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CW: Racism, Sexism / Misogyny, Objectification, Body Shaming / Cosmetic Surgery / ED

(Original post from AlthouseI don't care about this kind of music and dance, and I've never paid any attention to this lady who - I see - went away and has come back, but I've been interested in the ins and outs of the discourse of feminism since before Ms. was a ( Read more... )

This month a team of Yale psychologists released a study indicating that male jurors-but not female jurors-were more likely to hand a guilty verdict to obese women than to slender women. The researchers corralled a group of 471 pretend peers of varying body sizes and described to them a case of check fraud. They also presented them with one of four ( Read more... )

from The Rotund: Response To A Specific Comment; In Which I Continue To Be Ranty

tw: discussion of weight, weight-loss, etc

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TW for post and comments: fatphobia; body-shaming; discussing of diet, weight-loss, exercise.

You might have heard the terms fat-hate or fatphobia used to describe your words or what sounded to you like the reasonable words of others. Maybe you don’t hate fat people. Maybe you aren’t afraid of fat people. Maybe you aren’t less likely to hire fat ( Read more... )

The past few years have seen the rise of a new sort of celebrity. I blame Kirstie Alley for this, given her particularly memorable turn as Jenny Craig spokesperson, but she is only one of the many - Valerie Bertinelli, Sara Rue, Carnie Wilson, Jason Alexander - who have been famous in recent years primarily for having been on a diet. The latest ( Read more... )

In my experience, children and teenagers who are ostracized tend to become readers, relying on books for succor and protection against the hostilities of the world. Unfortunately, those readers ( Read more... )

Dear Ryan Murphy ( Read more... )

3 strikes against curvy women

Fashion models in double-digit sizes? Christina Hendricks steaming up 'Mad Men'? We love our curvy girls. But let's not fool ourselves. Life, in general, is still easier for the lean. Yet another new study hammers home the reality that tall, thin women (bonus for weensy waists and long arms) are rated most attractive. ( Read more... )

My post last week which introduced you to me and my journey of fat acceptance got me thinking ( Read more... )