Privilege is a set of unearned benefits given to people who fit into a specific social group.
“Privilege is a set of unearned benefits given to people who fit into a specific social group. Th…
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The Plus-Size Guide to Period Panties
Maybe you remember the advent of (mainstream anyway) period panties from a few years back? For a long time, there were no options to speak of for fat bodies, but no more! Here are nine options to choose from, carrying a range of sizes up to a U.S. 48W. In case you’re wondering, period panties…
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Thin privilege is the ability to buy underwear at a name-brand retailer
Thin privilege is the ability to buy underwear at a name-brand retailer and have a reasonable exp…
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Thin privilege is not having your body used as a shorthand
Thin privilege is not having your body used as a shorthand for a long list of negative qualities,…
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Your body image is not like my body image. | The Body Liberation Guide
This week on Patreon, I’m launching the Body Liberation Guide+, a patron-only supplement to the free public Body Liberation Guide newsletter (this email!) I send out every week. Here’s what you can expect in the BLG+: More of The Conversation and event updates Handy links to this week’s supporter-only updates Journal prompts and discussion topics from the Body Liberation…
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A neatly self-solving problem | The Body Liberation Guide
If you’ve been a subscriber for a bit, you know I produced an entire guide to that awful fatphobic movie The Whale. I’m not a pop culture kind of person and I don’t watch movies (due to my neurodivergence making it difficult), so I’d be perfectly happy never to think about that movie again. But with awards season…
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This? Is not that. | The Body Liberation Guide
Here’s one simple action you can take to help end discrimination against fat bodies this week: Stop appropriating the experiences and oppression of people who are fatter than you. If you live in a body that is of average size (the average American woman wears a size 14-18) or a bit larger (what some folks…
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Featured Body Liberation Stock contributor: Julie Murphy
🎨 Featured Body Liberation Stock contributor: Julie Murphy 🎨
Meet Julie, one of Body Liberation…
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I dug deep in my personal folders for this one | The Body Liberation Guide
Something I think we need to be very cautious about as we fight fatphobia and weight stigma is that it’s very easy for us to deplore those things primarily when they happen to people in bodies we find worthy.
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45 Body Liberation Books by Black Authors for Black History Month
Find the perfect gift for your partner, lover, friend, or family member for Valentine’s Day in our curated list of body-positive and health at every size-aligned Valentine’s Day gifts.
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Thin privilege is never having bodies like yours described by your favorite authors like this.
Through a 20-book mystery series, this author — one of my favorites, whose books I re-read regul…
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On sticking your neck out. | The Body Liberation Guide
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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February free stock photo credits at Body Liberation Stock
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:
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Why aren’t we just celebrating? | The Body Liberation Guide
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…
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Let me tell you what I would do | The Body Liberation Guide
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,…
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New brave learning topics + body doubling Mondays
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…
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You weren’t born with this | The Body Liberation Guide
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…
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This month’s free stock photo credits at Body Liberation Stock
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:
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The Body Liberation Blanket Fort
A sanctuary for you and your one precious body The Body Liberation Blanket Fort is my diet-talk-free, fat-centered and thriving community for people of all sizes. We do 24/7 text chat as well as regular events like movie nights and hangouts. With over 200 members from across the U.S., Europe and Australia, it’s a thriving…
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From my lips to your ears | The Body Liberation Guide
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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Exploitation cannot birth liberation
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…
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Exploitation cannot birth liberation. | The Body Liberation Guide
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.
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This month’s free stock photo credits at Body Liberation Stock
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:
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Sunny river portraits with Ms. T | Seattle body-positive portrait photography
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.
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A peek inside the Exhale Retreat gift bags
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.
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Body liberation…on auto-pilot?
An overview of what AI art is, where it’s going and what effects it might have on businesses, artists and body liberation.
