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• The World is Screwed Up, We Are Fine

  

  I had an absolutely fabulous time in Eugene at the University of Oregon. One of the questions that I was asked at several of my talks was: what do you say to... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Bad Arguments Against Safe Spaces for Size Acceptance

  

  One of the the things that I believe is critical to civil rights work for marginalized groups is the creation of safe spaces. Those who disagree with us,... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Myth of Prioritizing Our Health

  

  One of the justifications for the bullying, stigmatizing, shaming, and paternalism that fat people have to deal with is that it’s because we aren’t... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Text a Fatty for $16,352

  

  The UK city of Stoke on Trent has decided to spend over $16,000 in a 10 week period to insult the intelligence of 500 fat people. Fabulous. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• What The Biggest Loser is Really About

  

  The Biggest Loser has named a new champion. Rachel Frederickson won the show by losing 60% of her body weight, going from 260 pounds to 105 pounds. This is a... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• How to Be Happy with My Body

  

  This is a repost because one of the most common questions I get from readers is how to go from being able to appreciate everyone else’s body to being able to... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Is Joe Schrank Chris Christie’s New Psychic?

  

  On The Fix, a site he co-founded, Joe Schrank wrote a piece called “Chris Christie, The Addict?” Based on the question mark in the title you might assume that... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Dr. Oz and His Fat Suit

  

  Dr. Oz (of “I was flabbergasted” by evidence that is clearly in the literature fame) has donned a fat suit. First I will say that I appreciate any goals he had... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• No Pitying, No Preaching, No Problem

  

  Desig by Kris OwenI was watching a cooking show.  There was a chef whose passion was “healthy cooking.”  She started out by talking about how many people in... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• I See Fat People, They Are Everywhere

  

  Tonight in the State of the Union, President Obama gave Michelle Obama credit for lower childhood obesity. This is not so cut and dried as it might sound. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Mother Jones Meltdown

  

  When you read that “researchers have found a statistically significant correlation between [thing x and thing y]” what do you imagine the percent of... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Me, My Body, and Relationship Counseling

  

  My body and I used to have a seriously bad relationship, and looking back it’s not that surprising. I grew up the daughter of a Marine and a multi-sport athlete. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Just By Looking At Us

  

  People believing that they can glean tons of information about others based only on their body size is reaching *cough* epidemic levels in this country. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Things That Are Still A Diet

  

  The term “Diet” has taken on the meaning of ” a method of eating which leads to weight loss.” None of these methods have been shown to work for more than a... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Being a Jerk is Not Actually Brave

  

  You know those people who pride themselves on “telling it like it is” and giving “tough love” to fatties. Jillian Michaels, the authors of Skinny Bitch, Dr. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Research, the Media and Obesity – A Case Study

  

  In a discussion about fatness and health that I was involved in on Facebook, someone posted an article called “Direct Link Between Obesity and Pancreatic Cancer... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Obesity, Smoking, and Public Health

  

  It seems like more and more often I’m seeing public health discussion in which fat is compared to smoking. This is absolutely not an apt comparison and here is... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat People and Tax Dollars

  

  “As long as my insurance and tax dollars continue to pay for there [sic] diabetes, and heart disease, I’ll continue to feel justified in telling every overweigh... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fashion Bashing and Gabourey Sidibe

  

  Gabourey Sidibe attended the Golden Globes and was criticized for her body, her dress, and how the dress fit her body. Although she shouldn’t have had to deal... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 CELEB, DIET & WEIGHT, FASHION, FITNESS, HEALTH

• A World Without Fat People

  

  In a conversation on the Facebook Page Everyday Feminism I read this comment: “I don’t want to live in a world where being unhealthy and obese is the cultural... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH