A close friend of mine has been making fatphobic comments for years. Many people I know and consider close have, myself included. Much of this takes the form of self-loathing and poor body image. Just yesterday, she told me of a fat woman she'd seen, who had difficulty climbing stairs, and about how this had motivated her to come to the gym, ( Read more... )

Beauty... simple. Pure. Imperfect. It doesn't have to be neatly wrapped or perfectly proportioned. Who sets the standards of beauty? There is more beyond our anglo-centered ideals. I've seen so much beauty in my short and sheltered life. I've seen it in the eyes of my niece, in the laughs of my friends and in the sighs of my lovers. I see it every ( Read more... )