Category Archives: Fat, fat and more fat

Junk Science that supports Health at Every Size is still Junk Science

A few months back, over at Big Fat Blog there was a report on this study.  The study was basically examining four ‘healthy’ habits (moderate drinking, not smoking, ‘exercising’ and eating 5 plus fruit and vegetables) and the BMI, and then doing an … Continue reading

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Fat, fat and more fat | 13 Comments

The Trouble With Anti-Tobacco Hiring Policies

[content/trigger warning: This post contains a discussion about fat shaming] I used to smoke, But I’m Not Self-Righteous About Being a Non-Smoker ™. (Seriously, I loved to smoke. Loved it. So I totally get why some people can’t or won’t … Continue reading

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Fat, fat and more fat, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 35 Comments

Michelle Obama Must Be Fat

So with all the swirling excitement about Iowa, not to mention my having a day job, I missed this awesome story: Can you imagine how the incident would play out if an African American congressman made a crude remark about First Lady Laura … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Fat, fat and more fat, Race, racism and related issues | 10 Comments

Political Cartoon: When I Get Thin

[spoiler]The cartoon features a lot of small panels, all featuring a single fat figure (some larger, some less large). The panels cascade and pile up on a final large image at the bottom of the strip. CAPTION AT TOP: WHEN … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, crossposted on TADA, Fat, fat and more fat | 14 Comments

Chris Christie is Fat. Isn’t That Hilarious?

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is fat. He is. There’s no getting around it. Just like me, Christie is fat, and just like me, there’s very little he can do about it. And this, according to far too many on the … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Fat, fat and more fat | 10 Comments

Amp Interviewed About Fat Acceptance On “Educating Isaac”

Decnavda runs a podcast: “I have been introducing my ten-year-old son Isaac to people with strongly held religious, political and social beliefs and interviewing them with him for a podcast called ‘Educating Isaac.’” I’m the guest on the most recent … Continue reading

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#thingsfatpeoplearetold

Sometime on the weekend I started seeing tweets like this (summary from Brian: @mymilkspilt: Your body sends a bad message to your children. #thingsfatpeoplearetold @red3blog Apr 9, 2011 10:20 PM GMT @TheRotund: @mymilkspilt Your chronic illness would disappear if you … Continue reading

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Bad Sketch of Part of a Fat Lady’s Face

I decided to try to participate in fat people art week. Unfortunately, I’m afraid my contribution isn’t very good. My only defense, besides the fact that I’m not an artist, is that I was using a track pad. Mrrf. I … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Fat, fat and more fat | 1 Comment

Microaggressions

My wife pointed me to an excellent, if infuriating, blog last night, and I was up until 2 AM reading through it. Microaggressions is a blog about the little daily fuck-yous that populate the world if your race, gender, ethnicity, … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Colonialism, crossposted on TADA, Disabled Rights & Issues, Fat, fat and more fat, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Links, Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 11 Comments

Finally, a Huge post

Note – I wrote this post for my my blog so it is written for an audience who haven’t even heard of Huge (which hasn’t aired in New Zealand yet). But I thought I’d post it here, so we can … Continue reading

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 8 Comments