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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 →
Let’s Fight for Everyone
Hi, friends. I’m Jude. Let’s talk about everyone’s favorite uncomfortable thing to discuss: privilege within the body positive/fat acceptance communities, yay! I know the word “privilege” is loaded and seems to have very nasty connotations, but I am using it because some fat bodies are more privileged than other bodies. Make no mistake that a... Continue Reading →
Advocating for Yourself in Healthcare
As a fat person, you've very likely experienced fatphobia and weight stigma when visiting the doctor's office. You deserve better, but since I can't change the medical industry as a whole, I'm here to share some resources that can help you advocate for yourself to receive weight-neutral healthcare. First, you should know about Fat Friendly... Continue Reading →
Proclaiming You Are Fat Positive
Note: I specifically don't use the words "coming out" here, because that unnecessarily co-opts a narrative long held by the LGBTQ community. That said, there are, of course, people who are both LGBTQ and fat, myself included. So, you've found fat acceptance and fat positivity and you're ready to publicly acknowledge it. What does that... Continue Reading →
Five Fat Positive Podcasts
Here are five fat positive podcasts that I know of personally: Fat Face Feelings (Active) She's All Fat (Active) The Fat Lip (Not currently active, but archive is accessible) Bad Fat Broads (Not currently active, but archive is accessible) Matter of Fat (just finished the first season) Here are two links to articles that include links... Continue Reading →
Fat Spotlight: Ragen Chastain (Dances with Fat; IronFat)
The Fat Spotlight is a shortlist of inroads to the featured person's work. It'll hopefully help you avoid some of the garbage and hatred on the Internet. Ragen's Dances with Fat blog has archived posts going back to 2005, so there's a lot there. I'll provide links to a few of the specific blogs that... Continue Reading →
Fat Positive Cooperative 