Tag Archives: Body Image/Fat Acceptance
I want
this dress. Also, I want to see more redcarpeting done by more people of different sizes and shapes. How cool would that be? This morning I saw one of those trainwreck ‘best and worst dressed’ discussions on breakfast television and … Continue reading
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An unkind cut
The Guardian newspaper ran an article in November about the alarming rise in labiaplasty. I had read that anecdotally, requests for cosmetic surgery to correct ‘problems’ with one’s vulva have increased exponentially in tandem with the pornification of our culture – the … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image/Fat Acceptance, Feminism
The biggest loser is health
A while back I wrote this post about body image and fat, asserting that The Biggest Loser is a giant con, perpetuating the myth that healthy always = thin and that healthy habits like regularly exercising and eating your vegetables cannot coexist … Continue reading
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Are thin thighs really worth dying for?
What kind of screwed up world makes a healthy young woman hate her body so much that she pays people to mutilate it and loses her life in the process? Oh yeah, that’d be ours. Death after ‘fat’ surgery PETER … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image/Fat Acceptance, Feminism
Pretty pushy (reply turned post)
One of the things I’ve learned from blogging is that the interest a post generates is unpredictable. I have a pretty low traffic flow here, but there are a few search terms that keep getting me hits. (Salma Hayek’s breasts, … Continue reading
I’d like this one on a t-shirt
I learned to love myself, because I sleep with myself every night and I wake up with myself every morning, and if I don’t like myself, there’s no reason to even live the life. I love the way I look. … Continue reading
Filed under Musings, Reflections and Rantings
An open letter to Kyle Sandilands
Trigger warning: This guy really needs ‘trigger warning’ stamped on his head. Dear Kyle, Congratulations! I’m doing just what you want me (well, not me specifically, but everybody like me who, you know, talks or writes or holds any kind … Continue reading
Filed under Musings, Reflections and Rantings
Please, no fighting (your thighs) in front of the children…
So I’ve finally gotten around to reading Screw Inner Beauty by Kate Harding and Marianne Kirby and yes, it’s awesome. I want everyone I know to read it – especially the non-skinny people and most especially the parents. (And yes, … Continue reading
International No Diet Day
Yesterday was International No Diet Day. I’ve been working on this post for a little bit, but then took a mini hiatus, so I didn’t get it ready in time. I’m so bad. ~~ I made the mistake of watching some … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image/Fat Acceptance, Motherhood and Parenting
Body and soul
I recall pregnancy as a time of great fascination with my bodily functions. And I don’t just mean in the crude pee-in-a-cup-for-the-doctor and tell-the-midwife-what-your-discharge looks like kind of way. What I mean is that pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding have been … Continue reading
