If you read one of my silly linked articles, read this one. You know those unending weight loss commercials that are all on because it's January? And tis the season to commit to weight loss, at least for a month. In particular, the Weight Watchers commercials are really crass ( Read more... )

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Fatphobia in Young Adult Fiction
http://www.hbook.com/magazine/articles/2011/jan11_nolfi.asp

To accompany The Other; A Profound Failure of EmpathyThe Overview Effect ( Read more... )

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Two Whole Cakes takes on Lauren Zizes' Portrayal on Glee

This entry was originally posted at Dreamwidth.
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There's a minor blow-up going on in the Fem-o-sphere today. It all started when Jezabel made the moderate claim that the BMI is bullshit. And it is, actually-- Multiple scientists and authors have pointed out its flaws, commented on how they changed who is considered obese in the 90s without much reason, and shown how the media, doctors, and common ( Read more... )

Title: Ten "Subtle" Ways to Tell Him He's Getting Fat 1/3
Rating: PG-13 with mature content
Warnings: Discussion of weight issues, therapy, and mental disorders
Summary: Clark notices that Lex has gained weight, and through the help of a savvy internet article, tries to subtly tell Lex that he needs to shed a few pounds. Things are always more ( Read more... )

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Two Whole Cakes FatcastI was seriously about to just load the old episodes up and listen to them while I cleaned my bathroom, but I am filled with glee that a new one popped up on iTunes. This is a podcast about body politics, plus sized women finding clothes, class issues inherent in that, flying while fat, goth culture and its size acceptance, ( Read more... )

You're the _______ to my _______.

In other news, yesterday I walked for an hour while listening to the Fatcast. Exercising while listening to podcasts about size acceptance feels both appropriate (on a literal level) and subversive (to the dominate image of what fatties do). I'm also going out today to see if I can't find a Hello Kitty notepad to ( Read more... )

I have to watch last week's SPN if I'm going to watch this week's SPN in two hours. How am I to focus that much after nine hours of work? Everyone and their grandmother and her dog have been coming into the writing center and submitting online writing this week. Last night I did one online that I was sure was going to piss the author off and get me ( Read more... )