Big Fat Kiss-In TOMORROW in NYC, in response to Marie Claire article
Please spread the word!! BIG FAT KISS-IN, NYC! Tomorrow (Friday, October 29th) at 6pm in front of Hearst Tower – 300 W. 57th St. near 8th Ave., Manhattan, NY. Bring signs, your friends, lovers and family. Chaste kisses, cheek kisses, french kisses, any kisses! Come and show Marie Claire that it’s not OK to shame anyone out of their sexuality. Please RSVP on facebook to help get an accurate kiss-count! ;)
Event history below:
As you may have read here and here, women’s magazine Marie Claire recently ran a disgustingly fatphobic blog post recently in response to the television show “Mike and Molly.” The article featured objective and intelligently-stated gems like the following:
“So anyway, yes, I think I’d be grossed out if I had to watch two characters with rolls and rolls of fat kissing each other … because I’d be grossed out if I had to watch them doing anything. To be brutally honest, even in real life, I find it aesthetically displeasing to watch a very, very fat person simply walk across a room – just like I’d find it distressing if I saw a very drunk person stumbling across a bar or a heroine addict slumping in a chair.”
The article generated a flurry of response and Marie Claire received more than 28,000 letters and emails. While the author of the blog, Maura Kelly, offered up a somewhat reasonable apology, the Editor in Chief merely called Kelly a “provocative writer” in response. Weak sauce.
Two days ago as I posted a link to the article on Facebook, I suggested that someone should organize a Big Fat Kiss-In in front of the writer’s house. Marilyn Wann, being ever-ready for action, took the comment seriously and encouraged us to make it happen. I set up a Facebook note, inviting folks into a conversation about it and, thankfully, leadership in NYC sprung-up (Aris K. Manhattan and Substantia Jones leading the charge) and there is now an event happening TOMORROW!
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October 31, 2010 at 7:10 am
jillybean
I love all the support this is getting. I was disgusted to read marie claire the fatphobia article. I cancelled my subscription for the hate rant. is this horrible women and her editor going to get fired.
October 28, 2010 at 8:27 pm
N.Chaos
Damn, I wish I was in the area now.
That article is just ridiculous, if someone had been saying that about anorexics they’d be fucking lynched or something.
Double standards what?
October 28, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Claudia
I’m glad you put the link up on Facebook and for the event happening, it’s sad comments like these are even published in a magazine, blog or whatever. Evidently the writer is an ignorant close-minded person. Apparently the writer has not seen what the “Average” size in women is now a days… So sad and two thumbs down for Maura Kelly!
October 28, 2010 at 12:41 pm
violet
Okay awesome i’ll let my freinds know :)
October 28, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Tia
“the Editor in Chief merely called Kelly a ‘provocative writer’ in response.” I did not realize that “provocative writer” translates to a writer who is insulting, uses bully tactics, and does not have any facts to back-up statements. Who knew?
October 28, 2010 at 11:35 am
Leah
And apparently, she can’t spell.
“Heroine” addict? LIke, addicted to Xena? Count me in!
October 28, 2010 at 10:36 am
Stacy Bias
Sorry, Violet! It’s tomorrow, the 29th. I’ve corrected the text above.
October 28, 2010 at 10:15 am
violet
yay love it! its on friday the 29th? or the 30th?