Category Archives: Fat, fat and more fat

Kevin Drum at Mother Jones is so very concerned, because “our kids are fat” but “they don’t know it.” Not that Kevin read a study, exactly, but he did read Fat kids don’t know they’re fat anymore, a post at … Continue reading →

An “Ask Polly” reader describes a conversation with her friend who lost 125 pounds dieting… He then went into lawyer mode, showing me Facebook posts from his heavy days and now; the same clever Facebook status that had gotten 30 … Continue reading →

(Quick note regarding the use of “fat” and “ugly” in this post: There’s nothing wrong with being “fat,” nor is being fat “ugly,” nor is there anything wrong with being “ugly,” for that matter. ((And yes, I noticed and winced … Continue reading →

I’m normally thrilled to see supportive articles in mainstream media opposing anti-fat bigotry, but this is an exception. As I’ve pointed out before, virtually everything has been called “the last acceptable prejudice” by someone. Framing anti-fat prejudice as “the last” … Continue reading →

Melissa McEwan has a storify that’s well worth reading. It goes on to discuss a lot, but here’s how it begins: https://twitter.com/Shakestweetz/statuses/458312302018588672 https://twitter.com/Shakestweetz/statuses/458312549176332288 https://twitter.com/jortician/statuses/458314715152650240 https://twitter.com/Shakestweetz/statuses/458315296609026048 https://twitter.com/Shakestweetz/statuses/458315489022709760 Understand: I have poor hearing. I can follow conversations by concentrating on them, but … Continue reading →

Time Magazine is implying (but not outright saying) that the interpretation of the cover as a fat joke just didn’t occur to them. Sort of the “we’re not assholes, we’re astoundingly stupid” line of defense. There really isn’t much to … Continue reading →