Local Chubsters Furious (Their Description, Not Mine)
Posted by Chas Bowie at 03:26 PM
A few weeks ago, Fat Girl Speaks—an organization of plus-sized women who celebrate their “size, self, and sexuality” put out a call for submissions for an upcoming book about—what else?—living large. Today’s issue of the Willamette Week posted the call for entries, and girlfriend, are the Fat Girls pissed! Here’s what Karla Starr at the WW wrote:
Are you a fatty? Want to be in a book? Waddle over to a computer, grab your typing stick (those sausage fingers hit too many keys at once, don’t they?), go to stacybias.net, and fill out the contact form for your chance to contribute to Bias’ FatGirl Speaks, a short-fiction anthology inspired by her event of same name.
Pretty brutal. Crazy as it sounds, the Fat Girls are a sensitive lot, and they’re not taking this lying down.
The more the media acts out in truly juvenile fashion, making lowbrow pot-shots, perpetuating ridiculous stereotypes and generally acting like a grade-school bully - the more the world at large becomes a less safe space for us. What on EARTH made her think that that was an appropriate treatment of this mention??? So, call to action, y’all: CALL KARLA STARR — 503-243-2122 - xt 1207 (I believe) and give her WHATFOR! If they don’t let you through, which apparently they’re now doing due to call volume - email her at kstarr@wweek.com or write a letter to the editor: mzusman@wweek.com - or BOTH!
If you want to show your support for Fat Girl Speaks, you can give Karla Starr the old WHATFOR, or you can join them for their Chunky Dunk this Sunday at Peninsula Pool on the corner of N Ainsworth and Albina from 5-7 pm ($5). Whichever option you choose, I’m sure you’ll have fun.
Chas Bowie - Portland Mercury (Blog) (Aug 23, 2006)