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Fat Spotlight: Bawdy Love
When They Say We’re “Glorifying Obesity”
I typically avoid using the O-words on this site, except in the glossary, but I'm making an exception so that we can talk about the oft-made assertion that those of us who dare to live our fat lives rejecting diet culture and weight stigma are "glorifying obesity." As in, if we're fat and happy (or... Continue Reading →
Fat Positivity Doesn’t Require Self Love
You don't have to love yourself to be fat positive. Fat positivity, in theory and practice, is about justice, not self love. The radical notion that fat bodies are inherently worthy of respect, dignity, and equal treatment challenges systemic anti-fat bias and anti-fat discrimination (aka fatphobia or fatmisia). When fat positivity is co-opted into so-called body... Continue Reading →
Self-Love as Privilege
Preface: This post is a bit of a wander through my thought fields. I'm not an academic feminist, as in I don't have any formal education in feminism. While I'm privileged to have a BA in English, I've never taken a course in critical thinking. I'm just spit-balling here (one of my favorite "Dodgeball" quotes),... Continue Reading →
Fat Spotlight: Sonya Renee Taylor & The Body Is Not An Apology (TBINAA)
Sonya Renee Taylor is pure magic, a force for good in this world, and an incredibly powerful speaker, poet, activist, educator, and founder of The Body Is Not An Apology, which you can read more about the name and history of here. The spoken word piece is available in a number of videos available on YouTube.... Continue Reading →
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