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• It’s a Lifestyle Change Alright

  

  Harriet Brown, wrote a fabulous piece for Slate called “The Weight of the Evidence: It’s time to stop telling fat people to be thin.” It is making the rounds... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• What This Cat Teaches Us About Body Positivity

  

  One of my favorite thing about the work I do is when people tell me that they finally “get it” that the world is messed up, but they are fine, and they always... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• LA Radio’s “The Woody Show” Fat-Shames for Fun and Profit

  

  The Woody Show, the morning show on LA radio Alt 98.7, has a regular segment called “Fat Chick/Skinny Chick.” According to Allison Ficht, who blogged about... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Ridiculous Holiday Diet Tips

  

  The “holiday season” means being bombarded with ridiculous diet advice (“The Holidays are Coming” being one third of the Dieting Axis of Evil along with “New... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Sex Toy Company’s Failed Fat-Shaming Ad

  

  A sex toy company created an ad featuring a fat woman in a bra, panties and fishnets with the captain “Make the right decision. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Amy Schumer Isn’t Fat and Other Things That Don’t Matter

  

  In response to the ridiculous fat shaming that Amy Schumer’s mostly nude photo has wrought, one of the common defenses of Amy that I’ve been seeing is “she’s no... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Steven Crowder – A Study in Impotent Fat-Shaming, Sexism, and Misogyny

  

  The “Pirelli Calender” is released each year by the Pirelli Tire company, heretofore featuring nude, partially nude, or nearly nude models chosen for their... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• When Fat People Show Up

  

  and dudes, and gender non-binary people! Design by Kris OwenOne of the ways that fat people are oppressed is through media erasure – as a culture we choose our... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• A Response to the Fat Shaming on the London Subway

  

  If you’ve not heard by now, someone on the subway in London was giving out fat shaming cards to women and then, like the cowards these people always seem to... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Three Steps to Loving Your Body More

  

  Nobody is obligated to love or even like their bodies, but I believe that everyone should have the option. We live in a culture that tells us that our bodies ar... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Lane Bryant’s Horrible Holiday Ad

  

  Fat people are considered a target market for all kinds of sleazy industries all year long (diet industry, beauty industry, surgeons who perform stomach... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• When They Say Fat Like It’s a Bad Thing

  

  Sometimes the insults that are flung at me just make me laugh (seriously – landwhale – seriously? There are fat animals that live on land, there is no need to... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Help Me Understand

  

  I received an e-mail from reader Jeany saying “When someone says something to me that’s rude, often the only thing that I can think to do is be rude in return,... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Health at Every Size Lies

  

  I see a LOT of misinformation being spread about Health at Every Size, sometimes by well-meaning but misinformed people, sometimes by those intentionally... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• You and the Underpants Rule

  

  Here on DancesWithFat we have some posts that are annual traditions, one of them is this post about The Underpants Rule.The Underpants Rule is simple: everyone... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The “Thin Woman Inside” Lie

  

  This picture has been making the rounds on Facebook again (thanks Natasha for bringing it to my attention!) It’s an extra-disturbing iteration of the idea that... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Proud (Diet) Quitter

  

  Recently I got the chance to be on Aron Bender’s show on KFI Los Angeles (a recording of the interview and pictures are below. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Yes, BMI Report Cards Are Bulls#*t

  

  I’ve had a number of requests recently from parents who are dealing with their kids getting weighed in at school, including one school that is doing it now and... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• HAES is Not Spooky, but Bad Research Methods Are

  

  I recently had the opportunity to speak at The University of New Hampshire. I gave a talk to their healthcare and health promotions staff, taught a dance... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fabulous Representations of Fat Bodies

  

  One of the most powerful things that I do to reinforce my personal body love journey is to seek out positive representations of fat bodies. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH