February 2011
58 posts
Fat acceptance is not giving up on health
Contrary to what some critics of Fat Acceptance assert, the movement is not about claiming that there are no links at all between weight and health (rather, that correlations are commonly grossly exaggerated and misunderstood, and that promoting mainly weight loss measures as a ‘solution’ at the expense of a more positive approach to health and well-being is actively harmful.)...
January 2011
71 posts
“There’s a strong tendency to assume that disability-related issues are somehow a...”
– Anna, Ableist Word Profile: Why I Write About Ableist Language (FWD/Forward)
Reblogging because this is so important.
Child Kicked Out Of School For Peeing Self →
williamaweasley:
aim2misbehave:
williamaweasley:
theoceanandthesky:
alexholzballs:
cassket:
In Arlington, VA, a cacophony of upper class problems as a toddler is kicked out of a competitive preschool for being unable to control her bladder. Commence proclamation making, letter writing, and yelling.
The Montessori school swears up and down that the three year old was given multiple...
Child Kicked Out Of School For Peeing Self →
williamaweasley:
theoceanandthesky:
alexholzballs:
cassket:
In Arlington, VA, a cacophony of upper class problems as a toddler is kicked out of a competitive preschool for being unable to control her bladder. Commence proclamation making, letter writing, and yelling.
The Montessori school swears up and down that the three year old was given multiple chances to amend her offensive...
Health, Weight and Body Image Survey →
sleepydumpling:
donewiththisshit:
rebrandingbodyimage:
Conducting more research and looking for some new perspectives. Please reblog and spread the word!
Do it!
Jump on in and take this survey… then share it!
“Free children are not easily influenced; the absence of fear accounts for this...”
– A.S. Neill (via burntmarshmallow)
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I remember when I was a teen at boarding school we would watch the same films over and over, even really terrible ones. One of them was Circle of Friends, which had the redeeming feature of Chris O’Donnell being very pretty and Minnie Driver being a little feisty. Minnie played a character who was meant to be a bit fat — she was ‘curvy’ in the sense of conventionally...
Women of Egypt: Images of Protest →
newwavefeminism:
indianajosh:
A friend of mine on Facebook, spurred by recent questions as to the role of women in the protest movement in Egypt, recently began to compile a collection of photographs of women involved in the pro-democratic (Reuters needs to correct their “anti-government” wording) protest movement. It’s a really great album, and she continues to add to it as new images of...
“But I feel like all this talk about “minimizing” your “flaws” is really kind of...”
– vikkiage: So here’s the thing and maybe I’m an asshole for saying this
I’m not sure what this is in response to (personally when I hear talk like ‘minimise your flaws!’ I figure I’m hearing an advertisement and drift off) but basically I feel the same way. This...
“Skinny, socially privileged white people get to draw this neat little circle....”
– Dr. House (via fuckyeahhousemd)
“The law discriminates against rape victims in a manner which would not be...”
– anon. (via reqbat) (via directactioniswitchcraft) (via justjasper, directactioniswitchcraft-deacti) (via aaabbbbbbiiieee) (via ohmyegosweak) (via wholesomeobsessive) (via craftastrophies)
“Most of us, in our daily lives, do not think about rape at all. Women, however,...”
– Pornography, Lad Mags, Video Games and Boys: Reviving the Canary in the Cultural Coalmine Matthew B. Ezzell (via iwillnotshavemyvagina)
seriously, THIS.
(via sexisbeautiful)
“If 30 Australians drowned in Sydney Harbour it would be a national tragedy. But...”
– Boat tragedy: How Australians became complicit in the horror of Christmas Island | Richard Flanagan | Comment is free | The Guardian (via kathleenjoy)
Still worth a reblog.
Quick rant: waistlines and other excuses →
Reblog if you want an anon's honest opinion of...
Blaaargh!: “Honestly, if you’ve had a shitty day... →
craftastrophies:
blaaargh:
therotund:
blaaargh:
“Honestly, if you’ve had a shitty day and you want to eat some fried foods, that’s just as valid a coping mechanism as taking it out on a punching bag at the gym. We’re a health-obsessed nation, we are, so people will want to convince you that the gym is the more virtuous option but fuck a bunch…
You know, I AM going to reply to this again...
“we all need to rid ourselves of misguided notions about self-love. We need to...”
