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Two Crowdfunding Projects I think you should support (if you’re able)
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We’re not public property
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A little foreknowledge can save you a lot of heartache…
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A World Without Fat People
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I’ll “Fat Talk” as Much as I Gorram Please
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[quote of the day] September 5th, 2013
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Amoeba Cat and the Ogre go on a road trip (and see some kittens; also — Reading Rainbow)
[content warning: mention of disordered eating and fatphobia] This past weekend was the BC Day long weekend (I believe the first Monday in August is the long weekend across Canada, with Province-specific holidays; I know it was Alberta Heritage Day as well as BC Day, f’ex), so I got to spend four days at the…
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Ursula apparently too fat to sell make up; am I skinny enough to wear it?
Disney is putting out a limited edition set of make-up items this September: “six limited-edition collectors’ dolls and coordinating beauty items” for six Disney villains, apparently “from Cruella de Vil to Maleficent”. All of the villains have had their image updated, to the point where Ursula has gone from a size 30 to a size…
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Eating Disorders and Losing Weight (trigger warning: disordered eating, mental health issues, fatphobia)
I suppose I’m continuing in a somewhat depressive vein, here, but it needs to be said. I’m a fat-positive activist, and I believe in HAES — Health At Every Size. Fat people are still people and should be treated like human beings, instead of like second class citizens or monsters who live in catacombs below…