The Burden of Representation – Or – Jeez, you people really hate a kill-joy!
My last blog post on the Geico commercial ruffled some feathers. I had to laugh this morning when I deleted yet another snarky comment (this one told me I must have Daddy Issues. You don't even know, ...
Ew. Seriously? Geico is So Gross. (Or, Why this shit really isn’t funny.)
Normally, yet another in an infinite series of ridiculous stereotype-laden 30 second commercials wouldn't rate a blog post from me. This one truly disturbed me however, not only because of its content ...
On Strong4Life and the Ideology of Health
Strong4Life’s billboards are a grim and veritable tableau of fat stereotypes; stark black and white photos featuring dour and unkempt fat children in too-tight, outdated clothing and slapped with brig ...
On Compassion and Liminality
Why am I talking about this? Because I want to apply it to human relationships. More specifically, I want to apply it to the way in which human beings tend to disregard liminality and transition in th ...
Things that make me ugly-cry for no rational reason at all
I checked my email this morning to find the bi-weekly "Note from the Universe" (because I'm from Portland, Oregon and surface attempts at self-actualization are required for maintained citizenship) an ...
Fat-Friendly London: Overground Trains
Note: To see my physical stats, visit the Flying While Fat article. They’re listed at the top and can help you to determine if these tips are applicable to you. I can only speak for folks who are gene ...
Fat-Friendly London: Double Decker Buses
Note: To see my physical stats, visit the Flying While Fat article. They're listed at the top and can help you to determine if these tips are applicable to you. I can only speak for folks who are gen ...
Flying while Fat – Superfat Tips for International Air Travel
>> FIRST - did you know there's an animation about this? Watch it now! << UPDATES - 9/14/14 - Added info on Aegean Airlines flight from London to Lesvos, Greece. - 10/28/13 - Please ...
The Obesity Action Coalition: Busting the Bias of “Bias Busters”
I waited a couple of weeks to publish it here because I didn't want to be accused of plagiarizing myself. ;) But now that the coursework is all done and dusted, I'm sharing it because I hate the OAC a ...
FatGirl Speaks – Fictional Monologue – The Ballerina
Back in 2006, I took a road trip to interview 42 women in 16 states about their experiences of being fat - from childhood to present day. I had intended this to be stage 1 of a multi-stage plan to int ...