So I’m going to post some quick hits and foreshadow a few upcoming posts today. 1. If you haven’t already, please go to the wonderful blog “She Dances on the Sand” by Rioiriri and check out her latest post: I am a person, not an epidemic. It’s a great read for both Size Acceptance activists [...]
All posts for the month April, 2008
A Veritable Potpourri!
Posted by bigliberty on April 30, 2008
http://biglibertyblog.com/2008/04/30/a-veritable-potpourri/
Comparing Oppressions — a follow-up
So this is a follow-up post to my last post, which linked to the thread on my “home” messageboard ranting about fat people using the power carts at Wal-Mart. A woman who is tentatively FA messaged me through the board about the thread. I didn’t include her name for privacy reasons. I’m on your side, [...]
Posted by bigliberty on April 28, 2008
http://biglibertyblog.com/2008/04/28/comparing-oppressions-a-follow-up/
Fat hate speech on my “home” messageboard
From the Star Trek message board I frequent, entitled: “Rant: Fat people and Wal-Mart power cars”: Time to vent. This might not mean much to the vast majority here, but it’s become a steady source of annoyance for me. As you may know, I’m handicapped and I can’t walk under my own power. I use [...]
Posted by bigliberty on April 24, 2008
http://biglibertyblog.com/2008/04/24/fat-hate-speech-messageboard/
Quick hit: Giving short kids growth hormones to make them taller
I consider this article very important because it discusses another aspect of “body engineering” children in order to fit into societally acceptable norms—making short children, who are often teased for their shortness–rather than addressing the root problem of societal body discrimination. The last quote is the all-important caveat. http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/commentary/index.htm Until research findings such as these [...]
Posted by bigliberty on April 24, 2008
http://biglibertyblog.com/2008/04/24/quick-hit-giving-short-kids-growth-hormones-to-make-them-taller/
Dealing with Life in a Fat-phobic Society
This is meant to be a guide for people who are ready to become internally liberated from fat-phobia, while still living in a fat-phobic society. 1. Don’t make assumptions. Just because someone is thin, does not mean they a) Hate fat people, b) Don’t know what it’s like to be fat (many of us were [...]
Posted by bigliberty on April 24, 2008
http://biglibertyblog.com/2008/04/24/dealing-with-life-in-a-fat-phobic-society/
“Brownies” are the enemy
So I was watching TV this morning, and saw the latest Playtex commercial. At first, I actually thought it wasn’t that bad of a commercial. The women (though airbrushed to make their skin look scary porcelain-smooth, at the very least) seemed like they weren’t your typical underwear models, and I always enjoy a break from [...]
Posted by bigliberty on April 18, 2008
http://biglibertyblog.com/2008/04/18/brownies-are-the-enemy/
Artificial Insemination
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this process, the cost, the snags, etc? I’ve researched it on the web and know that it’s a comparatively cheap male infertility go-around, however, I also know that the success rates are low. Also, does anyone have any information/experience/etc about discrimination in the artificial insemination [...]
Posted by bigliberty on April 17, 2008
http://biglibertyblog.com/2008/04/17/artificial-insemination/
Negotiating with Terrorists
Regarding a comment I made on Phledge’s post today: Not only has fat acceptance/rights activism/liberation made me not envy skinny people any more, it has really helped me to shed my anger over body issues in general. I’m much more appreciative of people as people—I’ve really begun to transcend _all_ of the body characteristics that [...]
Posted by bigliberty on April 14, 2008
http://biglibertyblog.com/2008/04/14/negotiating-with-terrorists/
Language as a Smoke-Screen
It’s long been accepted that political language is often filled with obfuscatory phraseology, meant to deceive people into believing one thing is true when, in fact, the actions behind the language imply the opposite. Vagueness in language is often employed in order to serve as a smoke-screen for deceit. For instance, take the following passage: [...]
Posted by bigliberty on April 8, 2008
http://biglibertyblog.com/2008/04/08/language-as-a-smoke-screen/
“Obese”, “Fat”, and so forth
Red 3 has a great post on the euphemisms that are used to “walk around” the fat person in “the room” (specifically, he referenced some well-known dating sites). “Big,” “Heavy,” “Thick” and others are trotted out to soften the “blow” of our bodies. Overweight or Obese are suggested as polite ways to refer to us. [...]
Posted by bigliberty on April 5, 2008
http://biglibertyblog.com/2008/04/05/obese-fat-and-so-forth/
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