I don’t believe I’ve ever actually gone into what fat acceptance entails. For me, I consider fat acceptance to be like any type of acceptance – accept me for who I am. Not in spite of. I deserve to be treated with respect and dignity, as every human being deserves to be treated. Many other…
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(image from Division of General Surgery, Langone Medical Centre) The United States state of South Carolina will be enabling government workers through the state health plan to get surgeries related to obesity and cover the costs through insurance (Source). These surgeries are very expensive, but apparently South Carolina sees them as a necessary cost to…
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My body is not up for discussion. My body is not up for public consumption. A woman’s body is not on display for people to pick apart or compliment. It just is. This is something I believe in vehemently. This is something most people I know believe in vehemently. But some people don’t. I don’t…
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(Image from Gourment Girl Magazine) “All I’ve had to eat today was some crackers.” “Oh really? All I’ve had is a coffee!” “I’m not even hungry!” “Me either!” A sample conversation I witnessed, this past weekend, between a good friend and an acquaintence. It was all I could do to restrain myself from rolling my…
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Fat Heffalump and awesomefrances on Twitter (Corpulent) linked to this ad recently. I feel I have to say something about it too, seeing as I had the exact same WTF reaction. Link Seriously, WTF? Does this seem utterly bizzare to any one else? Surely this has to be a parody. SURELY. According to the ad,…
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(image from Throng) I have a confession to make. I’m a little embarrassed about it. I, Sonya, watch … Australia’s Next Top Model. I have ever since it first started airing. My sister and I would have the tradition of every week it was on; we would race outside to the lounge room, crank up…
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(Image from Real Simple.com) No matter how far I am in my fat acceptance journey, I still have moments where I slip up. This past Monday was one of them. I’ve mentioned that I’ve been doing the Couch to 5K every winter for the past couple of years. This year was the first year I’d…
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There’s a new proposed code of conduct for the advertising, media and fashion industries. Championed by Minister for Youth Kate Ellis and the National Advisory Group on Body Image, the code of conduct states that it would like these industries to integrate positive body image into their businesses. The Australian government is pledging $500, 000…
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(image from Queensland Theatre Company) I … enjoyed it. I think. Mostly. Good points? The theatre itself is a nice open space, with good acoustics, and each actor was heard clearly. The set design was done well. It was simple and allowed the focus to be on the actors and the acting. Having simple set…
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Fat pig. Two words, by themselves, that can be neutral, but put together? Volatile, upsetting and aggressive. Often shouted from cars, whispered behind backs or, not so often, but still occasionally – right to the person’s face. Confrontational. Words that cannot be ignored. The author, Neil La Bute is probably well aware of this and…
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A very good friend of mine is getting married this year. Another very good friend of mine got married a couple of years ago. What both these very good friends have in common? They’re fat. One more inbetweenie than the other, but still identifies as fat. What else they have in common? Both have been/were…
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The Shop ‘Til You Drop June issue for 2010 was a size and shape issue. In the magazine, some of the clothing reached to a size 24. Some. The vast majority went to a size 16 and down to a 4. A token gesture from a mag that’s been around for a while now and…
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Before learning about and becoming a part of the Fat Acceptance movement, I thought discrimination was something that only happened on the basis of sex, gender, religion or race. I had no idea that a person’s weight could even be discriminated against. Naïve of me? Yes, definitely. I’ll admit that right now. The amount of…
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Curvy. Voluptuous. Two words that are often used to describe the female form. Recently, I’ve read something by someone (vague enough for you?) making derisive comments about fat women using these describers. They said fat women were deluding themselves. Except … no. No, they’re not. Curvy and voluptuous are body shapes. Fat women can be…
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