If there's one thing that anti-fat discourse seems to all have in common, it's that fat people are expected to keep ourselves in a constant state of discomfort. Think about it. Fashion We're expected to wear things that fit specific ways, whet ...
That Time I Was In a Childhood Weight Control Study
The fat positive corner of the internet has been pretty rightfully up in arms about a weight control study taking place in Australia. The research -- which is being conducted on adolescents -- involves extremely low caloric intake and intermittent fastin ...
You Are Allowed to Tell Body Shaming Relatives to Back Off
Ah, Thanksgiving. The holiday based on celebrating European colonialism and fraught with endless familial obligation. Hooray. One especially insidious issue is that of relatives commenting on your weight or your food intake. They often do it in suc ...