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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
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
On The “Fat And Health” Post At Feministe
On Feministe, guest poster Monica (usually of PostBourgie and Tapped) wrote a post called “Fat and Health.” Interpreting Monica’s post both generously and narrowly, she’s arguing that in a hypothetical world in which BMI was used only to measure the … Continue reading
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This is what progress looks like
A minor shit-storm has blown up over on Feministe where a guest blogger called Monica posted an fat-hating rant.* I’m not going to quote any of it – it was an inane, illogical post – and the point of this … Continue reading
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Fit to eat
The New Zealand based Child Poverty Action group has discovered the wonders of facebook, and so a lot of my friendshave been liking them recently. I was all prepared to join in, until I saw they were promoting this post … Continue reading
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Kim Brittingham on Michelle Obama's Childhood Obesity Initiative
Look at it this way. Let’s say you have a choice between: a) standing up before a room full of children and encouraging them to exercise more, or b) standing up before a room full of children and encouraging them … Continue reading
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Is that even legal?
You know what I like best about this animated short-short by Stephanie McMillan? I mean, other than that it gave me a chuckle? It didn’t include a fat joke! I didn’t know that doing that subject without a fat joke … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Fat, fat and more fat
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Losing Weight Will Let You Enter a Bizarre Nightmare World!
This New Zealand ad for Xenical has convinced me. I’m much, much better off being fat than being skinny. Description below ((For the YouTube impaired, a thin woman wanders through a landscape of Felliniesque horrors — trench warfare, bleeding knives, … Continue reading
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Anti WLS Cartoon in progress: comments, please?
Which version do you think is best? And any other comments are welcome. Except for weight-loss advocacy or WLS advocacy — take that somewhere else, please. (I’m especially interested in comments and suggestions from other fat-positive and anti-WLS folks.) VERSION … Continue reading
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The Thinning of Amanda Waller
Rachel Edidin described Amanda Waller: There is no one–no one–in the D.C. Universe more badass than Amanda Waller. She is smarter than Batman. She is tougher than Darkseid. And she is one of the most morally and humanly complex characters … Continue reading
I asked Becky (who drew this strip). Becky, who is younger than me, replied: "Who?" Then she followed up with:…