About body privileges | The Body Liberation Guide
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…
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Do you need to be an expert to be inclusive? | The Body Liberation Guide
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…
Your fat activism guide to The Whale | The Body Liberation Guide
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…
Size contrition, part 3: Fuck flattering
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,…
The Mimi Exemption
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…
Size contrition: the performance of a lifetime
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…
Should healthcare providers be excused for weight stigma in medicine?
“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…
14+ Weight Neutral and Health at Every Size Resources for Managing Chronic Illness
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 Month
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…
16 ways to carry Health at Every Size forward
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…
Health at Every Size®, Stories and Silence
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…
{end weight stigma} Confidence isn’t a cure-all.
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…
{body liberation} What about fat animals?
The question “What about fat animals?” comes up pretty regularly in body liberation spaces.
{Listen} If there’s a war on ob*sity it’s a war on me: Conceiving It All with Georgie Owen
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…
We live in a society that pressures fat people to self harm in order to survive.
An ongoing series about the privileges of thinness in a world filled with diet culture.
25+ Weight Neutral and Health at Every Size Resources for Managing Diabetes
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…