Colorful red, yellow and green splashes on a black background. Text reads, Black Voices on Juneteenth.

What is Juneteenth?

ByLindley Ashline June 28, 2023June 29, 2023

What is Juneteenth? Why do we celebrate it? And how can white people help Black people on this day without taking over?

Since as of 2021, Juneteenth is now a U.S. federal holiday, more white people are aware of its existence, and thus more white people need to learn about its significance and how to act in a way that supports Black people.

Here are articles and posts about the history of this day and points for white people to reflect on.

Lindley Ashline

Hi there! I'm Lindley. I create artwork that celebrates the unique beauty of bodies that fall outside conventional "beauty" standards at Body Liberation Photography. I'm also the creator of Body Liberation Stock and the Body Love Shop, a curated central resource for body-friendly artwork and products. Find all my work here at bodyliberationphotos.com.

Three fat women stand back to back with hands entwined in a grassy park.

Changing the World | Living in a Fat Body | Noodlings

A space just for us

ByLindley Ashline February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

Image description: Three fat women stand back to back with hands entwined in a grassy park. In a fat-folks-only Zoom call last night, a friend looked around and said, “You know, this is the first time I’ve ever been in a space with only fat folks in it before. It’s wonderful.” It’s necessary and vital…

Body Liberation Guide | End Weight Stigma | Resource Guides

Football players and BMI | The Body Liberation Guide

ByLindley Ashline April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

Let’s talk about football players and BMI. When the topic of body mass index, or BMI, comes up, one of the first responses is usually someone pointing out that some very obviously muscular and fit people — like football players — are considered obese* by BMI measurements. And thus, the argument goes, BMI is a…

Body Liberation Guide | End Weight Stigma | Resource Guides

{The Body Liberation Guide} In the grip of hunger

ByLindley Ashline January 10, 2024January 10, 2024

Hi friend, One of the things that’s important to me for the year we’ve just begun is holding more events and workshops. I’ll be announcing the new Blanket Fort schedule next week, and right now I’m excited to announce my first workshop in over a year! On Saturday, January 20 at 4 pm Pacific time…

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Ask a Fat Creator: Jaime Patterson

ByShelbey Osborne December 7, 2020February 27, 2023

Image description: Black and white photo of a Black woman with long dark hair, looking at the camera with a small smile. She has her hand in her hair leaning into her hand. She is wearing glasses and a light-colored knitted sweater. There is a teal banner across the image, reading “Ask a Fat Creator:…

Thin Privilege

Thin privilege is the ability to talk about thin privilege.

ByLindley Ashline April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

Thin privilege is the ability to talk about thin privilege.

One time, @thecrankytherapist and I …

A fat woman's body shown from the armpits to stomach, with pale skin and stretch marks. She is wearing a black bra and panties, and her image appears "torn" by the layout of the graphic. Overlaid is the title of the blog post.

Changing the World | End Weight Stigma | Living in a Fat Body | Thin Privilege

Size contrition: the performance of a lifetime

ByLindley Ashline August 8, 2022August 22, 2022

Today I’m thinking about a concept I’m calling size contrition. Size contrition is what we fat folks perform in order to win small amounts of forbearance from thin people. In essence, it allows us to temporarily access aspects of thin privilege in return for our public recognition of and apology for our fatness. For instance,…

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