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Although to my eyes panel 2 isn’t necessarily rich – he could easily be working class. Is the guy in…
Although to my eyes panel 2 isn’t necessarily rich – he could easily be working class. For some reason, my…
Good point, Dianne. Although to my eyes panel 2 isn't necessarily rich - he could easily be working class. I…
there’s no reason to suppose the people in this cartoon are conservative, for instance FWIW, my impressions and/or implicit biases…
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Category Archives: Fat, fat and more fat
Call for Submissions – The Fourth Big Fat Carnival!
Hey, fatso – and friends of fatso, too – time to put fingers to keyboard! Body Impolitic has put out a call for submissions for the Fourth Big Fat Carnival. Please submit your own work, or any other blog posts … Continue reading
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Former "Alas" Co-Blogger Bean on German TV!
A German TV news show did a segment on FATASS, the fat activist radical cheerleaders Bean is part of (FATASS stands for Fat Action Troupe All-Star Spirit Squad). Check it out. Although it’s very cool that they were on German … Continue reading
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Let's Not Discuss Dick Cheney's Weight
Although I’m a big fan of Shakespeare’s Sister, I didn’t like her choice to include, in a post about that “I Am Man” Burger King commercial, a quote from Vanity Fair about Dick Cheney’s weight. Here’s the quote: The extent … Continue reading
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"I Am Man" Burger King Commercial
Andrea at Shrub.com has a good post with a feminist analysis of “Mantham” (YouTube link) the Burger King ad with new lyrics to Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman” (although in her count of women in the commercial, she seems to … Continue reading
Anorexia Nervosa, Obesity, Moral Panic and Christina Hoff Sommers
Jill and Piny both have good posts at Feministe regarding Anorexia Nervosa. My favorite quote is from Jill’s post: And as for denial, on a most basic level, fuck that. Sorry, but why are the values of self-sacrifice only brought … Continue reading
The Case Against Weight-Loss Dieting
Probably no piece of medical advice is so frequently given, and with so little rational basis, as the pressure on fat people to lose weight. 1. For The Vast Majority Of Fat People, Weight Loss Dieting Doesn’t Work When I … Continue reading
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Feminist blogging
The thing about blogs is they let people talk about whatever they like. So there are an awful lot of blogs out there about women’s experiences. Sometimes I wonder if this could be used for something more. If the barrier … Continue reading
Unfair
I have a plan to write a long post about the responses to False Advertising a post in which Morphing into Mama says that she believes that to significantly change your appearance after you get married, for instance by cutting … Continue reading
Healthy Living
I realised that I hadn’t explained myself very well in my Body Shop thread. Or rather I’d paraphrased an argument without actually making that argument. I hate The Body Shop, have a for very long time. I’ve never had a … Continue reading
I asked Becky (who drew this strip). Becky, who is younger than me, replied: "Who?" Then she followed up with:…