In Disney’s movie, Bambi, cute bunny Thumper is prompted by his mother to recite a bit of advice she’s probably repeated to him time and again : “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothin’ at all”. Although grammatically incorrect, it’s something every person has learned at one time or another: if you can’t… Continue reading If you can’t say something nice…
Yesterday, the creators of a site called Simple Pickup posted a video of what they called a “social experiment” involving men who use the dating app, Tinder. The app allows a maximum of 500 characters for users to describe themselves to potential suitors thus the focus is on photos and appearance. If you find a… Continue reading Failed Experiment
Rev Al Sharpton, Baptist minister as well as a civil rights and social activist, has been in the news recently due to the murders of unarmed black men, and resulting racial tensions, in New York City and Ferguson, MO. But that’s not what this post is about. This post is because of an article from… Continue reading Sharpton’s a big (formerly fat) hypocrite
Originally posted on Tutus And Tiny Hats:
Kelly Osbourne and one of her designs, from the Stories by Kelly Osbourne Facebook page I was excited to find out that Kelly Osbourne is launching a clothing line in sizes 0-24–some of the pieces (like the metallic rose sweatshirt pictured above) are really cute. But I was…
Yesterday Jeanne Phillips, aka Dear Abby, posted a letter from a young woman (who’s comfortable in her fat body but whose mother has a problem with it) along with her response: DEAR ABBY: I’m a 24-year-old plus-sized woman (60 or 70 pounds overweight), but very comfortable in my own skin. When swimming in public, I… Continue reading Not-so-dear Abby
A few days ago a woman named Mel Fraser noticed the mannequin pictured above while passing by a UK fashion store, Primark. She tweeted a photo of the mannequin with the following: “Dear Primark, is it really necessary that these new mannequins have protruding ribs? And before I get anyone saying I’m skinny bashing, I’m… Continue reading The “Too Thin” Mannequin
Yesterday, there was an article on HuffPost about strangers who make comments or rude noises to women who eat in public and how it’s “the insidious type of street harassment no one is talking about. The piece reminded me of a day, 32 years ago, when I worked as a waitress at a restaurant called… Continue reading Should You Be Eating That?
This has been a busy few days for busybodies who can’t help but stick their collective noses in other folks’ business. First Linda Kelsey wondered why big women are “unashamed about being fat”. She believes we’re all unattractive, eating ourselves into early graves and should be shamed into hiding our fat bodies away until we’re… Continue reading None of Your Busybody Business!
ESPN released its 2014 Body Issue yesterday and all I have to say is “Wow!!” Back in 2009, ESPN Magazine began publishing the annual issue in response to Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue. Instead of models frolicking on beaches, ESPN featured athletes from various sports in all their gorgeous, tastefully nude glory under the tagline “Bodies… Continue reading ESPN Magazine and a Prince of a Cover
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! Not only is Linda Kelsey, of the UK Daily Mail, “unapologetically fattist” but is also encouraging readers to join her in shaming the fatties. She finds fat people unattractive, assumes we’re unhealthy “greedy, ill-disciplined and or ignorant” gluttons and apparently expects us to skulk around in the shadows, with… Continue reading Unashamedly, Unapologetically FAT – a response to Linda Kelsey
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