– bell hooks, all about love. (via tenderheart)
“It’s all so very either/or for critics, it seems. If I advocate for mindful...”
– My Enemy, My Ally; If There Is A Hierarchy, Food Wins by Marianne Kirby at The Rotund.
Marianne tells it like it is, as she always does.
(via pastthestorm)
Sometimes my child literally makes me cry tears of joy (which is huge, since I have a major joy deficit, me) because I love her so much and I love being with her so much.
I know even writing this down makes me some kind of sappy, boring, lost-her-personality-when-she-pushed-baby-out, mummy-brained loser in, like, lots of folks’ heads.
Fuck that.
One day I will remember to get the video...
“Two Cunts in a Kitchen, or sometimes, less graphically Two Cs in a K, is slang...”
– Two Cunts in a Kitchen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via eecummingscapitalized)
“This charming phrase first gained usage in the early 1980s and is still widely used today in the advertising industry. It is a useful phrase to be aware of, in that it serves as a reminder of the level of ...
On owning my own shit
The other day, my mother in law was talking about her new mattress. She said her old one was just fine but that she started to get sore shoulders whenever she ‘carried a bit of extra weight’. Now, my mother in law (actually this relative isn’t strictly a mother in law but that’s what I’ll call her) is not what I would call fat. At her heaviest, she is probably at the...
Tangled Up In Lace: alithea: gabifresh: WARNING:... →
alithea:
gabifresh:
WARNING: THIS IS VERY TRIGGERING.
If you were wondering about my stance on diets etc, you can read this: http://gretachristina.typepad.com/greta_christinas_weblog/2009/08/open-letter-fat-positive.html
this whole thing reeks of classism and total disregard for…
Fucking YES to what Alithea said.
Also, I just want to say to the author: YOUR EXPERIENCE IS NOT...
I have never read a post by a fat acceptance...
hates on individual dieters
tells people they should eat more (or any) “junk food”
tells people not to change the way they eat
denies that if you wish to make healthy ‘lifestyle’ choices, there are some choices that are healthier than others (although this varies by individual needs)
tells people that changing their lifestyle is bad or a waste of time
claims that no...
Fifteen Minutes To Fame: Obama's Speech Last Night... →
sadydoyle:
It was also — pardon me for being insensitive — everything that occasionally frustrates me about Obama.
Now: I get that it was a memorial speech. That he couldn’t bring anger to it; that he was there to heal people and support them. So, please, do not interpret this as me wanting…
This is really interesting to me. I have been thinking a lot about empathy and whether or not it...
why i can't predict the weather past the storm:... →
seriiously:
why i can’t predict the weather past the storm: tips, tricks & techniques for internalizing fat acceptance
pastthestorm:
Fat acceptance is hard. I tried to come up with a clever-yet-eloquent metaphor to adequately explain how difficult it is, and I failed. Because fat…
Really great post and commentary. I still hear people describe fat acceptance as ‘giving...
You know you're the primary carer when...
Me, making a dentist appointment last year:
Hi, I’d like to make an appointment please.
Sure, when do you want to come in?
Are you still open on Saturdays?
Yes, but our first available Saturday appointment is in 8 weeks.
Ah. Well my tooth is really hurting so I don’t want to wait that long. How late are you open in the evenings?
Until 7. I can give you 6:30 on Wednesday in three...
Rebranding Body Image: The fat lady sings, but... →
lenoralenoire:
I’m feeling particularly fiery this fine afternoon…I thought I would jot down some things that I hold near and dear, and things I feel everyone should realize/consider/practice.
Please realize that body-shaming is a multi-billion dollar industry.
Please consider…
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.
icedteaandlemoncake:
toothpickarms:
Really think about that.
If you eat heavy cheeses, greasy meats, clogging breads; what are you?
If you eat clean vegetables, crisp fruits, fresh soups; what are you?
oh wait. the OP is disordered. Oh.
Last I checked, I hadn’t eaten any people and yet I am a human being! Amaze!
queer.: HAES/FA promotes obesity and other things... →
pastthestorm:
madamethursday:
I’m so fucking tired of Fat Acceptance/HAES (Health At Every Size) being talked about as if we’re encouraging or promoting obesity. I’m tired of the inevitable “but you’re promoting obesity, you’re encouraging people to be fat and get sick from Death…
