I’m pretty sure I picked up this book after reading something on ElasticWaist or somewhere similar. While EW would only pay it so much attention - Self magazine is, after all, predicated on the nutritionism that author Michael Pollan speaks out against - I’ll give them points for at least giving it a read.
While there’s [...]

My sister twittered awhile back about reading American Psycho and being disgusted by the level of brand awareness - even brand obsession - detailed in the book. In her comments I saw a lot of how we were both raised; we were definitely in the “have not” category, and my parents, as a way [...]

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I don’t remember when or how this book came into my hands - while it doesn’t look like the sort of thing I’d buy wandering through a bookstore, I’ve been known to surprise myself.
It’s a good read, and surprisingly light for nonfiction. Along with talking about girl’s bodies from corsetry to acne [...]

I noticed that MXM has introduced these characters as a way of introducing their clothing lines: “Work” “Chill” and “Club.” While I’m kind of amused at the replacement of “Casual” with “Chill” I’m more curious about opting for creating acharacter - or possibly, drawing over an actual model with a character - that they [...]

I’ve already seen Anna Wintour nominated for the antichrist in multiple venues, so I know I’m not saying anything new about her here. But, now that I’ve canceled my Vogue subscription because the magazine bored the living hell out of me, I wanted to add this question to the mix:
What is the deal with having [...]

I sometimes speak without thinking, and I really have to watch this as my words have a way of influencing people. While I usually use these powers for good, I am all too often guilty of issuing some friendly fire, really hurting or dominating a woman I see as a friend without even realizing I’m [...]

When I was transitioning from junior high to high school, I lost a significant amount of weight - almost 60 pounds. My family was very proud of me, and I basked in heretofore unheard of praise for my hard work and diligence, nevermind many accomplishments prior that frankly did a lot more to make the [...]

Sometimes I think that the US is the only place that serves plus sizes at all, and even then, it’s in a near-secretive manner. I’ve come to learn that that isn’t really true - in some countries where mass production of clothing is still uncommon, a woman’s body size is simply her size, and [...]

It’s hard not to do the plus size fashion and culture blog without drinking the Kool-Aid, and I’ve had a few moments where I’ve had to ask myself, “Is this me, or is this just allowing fat-advocacy to color my view where fat-advocacy may not be appropriate for the situation?” While fat-hate is quite rampant [...]

I am getting ready now to go to the local newspaper’s office for a photo shoot. They’re using me and Z as illustrations for their article on “Weight Acceptance”, which I’m trying to convince the guy is more normally called either “Fat Acceptance” or “Size Positivity” by those who actually are involved in it. He [...]