Feminist, Fat, and Fabulous Blog: Not Hiding Anymore
I used to have reasonably long hair. From childhood up until grade 12, it never got shorter than my shoulder blades. It was something I hid behind. I’d always been told that fat girls can’t have short hair. They need to have hair framing their faces. They need to have a little length. To hide [...]
Feminist, Fat, and Fabulous Blog: Sizing Up The Situation
A few weeks ago it was my sister’s birthday. The sister whose ultimate aspiration is to buy from the front of the clothing racks, rather than the back. I carefully listened to her for months beforehand, to see if she would inadvertently give me a hint as to what she wanted for her birthday. She [...]
Feminist, Fat, and Fabulous Blog: Breaking Fashion Rules
I spent four days in Sydney last weekend. And each day I wore or tried on things I shouldn’t be wearing or trying on: 1. Wore a playsuit on the way down. My sister’s exact words were: “I will not be seen with you if you wear that.” To top it off? The playsuit is [...]
Feminist, Fat, and Fabulous Blog: Sydney Solicitation
This column is going to be a solicitation column this week. Oooh dirty! Ok, not really. I’m heading down to Sydney with another fat and fabulous person tomorrow afternoon. Can any Sydneysiders recommend us places to shop? I vary from a 12-20 and she’s around a 16-22. Doesn’t just have to be clothing though—shoes and [...]
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