In hindsight, I think it would have been a better outcome all round if I...
I love Fat! A fat acceptance blog: Dear Good... →
sharpclause:
The problem with “I am a healthy fat person who is here to refute your logic” is that you don’t break the paradigm of health supremicists. You redraw that line between the deserving and the undeserving, only this time instead of being between thin and fat, it is between healthy…
I think you’re conflating two opinions, those who believe other fat people embody the...
Vintage sewing patterns. →
nudiemuse:
Good prices. I’ve found some really awesome fatty size ones as well. I have a major jones to start sewing again.
Oh yeah, I’ve been a sucker for 40’s Hollywood style since girlhood, the idea of walking around in some of those styles makes me giddy.
Peace out, pudge!: Only 'hookers' rely on Planned... →
pudgeball:
I usually tend to ignore Glenn Beck; his overall douchery just doesn’t appeal to me. But this conversation makes me exceptionally angry:
Lawrence O’Donnell: “I have friends who depend on Planned Parenthood—”
Glenn Beck: “Wait, stop right there. Who? Hookers? Who depends on Planned…
I only have a vague idea of the place Planned Parenthood holds in US culcha but for a~holes like...
Watchnatollie:
Miss Platnum: Give Me The Food
I understand that parts of this are problematic - i.e. the “Give me no fruit if you love me” lyrics, the “real women have curves” attitude and the seeming confirmation that fatties only eat unhealthy food. But I still love this song and the video, because… well, I mean, LOOK AT IT!
Hard to hate when its so much fun! I love that they are never still in...
Underneath
We are born to love ourselves, or not knowing how not to. We learn to be distant from ourselves, to see ourselves through the eyes of others. Above all to judge ourselves harshly in so many ways.
It is a legacy passed on to us.
Underneath that learned behaviour is always the original absence of hate or the love if you prefer to call it that. That’s why judgement always hurts, it is...
Full Fat Milk: Pretty white fat girls, and other... →
riotsnotdiets:
Today I got this question in my ask box:
I just saw this while searching ‘fat acceptance’ on tumblr…thoughts? I find some of it problematic but it’s interesting. http://moremoremoremore.tumblr.com/post/4459241870/im-doing-this-anonymously-because-ive-seen-how
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That’s not to say we aren’t wonderful human beings, intelligent, funny, great friends, etc ….
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“More recent information from the The BODY Project shows that obese youth have...”
– Lloyd I. Sederer, MD: The Body Project: School Program Measures Obesity Right Along With Grades
Oh, OK, so now fat kids are STUPID, too? I was an obese teenager who waltzed into the SATs after having dropped out of high school and learned on my own for 3 years prior because of being picked on...
Fat-hate fee in Arizona: Who wants to fight... →
theinbetweenie:
marilynwann:
The governor wants to charge a $50 fee for fat Medicaid recipients who fail — or refuse — to lose weight. Not okay! If you want to fight back, contact me. Bonus points if you’re in Arizona or have fighting friends there.
So wrong.
That “fail” now equals “refuse” is telling the meaning of language has to be changed to accommodate the...
