Here’s one simple action you can take to help end discrimination against fat bodies this week: Stick your neck out. Quite often these days, thin (usually white) folks feel the need to message me and tell me about how they were going to speak up about this harmful action or that piece of fragility, but…
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Thin privilege is a seat at a concert. I really enjoy live music and shows — both the energy of it and the ability to support performing arts — but it’s so rare these days that I’m willing to put up with being in physical pain for hours to see a performance. Lindsey Stirling was…
“Fat people who love themselves scare the shit out of people who don’t love themselves. Even fat people trying to love themselves scare the shit out of people who can’t do the same. We force people to have to look at why they hate their bodies because we are “supposed” to hate ours and we…
It’s a privilege to focus on the gains of body positivity when fat people are still left out. One of the most common pieces of pushback I see against fat acceptance and the need to represent fat and very fat people is, “Why are you so negative? Can’t we all just celebrate all the progress…
Often when I post about the way I as a very fat person am treated, I’ll get responses along the lines of, well, you just have to be confident and stand up for yourself and people won’t treat you like that. Or, here’s what I would do in that situation (insert behavior that’s very aggressive,…
Hi folks, I have some Body Liberation Blanket Fort updates for you! The Blanket Fort is my closed, friendly and body-safe chat community. All patrons are welcome to join. Since its creation in October 2021, the Blanket Fort has been a wild success as far as I’m concerned. People have joined, been welcomed, shared their…
If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know I talk a lot about anti-fatness, but I’m including a content warning today specifically for what I’m going to link to for its extremity. I had planned to send this letter to you today anyway, but coming across this video from a thin…
The experiences of larger fat people are very, very different from those of smaller fat people and average-sized people. If you’ve never experienced, seen or heard of a particular type of weight stigma or an experience a fat person is describing, there’s a good chance you’re simply not fat enough to be treated that way….
I’ve just met (virtually — we live across the U.S. from each other) Dani of Fat Girl Media, and they’re super cool! I’ve been admiring their artwork for years and it was an honor to get to talk to them. Here are a few of their designs, shared with permission. One of the things we…
This piece originally appeared over at the NAAFA blog. Loving, admiring, and respecting fat bodies can be really hard for people to grasp. We as a culture have been trained by: Centuries of sexism and racism that women are sexual objects 75 years of diet culture that thin is beautiful and sexy And decades of…
I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Mine was spent mostly resting my hand and recovering from this tendon injury. I’m about 50% better – not well enough to book photo sessions yet, but quite a bit better than I was, which means there are a lot fewer cusswords drifting through the house as…
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This is my last letter for 2022; you’ll next hear from me on January 9. Tonight I’m headed to a Zoom cookie-baking event with friends, and have a nice quiet holiday planned otherwise. I hope that the rest of this month is filled with joy for you. As the Twitter chaos continues, more and more…
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I want to follow up on my earlier piece about AI-generated artwork. People who are into AI art are telling me that this is a chance for fat people to see themselves represented and change their body image. But there’s a problem: exploitation will not create liberation. Here’s just one of the images that was…
I want to follow up on my previous Body Liberation Guide about AI-generated artwork. People who are into AI art are telling me that this is a chance for fat people to see themselves represented and change their body image. But there’s a problem: exploitation will not create liberation.
As much as I love all you lovely young things, it’s even more of a joy to work with people over 50 at my body-positive and fat-positive portrait sessions here in Seattle.
It’s the first of the month, and I’ve just sent out this month’s FREE stock photo credits and discounts to supporters! Use them on any image at Body Liberation Stock. Not yet a supporter? Get in on it:
Good news, everyone! I’ve just added direct access to all my free opt-ins to the Patreon rewards guide. This means you can now access them directly, without having to fill out a form on the website. The new additions include: 97 Creative Portrait and Boudoir Session Ideas* How to Find a Body-Positive Photographer 20 Free…
As much as I love all you lovely young things, it’s even more of a joy to work with people over 50 at my body-positive and fat-positive portrait sessions here in Seattle.
Our crew and Radical Body Love at the Exhale Retreat! As I get ready to send out a little surprise to everyone in the mail, I’m thinking about every single person who attended and the magic we created over those few days. Subscribe to my Body Liberation Guide and get first notice on future events:
Join me for my workshop Making Peace with Your Photos on December 7! We’ll explore: » The history and systems that determine how we feel about our bodies » How self-portraits allow us to reclaim our images » The basics of taking good-quality smartphone selfies » 3 powerful portrait and boudoir poses » How to…
A sneak peek for client J! I’m so delighted that more and more clients are choosing to explore with me what I call body contours: the shapes our bodies make at ease, at rest and in motion. I’m currently booking client photo sessions for Feb-March 2023.
The robots are coming for art. You might not have seen any art created by artificial intelligence yet, but it won’t be long. We’re at the very beginning of a trend that will change art as we know it.
So many thanks to Shelby Bergen and Tatiana Gill for treating our Exhale Retreat attendees to something special! Both of these amazing fat-positive artists have been so supportive of my work over time and I appreciate them so much! Go check out their art and buy something for yourself or a friend.
An overview of what AI art is, where it’s going and what effects it might have on businesses, artists and body liberation.
Though I ended up catching the stomach flu* and having to rest and isolate for the last part of the retreat, our attendees had a fabulous time and it was such a satisfying experience. There really is no substitute for in-person fat community. (*confirmed by PCR testing that it wasn’t COVID) Also, I’ve been featured in a…
Since I first wrote “The word on the scale” and shared it with my Patreon supporters (and later in the Body Liberation Guide), Taylor Swift has updated her video to remove the couple of seconds showing the word on the scale (without public comment). Here’s an update, plus part 4 of our series on body-positive business…
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This post was published first for my Patreon supporters a week ago. Want to support my work and get first access to articles like this? Sign up today. Since I first wrote this, Taylor Swift has updated her video to remove the couple of seconds showing the word on the scale (without public comment). Ten…
“Belly, companion, digester of snacks, you wobble when I laugh, rise and fall as I breathe, rollick, tingle, give me signals when someone around me is a liar or a danger or a friend, the site of my hunger (my aliveness), receiver of rubs and kisses from mother and lovers, layer of warmth, inspirer of…