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Body-positive business practices, part 5 | The Body Liberation Guide
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…
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The word on the scale
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…
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“Belly, companion, digester of snacks, you wobble when I laugh” | Seattle boudoir photography
“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…
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I chat with Alissa Rumsey about size inclusivity in business
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 about when it comes to being inclusive in your digital/online space. Loved this convo with @bodyliberationwithlindley, who shared so much of her wisdom along with some practical tips. Lindley will be…
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Lizzo and the flute + why feedback is a gift | The Body Liberation Guide
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 how you treat other people, especially people with less privilege than you. Also in this edition: Lizzo and the flute Terms to know Nutrition and anti-fatness Upcoming events October free…
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This month’s free stock photo credits at Body Liberation Stock
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:
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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 makes me look smaller than I am. My skin is mostly clear. I had braces as a teen, so my teeth are mostly straight. I can fit into the top…
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Portrait & Boudoir FAQ: Session Basics | Pacific Northwest body-positive photography
I practice a completely judgment-free photography approach that views every body with honesty, compassion and respect. This isn’t your mainstream photography experience: There’s no extreme posing to make your body look unlike its natural form, no heavy retouching, no shame around flyaway hair or fat rolls. This is a body-safe and LGBTQIAP+-affirming place for you…
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This month’s free stock photo credits at Body Liberation Stock
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 BodyLiberationStock.com. Not yet a supporter? Get in on it:
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This week’s journaling and brave learning topics in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort
Over in the Blanket Fort, we’re journaling about showing up in the world without body shame. The Body Liberation Blanket Fort is my closed, diet-talk-free community. It’s open to all, and we center fat folks and other marginalized groups. All you need to get access is to support my work at any level, starting at…
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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, “fuck flattering” is a rejection of size contrition and the forbearance it can generate. There’s a great article by Alysse D’alessandro at The Body is Not An Apology that talks…
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A look at accessibility for the PNW body-positive Exhale Retreat
While in the planning stage for the Exhale Retreat, Laura and I did a TON of research to make sure the venue we chose was the best possible for fat folks. We chose Alderbrook Resort because it had the best combination of location and accessibility. But first, I went out in person, walked through every…
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This week’s topics: Hobbies + body image + being kinder to ourselves
This week in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort we’re talking about hobbies and how they affect body image, and journaling about how we can be kinder to ourselves. The Body Liberation Blanket Fort is my body-positive, fatphobia-free community space on Discord. It’s open to people of all sizes (though we center fat folks) and is…
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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 fantastic fat-related discussions) about size contrition, she noted that it was strange that her co-workers often compliment her sense of style even though she wears loudly-patterned dresses. “Huh,” I said….
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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 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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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 on behalf of healthcare providers. “That’s how they were taught.” In 2022, that excuse just isn’t good enough any more. Not only do we have a half-century of evidence that…
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19 Plus-Size & Size-Diverse Healthcare Stock Photos
Use these beautiful plus-size healthcare stock photos from Body Liberation Stock to increase the diversity of your marketing materials, website and social media feeds.
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This week’s journaling and brave learning topics in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort
Over in the Blanket Fort, we’re journaling about magazines’ effect on body image, and discussing finding care and company in these difficult days. The Body Liberation Blanket Fort is my closed, diet-talk-free community. It’s open to all, and we center fat folks and other marginalized groups. All you need to get access is to support…
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20 Plus-Size & Body-Positive Summer Stock Photos
Use these beautiful plus-size summer stock photos from Body Liberation Stock to increase the diversity of your marketing materials, website and social media feeds.
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AAAAAAAAA! I’ve done my first published book blurb!
AAAAAAAAA! I’ve done my first published book blurb, and it’s for Amanda Martinez Beck’s excellent new book More of You! Here’s what I wrote (plus extra text that was cut for length): “More of You grapples with some of the central conflicts of today’s body liberation movements. Beck’s religion informs her writing as she reconciles…
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Health at Every Size Stock Photo: Diabetic Woman and Grapevine
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
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Health at Every Size Stock Photo: Diabetic Woman and Grapevine
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
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Health at Every Size Stock Photo: Diabetic Woman and Grapevine
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
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Health at Every Size Stock Photo: Diabetic Woman and Grapevine
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
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