An image I created at the 2019 NAAFA convention in Las Vegas, NV. Browse stock photos of fat people»
The subject line of this email – Do plus-size passengers deserve a bigger seat on a plane? – is the title of an article in the Dallas Morning News in which I was quoted this week.
The article itself is pretty stigmatizing, so click through at your own risk, but I want to give you a peek into the process of being quoted in an article like this one and why I chose to be part of such an otherwise-stigmatizing piece. Hop over to the original Body Liberation Guide to read the rest of this letter, since it’s a bit sensitive.
Warmly,
Lindley
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Changing the World is Up To You
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The Conversation
Here’s what’s being discussed this week in the world of body acceptance and fat liberation:
» Six Tips for Beautiful Plus Size Maternity Photos (read)
» Help fat creator Lilly Dobson-Dunn pay for her grandfather’s cremation (see)
» Why Diversity and Inclusivity in Your Stock Photos Matter (read)
» This is like a perfect example of how you can’t actually build a better world for fat folks by capitulating to choice politics. (read)
» Two posts about ED treatment facility Wandi Nerida (read) (read)
» Lemon Squeezy, run by Amber Rice, is now offering therapists Premera access (see)
» Sign this petition against the art theft of generative AI (sign)
Unicorn chaser: tell me everything about this cougar where’s she from what’s her plan who will raise up a seagull army to defeat her (read)
“Pretty, it’s sad to say, can have a shelf life. It’s so tied up with youth that, at some point (if you’re lucky), you’re going to have to graduate from pretty. Sometimes you can go so far past pretty that you end up in stylish, or even striking (or the fashion-y term jolie laide) before you know it.
But you won’t get there if you think you have to follow all the signs that say “this way to Pretty.” You get there by traveling the route you find most interesting. (And to hell with the naysayers who say “But that’s not PRETTY”!)”
» Erin at A Dress A Day
Upcoming Events
- » PCOS & Diabetes Workshop Jul 27
- » FAT FRIDAYS VIRTUAL SOCIAL CLUB HOSTED BY BREE (@BREEISHELPFULAF) Jul 28
- » Using Activism as a Self-Care Practice Jul 28
- » Thick Babe Speed Friending Jul 29
- » Lake Swim & Picnic by Ample Movement & Fat Camp Roc Jul 29
- » Fat Pool Party Jul 30
Quick Resources: On Intuitive Eating
- » Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach
- » The Food Psych Podcast
- » Intuitive Eating: Can You Be Healthy and Eat Anything?
- » Why and How to Give Yourself Permission to Eat Anything
- » Size Acceptance and Intuitive Eating
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.