Art and Beauty

An amazing thing happened in my life.
I learned to love my body.
And one of the driving forces that helped me to do this was my art. I’ve always dabbled with painting and I am by no means a talented renderer. But I’ve dabbled so long that I finally figured some things out.
I started painting women [...]

Thank you, Kate Harding. Thank you, Shapelings!

I typed this originally as a comment, but it got long so it became a post. This is in response to Shapely Prose’s triumphant stand against Dan Savage’s GodHatesFatties religion. This is a big thank you to Kate, Fillyjonk, Sweet Machine, Joy Nash and all the other sisters and brothers of all sizes taking on [...]

On politics and gender

And why I am voting for Hilary Clinton.
In my African American Women class back in college, my professor told the story of a conversation between Frederick Douglas and Ida B. Wells. Frederick Douglass, you probably know was a well known advocate for African-American rights and social justice. Ida B. Wells had the same mission but [...]

What is fat?

I have almost over-trained myself to not comment on people’s appearance. I hate it equally when an “average”-sized woman (or man) claims to be fat or needs to diet or when anyone tells a skinny woman that she needs a sandwich (and yes, I have been guilty of the latter). I don’t believe that someone’s [...]

Corpulent Cogitation

The holidays are over and I have boxes of excess consumerism to deal with strewn all over my house. But with a quiet day at work, I’ve had some time to catch up on my Fatosphere reading.
I responded rather late to a post over at Shapely Prose and it got me thinking about how much [...]

Fat Pride=Insecurity

Last night I was at a casual gathering. The topic of fat bashing came up. In particular, the topic of ‘gross fat women on motorized scooters in Target.’
Yes, I know. Couth.
The first thing that I thought about was how amazing it is that people think its okay to make fun of fat people IN FRONT [...]

Smokin’

You KNOW you are one hot, sexy, unstoppable woman when you can get home from work at 5:15 and be ready for the fancy Holiday party by 5:45. Aw yeah.

Regifting a blog…from me to you!

Its that time of year and re-gifting is eco-friendly and functional! Since this is the time of year when the diet talk gets out of control, I wanted to offer, the only situation in which I will talk diet.
When we can’t trust the medical industry to tell us what’s healthy, then how do we determine [...]

First Fat Faux Pas

I remember the day that I learned it was not okay to hate your body.
I was new to the women’s center. It was probably before I got hired on, when I was a volunteer intern. I said something negative about my body in front of everyone there. It seemed so run-of-the-mill to put myself [...]

Thanksgiving for Fatties

Thanksgiving ain’t my thang. Probably not for the reasons you think.

I didn’t really grow up with any family around so it was always just me and my mom.
Historically, I’m not keen on celebrating the day we led the native people to believe we wouldn’t rape and steal their land.
I’m thankful for my blessings EVERY day.
My [...]