http://stacybias.net/2014/06/12-good-fatty-archetypes/ This is brilliant, in my opinion, and demonstrates what happens when a group of people with one characteristic in common--body fat--are stigmatized and marginalized in our society. The basis of prejudice is ( Read more... )

I kind of didn't want to waste my energy on this Duck Dynasty thing but you can't escape it. People are blathering on about free speech. Free speech is something our government owes us, not our employer. If you publicly speak in such a way that your employer fears being associated with your hateful words, they have a right to fire you ( Read more... )

Yet another reason not to see Ender's Game in theater: "And Orson is apparently writing something that’s more of a direct follow called ["Fleet School"]. Obviously, from the studio’s point of view, they’d almost certainly want to move the characters from this film into the next journey. So it may be that “Speaker for the Dead” is not the sequel now ( Read more... )

I suspect most of my regular readers have not only heard of white privilege but have also read accounts of the ways white privilege benefits those of us who are white. (Obviously my readers who don't share this privilege are already painfully aware.) I've read various lists but this is one of the more complete ones I've come across (though I'm sure ( Read more... )

I guess I was lucky that of all my surgeons, only one was a bigot and he didn't verbally abuse me like this, he only chose not to do a physical exam before or after my gallbladder surgery. But this surgeon--total asshole: http://curvygirlinc.com/fat-shaming-in-the- ( Read more... )

This is brilliant--photography professor turns the camera on strangers who fat shame or mock her in public: http://www.salon.com/2013/04/23/pictures_of_people_who_mock_me/

She's working on a book.

My pagan friends will be especially happy with my friend Shannon's story Calling Oshun in Expanded Horizons. She has a story about how many times it was rejected on the basis that no one will understand it because they aren't familiar with Oshun ( Read more... )

I'm weary of comedians who think sexist/racist/homophobic/fatphobic etc jokes are "edgy" and they are so brave to make them. Dudes, everybody is making sexist/racist/homophobic/fatphobic/classist/ableist etc jokes. You're running with the herd, not being brave. Of course you don't realize this because you're white, straight, able-bodied dudes and ( Read more... )

A bioethicist (!!!) thinks we need more fat-shaming to combat obesity. http://www.thehastingscenter.org/Publications/HCR/Detail.aspx?id=6184 is the original article, below are two responses.

The Worst Thing You'll Read All Day (Shakesville) Lissa: ( Read more... )

read this: http://blog.nudemuse.org/2013/01/2013-it-is-happening.htmlRead more... )