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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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?…
From @alissarumsey: Building inclusive and fat-friendly businesses: why is so important (for us, for our business, and for the collective) and some things to think…
Getting called out sucks. Complaints suck. Trust me, I’ve been there. But it’s essential to listen to and absorb feedback if you want to improve in…
I’m white. I have hair that falls into gentle waves with little to no styling. I’m very fat, but the way I carry my weight…
If you’ve been on the internet for a hot minute, you’ve probably heard of body positivity. The movement has some high-profile promoters — and a…
Hi friend, The big news in the fat-related world this week is Brendan Fraser’s hideously fatphobic new movie called The Whale. Since there’s been so much…
As we consider the concept of size contrition, let’s look at the “fuck flattering” trend that’s been sweeping the body positivity movement. On its face,…
As I was talking with my superfat friend Brandy (for whom I’m so grateful — not only is she a lovely person, but we have…
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…
“They don’t know any better.” When I talk about weight stigma/weight bias and fatphobia in healthcare, that’s often the excuse that people make to me…
Some days, caring for our fat bodies looks exactly like caring for any human body. On other days, we may need a little extra something…
Happy Pride, loves. I see you. I’m proud of you. You deserve every good thing. You have shed a thousand skins to become the person…
One of the transgressions of which Mikey Mercedes, ASDAH leadership and I have been accused is of “capitalizing” on the events of the last month…
It’s been an interesting week or so since Mikey Mercedes and I went public. In the time since, there’s been a lot of excellent discussion…
It’s important to understand that confidence isn’t a cure-all. One of the big issues with “just be confident and advocate for yourself! Don’t let anything…
The question “What about fat animals?” comes up pretty regularly in body liberation spaces.
I don’t generally think of myself as what I call a “101-level educator.” That’s the kind of person whose talent is bringing people who are…
An ongoing series about the privileges of thinness in a world filled with diet culture.
Some days, caring for our fat bodies looks exactly like caring for any human body. On other days, we may need a little extra something…