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Fattest Jobs
The Life of an Everyday BBW | September 22nd 2008 by April
Today I checked my email and I had spam that actually interested me enough to not delete it. In the subject line it said, "The top 10 fattest jobs."Curiosity won out, so I clicked on the link to see the list. Being that it is spam, there was a catch read more
Acknowledge the Good
A Celebration of Curves | August 13th 2008 by Corinna Makris
I have a friend who won’t shop at Lane Bryant because the large size mannequins in the stores aren’t big enough. She feels that they should use mannequins that are three different sizes of large because that would be more representative o read more
COFRA — Show Your Face videos
A Celebration of Curves | July 14th 2008 by Corinna Makris
I have a secret crush. How much do I love Paul McAleer? A lot, that’s how much. Now that it’s not a secret anymore I can tell you that I quote his witty and smart viewpoints on Big Fat Blog to my husband so often (”Oh my god! Paul s read more
I am not Marilyn Wann
The-F-Word | July 13th 2008 by Rachel
I find it ironic that Chris Matyszczyk’s column over at CNET is titled ‘Technically Incorrect.’ Perhaps he should revise it to ‘Quotationally Incorrect.’ Matyszczyk quotes liberally in his entry here from a blog entry I read more
Help create a virtual ED/FA/SA library!
The-F-Word | July 8th 2008 by Rachel
Over at The-F-Word messageboard, we’ve started threads compiling notable, influential and otherwise good reads in several different categories. Know of any great books or articles for the categories below? Please post the citation information read more
Radio Show Update
The-F-Word | July 3rd 2008 by Rachel
After I was offered my current reporting position, I met with one of the top editors who asked me if I had any difficulties with public speaking. My response was that I’ve made a fool out myself so many times now, I just don’t care. And read more
Being weighed isn't just for the doctor's office anymore
The Life of an Everyday BBW | June 10th 2008 by April
There has been a lot of talk lately about airlines initiating a weight program. And I'm not talking about just your bags.American Airlines is wanting to include a person's physical body as part of the weight limit.I don't fly at all myself, but I kno read more
National Association to advance fat acceptance
The Life of an Everyday BBW | May 21st 2008 by April
I wasn't aware of any organizations to promote size acceptance, but today I came across one. It's called the National Association to advance fat acceptance (NAAFA).On this website, they attempt to see that fat people are treated fairly. I think it's read more
An alternate universe - walking in the shoes of an overweight per…
The Life of an Everyday BBW | May 11th 2008 by April
Can you imagine living in a world where slender people were insulted, stared at, and made fun of?How would they feel?I imagine they would feel like most overweight people feel everyday.I think a lot of people in our society need a wake up call. They read more
Fat people don't deserve jobs?
The Life of an Everyday BBW | April 26th 2008 by April
I came across this article today called Job refusals and rudeness bedevil overweight in US.The article talks about weight discrimination on the work force. How people are denied jobs due to their weight. It's sad that another country has to point out read more
Big and Trashy Lover
The Life of an Everyday BBW | April 22nd 2008 by April
Daniel Keenan Savage (Dan Savage) is an American sex advice columnist known for his relationship and sex column called Savage Love. Savage Love is published in many newspapers across the USA and Canada. He gets a wide variety of letters, but I foun read more
Underweight is not "in" in France
The Life of an Everyday BBW | April 18th 2008 by April
I was looking at cnn.com today and came across a great article. According to this article, France's lower house of parliament adopted a groundbreaking bill Tuesday that would make it illegal for anyone -- including fashion magazines, advertisers and read more
More on the fat discrimination study
The-F-Word | April 13th 2008 by Rachel
Time picked up on the recent Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity study in which it was revealed that weight discrimination is more prevalent than discrimination based on sexual orientation, nationality or ethnicity, physical disability and r read more
What fat actresses can do for our society
The Life of an Everyday BBW | April 8th 2008 by April
I have to wonder what kind of impact it would have on society if more celebrities were overweight.Many of America's girls have a daily concern over their weight. They are so concerned about it, that they make themselves sick to stay stick-skinny. Is read more
What is activism? Do I qualify as an activist?
The-F-Word | March 21st 2008 by Rachel
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead So my last post on “coming out” as a fat rights activists sparked lots o read more
Coming out of the fat closet
The-F-Word | March 20th 2008 by Rachel
Since I am not in the habit of routinely jetting off to New York City to tape a national television show - yes, I know, hard to believe - I found myself in the rather awkward position of explaining to my currently-dieting editor and largely fat famil read more
PSA from your body
The-F-Word | March 9th 2008 by Rachel
Peggynature has created this awesome public service announcement from your body. Peggy, a nutrition student, created the video as part of a school project promoting nutrition awareness. Great job, Peggy! read more
Reminder to FA bloggers
The-F-Word | March 9th 2008 by Rachel
Just a reminder… Lindsay of the blog Babble has set up a private message board exclusively for bloggers who write about issues related to fat rights. We already have about 33 members, most of whom regularly participate and contribute to discus read more
Disfigured the movie
The-F-Word | February 29th 2008 by Rachel
I’ve just heard about the independently-financed film Disfigured, showing now at select film festivals in the U.S. The timing is somewhat strangely ironic considering how I am in the midst of formulating a blog post on the intersection of fat read more
A fat Howl
The-F-Word | February 15th 2008 by Rachel
“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness…” ~ Allen Ginsberg I want to talk about hypocrites. No, I don’t mean the suits strolling the halls of Congress or the Bible-waving caricatures of brotherly love. No, not eve read more
Fat people banned from Mississippi restaurants
The Life of an Everyday BBW | February 6th 2008 by April
House Bill 282 was submitted to the 2008 Mississippi legislative on Friday. Basically, this bill would make it illegal for restaurants to serve obese people in Mississippi. The full bill is as follows:HOUSE BILL NO. 282An act to prohibit certain food read more
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