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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
Rick Marin is an asshole, but at least he's thin
If you feel like getting a good blast of anti-fat bigotry combnied with clueless sexism, be sure to read this article about the fat dad/thin mom combo that’s become common on family sitcoms, entitled “Father Eats Best.” Rick Marin, best … Continue reading
More links than you can shake a stick at!
Terrific article in The Scotsman: “Blame women – it’s easier than thinking.” Here’s a sample: The difficulty with this mood of reaction, though, as with many “backlash” phenomena, it that it seems doomed to sow widespread feelings of fear and … Continue reading
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Disgust and Prejudice
Martha Nussbaum has a short-and-excellent essay on disgust in the Chronicle of Higher Education. A sample: Disgust is distinct from both distaste, a negative reaction motivated by sensory factors, and from a sense of danger, motivated by anticipated harmful consequences. … Continue reading
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Guess the Dictator or Sit-Com Character. I haven’t come up with one it can’t guess. It’s darn good at guessing Buffy characters, too. The Council on Contemporary Families argues that marriage is not a cure-all for poverty. They would rather … Continue reading
The non-fat privilege checklist
Speaking of size discrimination, Fatshadow has an excellent, post about size discrimination – listing the unstated (and often unnoticed) advantages that average-sized folks get for being average-sized. This is a format that’s been used a lot. It began with the … Continue reading
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Discrimination against fat people
A pretty interesting article in the Star Tribune about workplace discrimination against fat people. Meanwhile, in today’s competitive job market, bias against overweight people is commonplace, obesity-rights advocates say. The overweight are slighted in the areas of hiring, promotion, compensation … Continue reading
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"Ms. Fat-so"
A typical day: When I walk out of my home, a flyer stapled to the telephone pole I pass on the way to my car proclaims, “Lose 30 pounds in 30 days … Ask me how!” On the way to … Continue reading
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Promote health for kids, not torture for fat kids
I’m a few days too late on this one, but I just wanted to point out that Tish at Fatshadow totally rocks. Lately, she’s been responding to a San Francisco “resolution to create a task force on childhood obesity.” You … Continue reading
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Michael J. Fox in a fat suit
So I just saw a rerun of Spin City, a sit-com I normally avoid because somehow I’m just not interested in comedy about Michael J. Fox’s sex life. In this particular episode, however, a group of fat activists come to … Continue reading
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The Absent Fatso
You all saw the final episode of Seinfeld, right? (I liked it better than most people did). You remember: Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer are in small-town Massachusetts, and they spot an exceptionally fat man being carjacked. [Cut to shot … Continue reading
I asked Becky (who drew this strip). Becky, who is younger than me, replied: "Who?" Then she followed up with:…