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• Finally a Fat Positive Salon

  

  As I wrote about recently, going to a salon – whether it’s for mani/pedi’s, a haircut, or special occasion make-up – can be a terrible experience for fat people. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat Bias at the Red Cross

  

  I received the following e-mail today:I am so angry about this and I’m hoping you can get the word out and maybe stop this from happening to someone else. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Charging Fat Folks Extra for a Pedicure?

  

  A nail salon is accused of trying to charge people more for a pedicure based on their weight:Sign reads: “Sorry. but if you are overweight, pedicures will be $4... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Not So Much “Bitchy” As Fat Shaming

  

  Reader Natasha let me know about a post from “The Bitchy Pundit” on Facebook that talked about a donald supporter who thinks that the Republican Insurance Plan... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2017 DIET & WEIGHT

• The Truth About Weight Loss Surgery

  

  In the past couple of weeks, I have heard from the friends or family of three different people — all with very similar stories:They were a member of Size... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Children’s Book Teaches Fat Shaming – Sign the Petition

  

  Are you looking for a book to introduce kids as young as 4 years old to size-based stereotypes and bigotry? Then you’re in luck (and also a monster –... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Only A Healthcare System Rooted in Fatphobia…

  

  In the US we have a healthcare system that is rooted in fatphobia. This is demonstrated to fat people in numerous, sometimes dangerous and even life-threatening... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat Shaming Body Builder Didn’t Mean It?

  

  My Best Friend Kelrick got this figurine for me in a little shop in Astoria, Queens. Sadly I don’t know the artist.She took a picture from behind the woman,... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Horrific Healthcare for Fat People

  

  As Republicans in US government announce a health program that will provide less healthcare for lower income and older people, and enormous tax cuts for the ver... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2017 DIET & WEIGHT

• Things That Are Not Size Acceptance

  

  I have been receiving a lot of e-mails lately talking about nonsense that is appearing in spaces that are specifically labeled as Size Acceptance/Fat... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Let’s Stop Body Shaming Donald’s Regime

  

  Recently, upon hearing that donald thought it would be funny to ruin the career of someone who disagreed with him, Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Bob Harper’s Heart Attack

  

  I wonder if everyone in this hospital gets to bring their dog into the room?I think this broke the record for fastest time to me getting 100 requests to write... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Stanford Children’s Hospital Excited To Harm Fat Kids

  

  Stanford Children’s center is super proud that “Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford’s Adolescent Bariatric Surgery program is the first and only... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The #FATANDFREE Movement

  

  I recently wrote about the serious issues with the Body Positive Movement that Lady Gaga’s post-SuperBowl body shaming brought into sharp relief. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat-Shame, Get Fired

  

  Alan Linda was a columnist for a local paper. Then he decided he would jump on the bandwagon of people who write fat-shaming pieces about sitting next to fat... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Problem With Body Positivity

  

  After performing her ass off at the half-time show of Super Bowl LI, Lady Gaga was body shamed by the kind of people who think their opinions about women’s... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Hero Burlesque Dancer Names and Shames Her Trolls

  

  Jessica Davey-Quantick, a Burlesque dancer, posted videos of a performance along with pictures of herself in costume to her social media. A troll started leavin... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Dr. Platkin of Hunter College Issues Embarrassing Media Alert

  

  When I got an e-mail with the subject line “Media Alert: “Super Bowl” Calorie Costs—in Exercise” I rolled my eyes so hard that I saw my brain. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Super Bowl LI, Fat People, and Hypocrisy

  

  When fat people insist that we deserve to be represented by the media in positive ways, one of the ridiculous reasons given for refusing to represent fat... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Damn Right I’m Still Doing Body Positive Activism

  

  I received an e-mail from reader Lynnette saying:With everything that is going on in American right now, and your obvious gifts at politics (your Facebook... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH