Archive For The “Fatshionista.com Archived Posts” Category
Click through to the Flickr versions for outfit info. On the Fatshionista community over at Livejournal, I frequently see comments about people’s “shapes”. Most are complimentary – as in “You have a gorgeous shape!” – which I’m sure are meant with the best intentions, though they always sound a little weird to me. The obvious […]
FAREWELL, CRUEL FATOSPHERE: A Swiftian* Solution Written While Totally Sober
By Lesley | September 8, 2008
* Swiftian: Employing a satirical approach inspired by the writings of Jonathan Swift; like Swift’s writings in tone or outlook; often, specif., sardonic, caustic, pessimistic, etc. (1); see also sarcasm. I have a problem with the Fatosphere. Oh no, it’s not what you think! Prior posts on this blog notwithstanding, it’s not about the overwhelming […]
During the last few months, I’ve either witnessed or been a part of several fatosphere discussions/arguments that involved discussion about race, racism, and the points of intersection with fat. I’ve been meaning to write a piece about what good ally behavior might look like in these situations, but life got in the way. Unfortunately, the […]
The following is a post by a guest blogger who wished to remain anonymous. I jumped at the opportunity to host it here because this project has raised questions for me as well, though I’ve been unable to put language to what, exactly, was irking me about it. To be clear: this should NOT be […]
I’m tickled to be posting this here on behalf of a reader who is assembling an anthology of writings by fat queers, a project that I think is fabulous and extremely necessary and couldn’t be happier about (and I’m not just saying this because it was such a struggle to find good sources when I […]
I love Igigi. Well, I should qualify that: I love Igigi when they’re making stuff that fits my style, which they don’t always do. I love them when they match me because the quality and fit of their garments is absolutely outstanding. Some seasons, yeah, I’ll look and the site and howl “NO IGIGI NO! […]
This is not fat-related, but it is race-related, which is obviously another important subject frequently touched on ’round these parts. What you’ll see, if you watch it, is some common-sense advice on how to address those inevitable racist statements or actions you may come upon in your travels through life (and the internets) in a […]
Pay attention: there is an excellent and thought-provoking post over at Shapely Prose by guest blogger Occhiblu, who takes issue with an article uncritically linked on Junkfood Science on Friday. Sandy calling this article “profound†and explicitly linking it to weight-based discrimination in the U.S. is problematic, to say the least. Saying that this is […]
Last week(ish), deciding, apparently, that I hadn’t been quite had my fill of being defeated and demoralized at my 9-5, I set out to try and find a pair of jeans. My less-than-stellar fitting lb & torrid pairs (acquired on my last trip to Minneapolis) were (and still are) rapidly disintegrating and I was getting […]
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