Unashamed Glutton —
Trigger Warning: Discussion of ridiculous historical diets.
This is Gile Coren: writer, food critic, and “unashamed glutton.”
At least that’s how he describes himself.
Giles is joined by performer, broadcaster and part-time vegetarian, Sue Perkins.
Together, Giles and Sue host one of the most unique, entertaining and fascinating shows on British television today, “Supersizers Go…”
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Holley Mangold has a great snatch
Remember Holley Mangold, one of the two amazing American women going for the Olympic gold this summer in the Super Heavyweight division of women’s weight lifting? Well, this is just a quick note to let y’all know she is selling t-shirts, hoodies, onesies, mugs, water bottles, laptop skins, messenger bags, and much, much more through Cafe Press to help fund her training.
Designs range from patriotic…
… to girl power…
… to the delightfully bawdy.
In an effort to support Holley, we will be including the following link in the corner of our blog:
They have sizes running up to 3x depending on style, but most are 2x (according to the manufacturer, that is a size 22-24 in women) I especially like her logo for American Snatch
And I would totally wear the boy shorts somewhere naughty 
So, if you want to support a rad fatty in her quest for Olympic gold, check out Holley’s fan gear page and buy yourself, and someone you love, a souvenir of fatty power!
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One Hell of a (Fat) Character
Ages ago, I wrote a post as part of an arts series titled “Big Fat Abstraction.” This is another part of that series, except this time I cover fiction and how to develop stories and characters. You can apply this advice to fictional novels, short stories, screenplays, or any written form.
In my opinion, there is only one thing in fiction that is worse than devolving into stereotypes: overwriting a story or character.
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Is Your Personality Making You Fat? (Oh FFS!?!!?)
Trigger warning: The article discussed is basically a bunch of cheesy weight loss tips based on personality type.
I was scanning Yahoo!’s news and came across this article. One of these days, I’ll learn not to follow Yahoo’s articles on health/lifestyle, but they are so much fun for tearing apart and making fun. Especially this article. Read more…
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Willkommene Leser von Diet Ziet!
Begnadigen Sie meine unbeholfene Babelfish Übersetzung.
Sie können Leser mehr über unseren Kampf gegen Strong4Life in diesem einleitenden Pfosten: http://fiercefatties.com/2012/02/18/strong4life-101
Sie können den Grund, warum wir diese Kampagne glauben, sowie die Alternative auch lesen ungesund dass ist, die wir uns hier empfehlen würden: http://fiercefatties.com/2012/01/13/brave-new-world
Schließlich können Sie über die Annäherung Health at Every Size erfahren zur Gesundheit, dass wir befürworten, eher als Gewichtverlust: http://fiercefatties.com/2012/02/09/welcome-bbc-readers
Auch wir hoben über $21.000 (USD) an und haben z.Z. sechs Anschlagtafeln und 10 Bushaltestelleschutz, die Georgia bis das Ende Mai laufen lassen. Sie können über unsere erfolgreiche Kampagne in Erwiderung auf Strong4Life hier erlernen:http://www.supportallkids.com
Danke für das Besuchen wir, und ich hoffe, dass Sie Ihren Aufenthalt genießen.
Home Game —
I stumbled across a story on Jezebel about Tosh.0 encouraging his viewers to record their friends playing a game he calls “Lightly Touching Women’s Stomachs While They’re Sitting Down.”
He doesn’t talk much about the reasons why, but he does say, “Make sure she’s aware that you are in fact feeling a roll.”
I’ve seen a few episodes of Tosh.0 and his cringe-worthy humor. I have a pretty dark and morbid sense of humor, so I’ve found myself laughing in spite of my better judgement. But I’ve grown a bit bored with the whole “cruelty as humor” schtick that seems to have permeated our culture. It’s not that I’m against making jokes about particular groups or stereotypes, but it’s just so easy to be a half-wit asshole that I typically feel sorry for those who rely on cruelty humor for a laugh.
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Finding Harmony —
Were it not for Veronica’s recommendation, I probably would have gone to my grave without seeing Daddy’s Dyin’… Who’s Got the Will, a 1990 film adaptation of a Del Shores’ play.
A film revolving around a Southern family who gather to say goodbye to their father, a dying man suffering from advanced dementia? No thanks.
But my wife recalled some parts that she thought I would find interesting, and boy was she ever right.
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Yoga for fatties
Exercising 30 minutes a day has been shown to be super-beneficial for EVERYBODY regardless of weight, or weight loss. So many of us larger people run into a lot of push back and prejudice when we DO try to work out — I have left a gym never to return because of a muttered “look at the sweaty whale” comment.
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O Canada … Hey USA
Hey fellow Fierce Freethinkers! I am just coming off the tail-end of a great deal of drama and controversy that took place on my blog over the past couple of weeks. I wrote a blog and filmed a video which contained my opinions on large women who pose provocatively in order to attract a mate. To summarize: I don’t think it’s a good idea, while others think it’s great. But that wasn’t all. I received a ton of hate and harassment about it, which forced me to respond with a couple of other blogs, one apologizing for offending anyone and one addressing the hate and harassment specifically.
This post opened up a whole can of worms (more like a barrel of worms) and reinforced many of my beliefs about some of the disturbing attitudes and behaviors in the Fat Acceptance community. This subject warrants a much longer, thought-out piece which I might very well undertake in the future, but for now, I just want to take a deep breath and bloody relax. In order to help me unwind, I’m going to be a little lighthearted with this post.
I tend to muse about things both serious and not so serious. I am a Canadian and I live in Toronto. The other day I was wondering, “What’s the difference between being fat in Canada and being fat in the USA?” Is there a difference? Many people from the US think of Canadians as honorary Americans, and a lot of Americans don’t think of us at all. Here’s what I came up with.
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Easter Fat Roundup
While the big fat story this week has been talk of lowering the BMI numbers even more so that another new group of people can be called fat and unhealthy, let’s take a look at some other current fat-related news.
- Weight Watchers, which never looks a gift horse (or celebrity shill) in the mouth, allegedly struck a three-million dollar deal with Jessica Simpson in which she will use the program to shed the pounds she gains during her pregnancy. Simpson, who was ridiculed a few years ago for daring to be a size eight, has been criticized again for daring to become big while pregnant.
- The women’s magazine Redbook is currently holding a Wedding Dress Challenge where thirteen women and two men are dieting down to the weight they were on their wedding day. No word on whether Redbook will hold a sequel for the competition when they regain the weight in five years.
- The Fat Girl Flea Market has a new name: Big Fat Flea. The NYC-based event will have men’s clothes this year, hence the name change. It will be held on Sunday, May 13. A word of warning: all proceeds go to NOLOSE, so if you don’t want to give your money to this organization after all the drama that went down with them, skip it.
- Ragen over at Dances With Fat has posted about Citizen’s Medical Center, a hospital in Victoria, Texas that won’t hire employees with a BMI over 35 because they feel they don’t fit the appearance and example of providing quality healthcare to patients. There are links on the thread if you want to contact CMC over this discriminatory practice.
- First Lady Michelle Obama was on The Biggest Loser this week working out with the contestants at The White House, which strengthens arguments that her Let’s Move program to get rid of fat kids is nothing more than state-sanctioned bullying.
Finally, I leave you with a fat-positive image that is especially fitting for this past weekend:
I hope you all had a great Easter, a great Passover, and a great spring weekend!
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