Update from the Wintry North
Hi, all. First of all, I apologize for my scarcity. A lot’s been going on in Big Liberty-land, some of it good, some of it not-so-good, and lots with potential to go either way. I don’t usually blog...
View ArticleMust-read: MadameThursday’s “Body policing…”
Everyone who’s ever even just brushed against fat acceptance needs to read this post: MadameThursday: “Body policing and fat hate are related, but they are not the same“ My favorite bit (though it’s...
View ArticleShaking the Foundations of Conventional Beauty
This morning Kath at Fat Heffalump had yet another brilliant post about the Freedman/Cannold debacle. If you aren’t familiar with the rights of the debacle, they are, in a nutshell: Freedman says some...
View ArticleThe Fucking Awesome Truth
Go read this fucking awesome post by Joanna at Dead of Winter: The Truth is Radical It will blow your fucking socks off. It’s so old-school FA, I’m all a-quiver like it’s 2007 again. Dammit, I miss...
View ArticleOn What Isn’t Ground-Breaking
A fat person, or former fat person, buying into the ‘healthy weight’ mysticism is not ground-breaking. In fact? It’s downright mainstream. A fat person, or former fat person, blaming themselves for how...
View ArticleInvisiphilia: Introduction, and Part One
Hi folks. Many of you know I’m a fiction writer and poet, but I haven’t posted much of either on this blog. However, I’ve been picking away at poem in several parts called “Invisiphilia: An Epic.”...
View ArticleInvisiphilia: Part Two – Infancy
This is the second installment of my poem in several parts, “Invisiphilia: An Epic.” For an introduction to the piece, please read Part One. << Part One Part Three >> Invisiphilia: An Epic...
View ArticleInvisiphilia: Part Three – School
This is the third installment of my poem in several parts, “Invisiphilia: An Epic.” For an introduction to the piece, please read Part One. <<Part Two Part Four >> Invisiphilia: An Epic ◊ ◊...
View ArticleUnpacking the Fat: People Like Me
1. People like me get thrown off flights, especially if they’re too full, and asked to pay double for the privilege of waiting for the next one. 2. People like me can’t shop in most malls. We get...
View ArticleFat People: You Don’t Have To Justify Your Existence
Dear fat people, You don’t have to justify your existence to anyone. Not TV doctors. Not lapsed surgeons. Not authors of diet books. Not researchers running an ‘obesity’ center. Not your own doctor....
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