Category Archives: Fat, fat and more fat

On being better-liked after losing weight

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

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Wow, Is This Cartoon From The Good Men Project Bad

(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

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Please Please Stop Saying Anti-Fat Discrimination Is “The Last Acceptable Prejudice”

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

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Wait, that happens to me because I’m fat?

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

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Time Uses Their Cover For A Fat Joke About Chris Christie

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

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Mitt Romney Enjoys Making Fun of Fat Women

To be fair, it’s not just fat women in the street Mitt likes making fun of; he also likes making fun of fat men. Mitt also cared about fitness and was prone to poke fun at those who didn’t. (“Oh, … Continue reading

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Quote: Being Told You’re Innately Defective Is A Form Of Abuse

“People who are told repeatedly that they are innately defective are being abused and traumatized. The cost of conversion therapy to gay men and lesbians may be nothing less than emotional devastation. They may spend years recovering from the trauma … Continue reading

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Big Diabetes Study Ended Because Exercise And Diet Didn’t Do Squat

The New York Times reports: The study randomly assigned 5,145 overweight or obese people with Type 2 diabetes to either a rigorous diet and exercise regimen or to sessions in which they got general health information. The diet involved 1,200 … Continue reading

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Acer Commercial Fights Sexist Objectification By Deploying Anti-Fat Bigotry. Yay?

Kelsey Wallace at Bitch Magazine is right, this Acer computer commercial starring Megan Fox is refreshing for its lack of sexist objectification of Fox. Too bad for the stock comedy “fat nerdy guy who can’t handle talking to women” character. … Continue reading

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Fat Is as Fat Does

Being fat, in and of itself, is not going to kill you. I know, I know, this seems impossible; don’t we hear all the time that obesity is inevitably going to cause everyone in society to spontaneously drop dead of … Continue reading

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