Tag Archives | Body Image

What I Learned About Fat and Feminism in 24 Posts or Less

By on September 26, 2010 in Feminist Struggle, Pop Cultured, The Body Politic

The time has come for me to wrap up my gig blogging about representations of fat in pop culture at Bitch Magazine, and I find myself reflecting on what I personally am taking away from the series. I went into the job with high hopes, thinking I was going to be able to really analyze [...]

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – Occupied Bodies: Women of Color Speak on Self-Image – Deadline October 15, 2010

By on July 4, 2010 in Color Lines, Media Matters, The Body Politic

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – Occupied Bodies: Women of Color Speak on Self-Image – Deadline October 15, 2010 I am soliciting essays for an anthology on women of color’s self-image/body image as shaped by family, friends, media, society, history, lived experiences, etc. I’m looking for smart, accessible, and snappy personal narratives that also offer nuanced analysis [...]

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When Editing Your Wardrobe is a Revolutionary Act

By on May 24, 2010 in I Feel Pretty, The Adventures of Tasha Fierce, The Body Politic

I’ve never been one to hold on to things. I don’t like having extraneous possessions, maybe because so many of my family members and friends are hoarder types. They keep things just because they might be useful one day; they buy things but never open them; they buy books they intend to read but just [...]

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My Fat, Your Issues

By on May 15, 2010 in Talkin' Greasy, The Body Politic

So yesterday Jezebel contacted me and asked if they could republish “As Fat As I Wanna Be”, which I posted here I think a few days ago. Here’s the Jezebel link and all the glorious comments I’m preparing to shred. There are definitely those at Jezebel who get it, who don’t miss my point, and [...]

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As Fat As I Wanna Be

By on May 8, 2010 in The Adventures of Tasha Fierce, The Body Politic

I’m a bad fat. I can’t lie and say I do the HAES thing. I don’t exercise. The majority of what I eat is junk/fast food and I eat when I’m not really hungry. I had my gallbladder out not because I merely had gallstones but because I didn’t put the effort into avoiding foods [...]

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In Defense of Silicone

By on April 30, 2010 in Feminist Struggle, The Body Politic

You may be wondering why I, a fat black chick, spend time championing the cause of (mostly) rich white women who choose to have plastic surgery. It’s not because I disagree with the point that the choice to alter your body surgically can be informed by internalization of societal beauty standards. It’s also not because [...]

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The Kate Hudson Debacle, or Why Feminism is for White Women Again

By on April 26, 2010 in Feminist Struggle, Media Matters, Pop Cultured

[This article previously appeared on the other blog I contribute to, I Fry Mine in Butter] Lately, the definition of the word “feminist” has become somewhat vague. With so many women fleeing from the term, whether because they don’t feel represented by it or because they fear its perceived negative connotations, the relevance of referring [...]

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Link Love Friday

By on April 23, 2010 in Link Love

I apologize for the dearth of posts this week. It’s my first week back at my day job and I’ve been focusing on keeping my soul from dying (I work an office job at a lawyer’s office). I’ve found lots of great links for you this week, though. ♥ The Cut comments on popular straight [...]

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Where My Sistas At? The Underrepresentation of Black Plus Size Models in Mainstream Fashion

By on April 19, 2010 in Color Lines, Media Matters, The Body Politic

Something is lacking in the current push to include plus-size models in mainstream fashion publications (or “separate-but-equal” media outlets such as Vogue Italia’s “Vogue Curvy”). What’s lacking, specifically in the fashion establishment but less so in the satellite world of “fatshion” blogging, is representation of models/women of color. I want to speak specifically about black [...]

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Total Body Conditioning

By on April 14, 2010 in The Body Politic

I want to touch on something that’s been bothering me about the new fat acceptance movement (and I say new because I and others have been talking about this shit since the 90s): conformity. Some people seem to think that being honest about their feelings regarding their body is a no-no. Part of accepting yourself [...]

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