Posts Tagged by Fat
21 Things to Stop Saying Unless You Hate Fat People
| October 22, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Radical Self-Acceptance |
You might have heard the terms fat-hate or fatphobia used to describe your words or what sounded to you like the reasonable words of others. Maybe you don’t hate fat people. Maybe you aren’t afraid of fat people. Maybe you aren’t less likely to hire fat people or otherwise oppress them. Maybe you have lots of fat friends. Maybe you are fat yourself. You might still be in the habit of saying things that contribute… Keep Reading
What Should Fat People Wear During This Heatwave?
| July 10, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Radical Self-Acceptance |
How about whatever the fuck we want? I saw a fat woman on Tumblr the other day mention how she was proud to have gone out in public for the first time wearing a tank top. I was kind of shocked, but I don’t blame her for having gone so long without showing her fat arms. There’a a whole lot of pressure in our culture for fat people to try to be invisible. I am… Keep Reading
Too Many Cookies Corduroy
| June 4, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Parenting, Radical Self-Acceptance |
I ran into this book in a doctor’s office waiting room with Dylan. Corduroy Goes To The Doctor.I thought, how cute! A cute little book to help you tell your kid what to expect while visiting the doctor. Corduroy is a little bear who waits in the waiting room with the toys and books. Then Corduroy gets led in by a nurse and undressed. So far, so good. Then, the text says, “He’s grown a… Keep Reading
These are the Fat FAQs
| May 16, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Radical Self-Acceptance |
I just couldn’t resist that title. Say “Fat FAQs” fast a couple of times! Thanks to those of you who replied in the “rude questions” thread. I’ve taken ideas from that thread, cleaned up some of the concepts from the rude comments the other night, and pulled ideas from other conversations I’ve had and questions I’ve been asked privately. I’ve strung them all together into a single chain of questions and given you a wealth… Keep Reading
Why I Call It Fat-Hate Plus An Invite to Ask Rude Questions
| May 9, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Radical Self-Acceptance |
When I talk about various topics related to fat acceptance, I often use the phrase “fat-hate” to refer to the harmful attitudes that people have. Some people might think that’s a bit hyperbolic when it seems like the topic on the table is just dieting, weight loss, nutrition, health, etc. It seems clear to me, though, that the public opinion on those topics is extremely misguided, and that the reason we have so much trouble… Keep Reading
Can You Change Your Diet Without Dieting?
| May 1, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Radical Self-Acceptance |
Yesterday my friend and commenter, Wendi, left a comment on the post Dieting Makes You Fatter that’s brings up a good question and raises some other issues, so I want to give it my full attention here. Part of her comment is the basic question: Is there any difference in any of the studies or reports for people who start a new “diet” just to be generally healthier? … I’m wondering that since the goal of… Keep Reading
Dieting Makes You Fatter
| April 30, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Radical Self-Acceptance |
In previous posts I’ve covered lots of evidence that there’s not much you can do to change your weight. In the midst of all that, it turns out that there is one reliable way to make yourself fatter. It’s called “dieting”. I wrote before about Traci Mann and the analysis of 31 long-term dieting studies. Mann and the other researchers found that the majority of dieters regained their lost pounds and then some. She said: We concluded… Keep Reading
The Things I Couldn’t Say At Blissdom
| March 7, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Uncategorized |
I talked to a gazillion people at Blissdom. Many of the conversations were very similar, since people asked similar questions of me and said similar things about themselves. You know I’m kind of outspoken. Rude, sometimes. Brash. So it was pretty interesting to me to discover two things that I had trouble saying. One was “fat acceptance.” People asked me what I blogged about. The first few times I said, “Parenting, homesteading, and fat acceptance,”… Keep Reading
Genetics, Starvation, and Willpower
| January 30, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Radical Self-Acceptance |
I’ve written about how diets don’t work, which means it’s pretty difficult to make a fat person thin. It’s popular to blame fat people for that, but it turns out the story is a little more complicated. I’ve found a few other interesting places to dive into, including tales of thin people who try to get fat and the research on the genetics of fatness. After that, let’s tackle the big, bad willpower thing that… Keep Reading
Why I Won’t Publish Your Comment About Fatness
My posts about fat are getting some traffic, especially These Are The Fat FAQS, and people are leaving comments. They aren’t all getting published. Here’s why. Death and Disease If your comment talks about how you would have died if you hadn’t lost weight or talks about how you avoided certain diseases or conditions by losing weight, I’m probably not letting your comment through. Fat people hear this all the time. We are constantly bombarded… Keep Reading