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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
Nobese Oblige
The woman on the right is Melody Barnes, the chair of the White House’s Childhood Obesity Task Force. On the left, of course, is Michelle Obama, the most recognizable face of the anti-child-obesity movement. Looking at these two women, I … Continue reading
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Please workplace tell me how I should eat
The Victoria University staff club is strange in many ways. It is tucked away in the library, undergrads aren’t supposed to go there, and know very little about it. But, despite the secrecy, it is very unexciting – except the … Continue reading
Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Gender and the Body
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Virtuous Versus Disgusting Bodies, Then And Now
Historiann makes the most interesting comment I’ve seen on Michelle Obama’s dreadful anti-fat “Let’s Move” campaign, pointing out parallels to 18th century cleanliness campaigns: …nineteenth-century bourgeois reformers identified the clean body as a site of virtuous citizenship. But of course … Continue reading
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It's not OK
I’m not really interested in writing much about American politics. Partly because if I’m going to do day-to-day political stuff there’s so much to write about in New Zealand.* But mostly because I find it even more alienating than I … Continue reading
Don't Fly, Fatass, Don't Fly!
So Southwest Airlines may have just a minor miscalculation in their ongoing war against fat people. They booted Kevin Smith off a flight. Yes, the writer and director who regularly has his on-screen alter ego Silent Bob described as tubby, … Continue reading
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Cartoon: Top 10 Reasons Employer Discrimation Against Fat People Is Okay
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Happy New Year!
So it’s the time of New Year’s resolutions (and if you live in Wellington grumbling about the weather).* The newspapers didn’t have much copy over the last couple of weeks, so they were full of: “50 ways to be healthier … Continue reading
Shorter Naomi Seligman
Shorter Naomi Seligman: “Fashion magazines, designers, and talk show hosts are too supportive of fat people, and should do more to make fat people feel like crap.” More goodness in her post: A funny fat pun in the post title. … Continue reading
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Minnesota Liberal Blogs You Can Avoid If You're Liberal
North Star Liberal, which decided to launch by calling Minnesota House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL-Minneapolis, fat and mannish. Of course, it’s okay because they also mocked the appearances of male politicians, which, er, only makes things worse. Also, it’s … Continue reading
Bigotry from a Democrat
I haven’t paid much attention to the New Jersey governor’s race. Oh, it looks kind of close, and that might be marginally interesting, but the choice for residents of the Garden State appears to be the classic one between the … Continue reading
I asked Becky (who drew this strip). Becky, who is younger than me, replied: "Who?" Then she followed up with:…