Body Positive
*Editor’s note: May be NSFW Our first assignment for the Women Filmmakers class I’m taking at Hampshire College was to create a short slideshow about an autobiographical event that shaped how we...
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Video: Seeing the beauty in fat
Golda Poretsky We get taught in our culture that thin is attractive and fat isn’t, so it can take work to undo that training. I know we often say that “all bodies are beautiful” and can come in “all...
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What about the fatties? Feminist ramblings on @PostBigFines
A woman featured on @PostBigFines. As a card-carrying member of Black Twitter and a self-identified (and sometimes non-consensually labeled) fat girl, I have a love/hate relationship with...
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Feministing Jamz: Mz. 007 – Important
How good is it to see a talented woman of color who is big, claiming her fatness with power, and talking about how she’s not only important but GORGEOUS? Yes hunny, get it. (h/t For Harriet) Verónica...
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*Editor’s note: May be NSFW Our first assignment for the Women Filmmakers class I’m taking at Hampshire College was to create a short slideshow about an autobiographical event that shaped how we...
View ArticleBody Positive
*Editor’s note: May be NSFW Our first assignment for the Women Filmmakers class I’m taking at Hampshire College was to create a short slideshow about an autobiographical event that shaped how we...
View ArticleLowered Expectations: The Experience of Dating While Fat
Years ago, Mad TV used to have a skit called “Lowered Expectations”. It made fun of video dating ads, and usually had someone who was considered “weird” or “undesirable” creating an unintentionally...
View ArticleQuick Hit: Lindy West on being a fat and happy bride
The wonderful Lindy West has a wonderful essay up at The Guardian about being fat on her wedding day in a culture in which “being fat and happy and in love in public is still a radical act.” As a fat...
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#myfatsexstory tackles fat Black female sexuality
Wednesday night’s Empire had a surprise for viewers when it was revealed that Gabby Sidibe’s character, Becky, had a love interest. This alone can be viewed as a radical shift when so often fat, Black...
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