A fat positive lifestyle blog.
So I guess we're doing this again. Twitter "progressives" are skipping over all of the atrocities Trump commits on a daily basis and are instead laughing at his weight. I'm exhausted. Of course this tag was trending. Of course the tweet went viral - ...
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 ...
It happens all the time -- a brand emerges, claiming to be super progressive, feminist, and revolutionary. But when you go to look at their stuff, the clothes only go to a size L or XL. They have zero plus options. That's not a feminist company. I cam ...
Whenever thin privilege comes up among the general public, inevitably you get at least one person claiming they aren't privileged because they've felt bad about their body too. I'm here to tell you why that's bunk. Help, I Don’t Get What Privilege Is F ...
To introduce my thought on chest-related double standards, I'm going to show an image from the excellent Busty Girl Comics. This pretty perfectly illustrates what I would like to say here about the double standards that come out based on body type ...
Without a doubt, when you hear fashion advice, the number one goal will be to make yourself look smaller. They may mask it in other terms, like "flattering" or "longer and leaner," but the idea is the same: conceal any hint of fatness. Here's the deal ...
The short answer: only cover up if you want to. This always bears repeating. Wear what you want and cover what you want, because you want to, not because someone else says you have to. (Obvious exception for work/school dress codes, but also let’s not ...
A while ago, news came out that eating processed meats (like bacon and sausage) is strongly linked to developing cancer. It doesn't cause it, but there's a correlation. My natural inclination at the time was to make a few mildly amusing vegetarian-frie ...
Here's an obnoxious trend I've noticed: Sometimes, when people talk about fat acceptance or body positivity, they will put a limit on their support. This is not OK. There's far too much "I'm all for fat acceptance, but..." or "body positivity is great ...
Last week I went to a yoga workshop focused on inversions, and with a lot of help, managed to get into a headstand. The class I attended was part of the Thick and Fit series, put on by Curve Appeal. I felt a lot more comfortable experimenting, trying, ...