Category Archives: Fat, fat and more fat

What could be more of a challenge?

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Maia

Project Runway has got everything you’d want in a reality show, interesting challenges, weird people and a look at a different world. In the most recent episode here in NZ the challenge was to design for another contestant’s mother or … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body | 15 Comments

Anyone want a slightly used politician?

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Maia

I’ve decided New Zealand needs to export Maurice Williamson, one of our opposition politicians. Maurice Williamson recently joined the debate on the ‘obesity epidemic’: If some people can’t lose weight no matter what. how come there were not fat people … Continue reading →

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Why can’t the United States stop circumcising boys?

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Ampersand

While looking for something else, I ran into Why can’t the United States stop circumcising boys?, an interesting essay by Robert Darby. Widespread male circumcision is a phenomenon that, in wealthy countries, has happened almost exclusively ((I say “almost exclusively” … Continue reading →

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Black Women Live Longest When They're "Overweight"

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Ampersand

Jill at Feministe points out this Salon article arguing that big “rumps” are endangering black women’s health. The article is offensive in any number of ways. But it’s this paragraph in particular which struck me: Recent press reports show why … Continue reading →

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And we all need to lose 30 kg

Posted on May 19, 2007 by Maia

This is what happens when ‘your employer owns your body and soul’ cross-breeds with ‘nothing is more dangerous than fat.’ A treadmill desk designed by the Mayo clinic. Don’t mock because they were seriously scientific about their research: “If obese … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Fat, fat and more fat, Gender and the Body | 41 Comments

Leonard Nimoy: Fat Rights Activist

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Rachel S.

Update: I almost forgot to give a shout out to Big Fat Blog, which got a mention in the article.  The New York Times featured a story on Leonard Nimoy’s fat nudes exhibit in Northhampton, MA.  Here is an extended … Continue reading →

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For Fat People, Eating Is "A Bad Habit"

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Ampersand

From CNN’s political ticker: CHOCOLATE, SODA, CIGARS AMONG CANDIDATE BAD HABITS: When The Associated Press asked the presidential candidates about their bad habits, they did not fess up to anything that would sink the republic. John Edwards drinks his bad … Continue reading →

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Joy Nash's "A Fat Rant"

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Ampersand

It’s on YouTube, and it’s awesome. Curtsy: Cool Beans. As Bean says, Joy Nash, I love you! Also, check out the term paper on “Fat and Oppression” she wrote a few years ago. There’s some especially interesting stuff in light … Continue reading →

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Too Fat, Too Dark, and Too Smart??

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Rachel S.

The national office of Delta Zeta Sorority was disappointed with its chapter at DePauw University, so they decided to come in and conduct a review, which resulted in them purging the sorority of all of the women of color and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, Race, racism and related issues | 43 Comments

It's not anti-feminist to go on a diet, it is anti-feminist to write a diet book

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Maia

I’ve just read two very irritating articles in the guardian. Both purport to be about feminism and dieting – but both make Linda Hirschman’s version of feminism look like it belongs in ‘Notes from the First Year.’ Zoe Williams article … Continue reading →

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