Hi all, I was wondering if any of my lovely readers identified as polyamorous. I’ve recently come out as poly and am very interested to hear about any experiences another fat and poly person might have had (esp. since I’m still a real n00b at this point). Do you find that being fat makes a [...]
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Fat and Polyamorous
Posted by bigliberty on August 3, 2010
http://biglibertyblog.com/2010/08/03/fat-and-polyamorous/
On Diets
I’m writing this post in response to Meowser’s excellent post There Are Diets, And Then There Are DIETS. It was truly excellent, and made me start thinking about how my very unusual dietary requirements go practically counter to how fat people such as myself are often told they “should” eat. I have orthostatic hypotension, brachycardia, [...]
Posted by bigliberty on April 25, 2009
http://biglibertyblog.com/2009/04/25/on-diets/
A short comment about comparing fat and racial prejudice
I’m reposting a short comment I made on Nati’s Plushus blog about comparing fat and racial prejudice. I’ve been silent on this a long time, because I spoke up long before I had really coherently put together my thoughts in a way that would most clearly represent what I had to say. Additionally, I’ve been [...]
Posted by bigliberty on April 16, 2009
http://biglibertyblog.com/2009/04/16/a-short-comment-about-comparing-fat-and-racial-prejudice/
Yes, I’m a Total Geek – DBS and Obesity
So Sandy has a great post today about the DBS human experimentation. As a short summary, DBS (deep brain stimulation) is electrodes surgically connected to a certain area of the brain, and a pacemaker implanted in the chest, in order to then give doctors the ability to send electrical shocks to that area of the [...]
Posted by bigliberty on March 16, 2009
http://biglibertyblog.com/2009/03/16/yes-im-a-total-geek-dbs-and-obesity/
Bad Fatty Revolutionary
Good fatties, bad fatties. For a long time there have existed the stereotypes of two groups which exist within the fat acceptance movement. I think the good fatty/bad fatty debate is an important part of outlining how FA can become a more effective movement, by taking a hard look at what kind of discrimination against [...]
Posted by bigliberty on December 2, 2008
http://biglibertyblog.com/2008/12/02/bad-fatty-revolutionary/
