First & foremost, if I say something that makes you uncomfortable or is fucked up, please let me know if you feel up to it. I've been thinking about all of this for awhile but it's still not fully fleshed out and I'm totally open & encouraging dialogue.

I used to post OOTDs on fatshionista. I stopped because I noticed a lot of things happening that made me ( Read more... )

There have been previous posts in the community about the new Massachusetts policy to send reports on children's BMI home to their parents. But after I posted a link on ideas around how to work to keep concerns around children and weight from increasing fat stigma in school, someone who reads my journal told me that she was excited to pass the ( Read more... )

So, I was wondering, how did everyone first get to fatshionista  and what keeps you coming back? Is it the Fatshion, the politics, or something else?

Mods, I hope this is OK, I'm just interested to know more about the people behind the pics and the comments, and not everyone completes their journal, or even if they do, it's friends only, or not about fat ( Read more... )

I haven't fully formed my thoughts around this - I'm hoping the post will provoke some discussion from the community ( Read more... )

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I just saw an advertisement for this new show on the Style network, and am not quite sure how I feel about it.  It's called Ruby, and is about an almost-500 pound woman who embarks on a weight loss journey to save her life.  I don't know anything about her health or situation, but I must say, she's gorgeous.  The tagline is "She has everything to ( Read more... )

This is a reminder that COFRA is holding a Think Tank this Saturday and Sunday in Chicago.
Paul has extended the RSVP deadline in hopes that more rad fatties will be able to come. We have fatties coming from all over to brainstorm about COFRA and the fat rights movement! I will be there and am doing a workshop on Fat Intersections with
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I recently got the go-ahead from my boss to purchase a couple of these for some upcoming conferences. If you're not familiar, the outfit consists of a knee length tunic (kameez), loose fitting pants that are long enough to pool at the ankles (salwar), and a scarf (dupatta). They are typically worn with shoes like thesePros of the salwar kameez ( Read more... )

I'm finding myself to be very inarticulate today, so I'm hoping that this really small and inadequate post will start a better discussion. I feel like I really need to say this:

I don't actually have to be healthy.

I'm sure a fair number of the members of fatshionista would agree that fat stigma is bad. I hope that most of us would, anyway. I bet an equally ( Read more... )