June 2011
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American Medical Association Officially Condemns... →
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roanokell:
hey, this is neat! real short article.
i’ve been spending all the time i used to waste on tumblr instead reading the news, so now i’ll just end up posting a lot of links to good articles i suppose and waste double time. wheee.
what a gr8 article
Uhhh finally!
There is no wrong way to have a body. →
redzingara:
Excuse me while I throw this down, I’m old and cranky and tired of hearing the idiocy repeated by people who ought to know better.
Real women do not have curves. Real women do not look like just one thing.
Real women have curves, and not. They are tall, and not. They are brown-skinned, and olive-skinned, and not. They have small breasts, and big ones, and no breasts...
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thecuntmentality:
Anonymous asked: I’ve been going through your blog and I think its disgusting how you encourage people to be fat. People are greedy and show it in all kinds of ways. Like that woman who sued McDonald’s for spilling her coffe for being ‘too hot’ while driving. That’s disgusting that someone would go so low and sue just because of shit like that. That’s greed. Wouldn’t you agree...
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the-inconstant-moon asked: Hey! The picture on your post to SHYB did you by any chance get it at the store Redress in Brooklyn?
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How To Talk To Little Girls →
lenoralenoire:
zerbetron:
went to a dinner party at a friend’s home last weekend, and met her five-year-old daughter for the first time.
Little Maya was all curly brown hair, doe-like dark eyes, and adorable in her shiny pink nightgown. I wanted to squeal, “Maya, you’re so cute! Look at you! Turn around and model that pretty ruffled gown, you gorgeous thing!”
But I didn’t. I squelched...
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Fake it till you make it...
So, I’m having a hard time of late and seriously doubting myself, my mind, my instincts—all of it. I hate that these doubts are in my head clouding my judgment and making me think that I cannot read people at all. In case you have not caught on yet, this is all about a boy, as these things usually are…
I don’t understand how you can pull me away to be alone and lie in the grass with me talking...
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misscarterstokes asked: Hi. I would like to submit my story but the submit section is messed up.
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normajeane- asked: I just came across your blog and I absolutely love what you have to say. I am a thin girl who has struggled with body image issues and an eating disorder, and I'm finally coming to love my body. You're super inspiring and completely gorgeous, lady! Keep on keeping on. :)
“Ugly is irrelevant. It is an immeasurable insult to a woman, and then supposedly...”
– Margaret Cho (via thenewwomensmovement)
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Judgement-free zone.
Life post-college has been glorious, especially the newfound freedom and ability to do good things for myself. I am finally able to focus on my needs, my health and the way I feel now that my life is settling into place.
I live a quite sedentary lifestyle. I sit at a desk all day and consistently feel stagnant. My body is craving activity and I have been anxious to satisfy it.
Over the past...
visionsofbooga-deactivated20111 asked: I just wanted to say that I find you incredibly inspiring. Keep up the amazing work :)
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Whole Foods Gives Bigger Discounts to Thinner... →
verybusyandimportant:
cabell:
hickiesandhotpants:
This is absolutely fucking ridiculous. I am never setting foot in a Whole Foods again.
Their CEO has also publicly stated that people don’t need health insurance, they just need to “eat better.”
We don’t shop there either.
Totally. Whole Foods = Assholes
I do want to point out:
They are not basing it on “fatness” and “thinness” they...
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Redefining Body Image: Go Viral, Spread the Word →
This is a new resource for those of you looking to help spread the word in your city about RBI and body positivity. I will be adding to this as I continue to generate work.
All I ask is that you please be cool about the way you use my work - and CREDIT ME!
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WatchI had no idea this was happening, but I’m so pleased! You can see my flyer being put up around 1:57 and 3:02! My body is pasted up all over melbourne! Rahhh!
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voodoomama asked: I know the feeling... having your skin hold you back. Trying to hide your face at all times, avoiding eye contact, yet you can't since everyone has to see your face. No one gets what it's like to have acne unless they've dealt with it. My acne alone has made me severely depressed, I would go around in life always borderline crying. Now it's more under control but I still break...
our-skin:
I have cystic acne scars on my back, huge mounds of angry red scar tissue. I’ve never been one to let it dictate what I wear, so I usually just try to ignore it when I wear tank tops. Unfortunately, I do get asked about it quite often because they look painful. The other day someone asked what it was, touching it gently. When I said it was an acne scar she wiped her hand on her pants...
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teabags-deactivated20110907-dea asked: I saw your post about the "fat' topic.
I just have to say i support you 100% !
I've been chubby (size 14/16) ever since i was little,
i used to actually be bigger on 15 st.
But everytime someone decides to argue with me they use the fat insult.
I've heard it that much now, it's boring. Totally boring, i just reply with "Heard that,...
I just have to say i support you 100% !
I've been chubby (size 14/16) ever since i was little,
i used to actually be bigger on 15 st.
But everytime someone decides to argue with me they use the fat insult.
I've heard it that much now, it's boring. Totally boring, i just reply with "Heard that,...
RBI Project Two: Status Update
Hello all of you lovely people who have either been following or submitting for my various body-positive artistic endeavors!
I have been getting some amazing submissions, some of which I have been publishing and some of which I have been saving.
So, I’m really bad at keeping up with the submissions and not all of them will be posted. They are basically becoming a collection to feed my...
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HELLO WORLD! My name is Sara, I’m nearly 19 years old and this is my amazing, sexy, gorgeous, fantastic body. My entire life I’ve been fat. I was a fat baby, a fat little kid, a fat preteen and now I’m a fat young woman. It’s taken me just about 18 years to come to terms with the fact that my body is what it is, and that I’m gorgeous, not despite my curves and my...
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ohhaimads asked: Hi! I'm the one that you reblogged the picture of in the blue dress! I know what you mean though. I'm conflicted with myself for saying it. It's not exactly what I feel either. I love the fact that he loves me for just the way I am and I wish I could do the same thing. But, it's helping, ya know? I don't get that love from my family. It's making me realize that I need...
fuckyeahfatpositive:
It’s not that great of a picture but I love the way I feel and look in this dress! My name is Maddie and I’m 5’5 213 pounds and a size 16! I’m starting to learn to love myself for the way I am. My boyfriend does and so should I :)
I always feel so conflicted when women say things like this.
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voodoomama asked: I know exactly what you mean by your post!
I'd love to lose weight, and I went through a phase of only buying "good for you" foods and it just didn't last, I got bored and missed the things I love. I did feel very deprived, if I want a piece of cake - dammit I'm gunna eat it!
Food and I have a complicated relationship as well so - that doesn't...
I'd love to lose weight, and I went through a phase of only buying "good for you" foods and it just didn't last, I got bored and missed the things I love. I did feel very deprived, if I want a piece of cake - dammit I'm gunna eat it!
Food and I have a complicated relationship as well so - that doesn't...
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caitlinsocurious asked: I'm sorry to make you sad face.
I'm proud to be chubby, I just want to feel more comfortable in my own skin.
I'll always be a short little chubby girl, and I like that :-)
Thought I should clear that up.
I'm proud to be chubby, I just want to feel more comfortable in my own skin.
I'll always be a short little chubby girl, and I like that :-)
Thought I should clear that up.
...Have you lost weight? Nope, still fat.
caitlinsocurious:
Haha, yurp.
Though I am proud to say I am officially starting my diet Monday.
I bought all my food last night to do so.
I just want to feel better about myself and not carry so much hate towards the way I look.
Reblogs like this make me sadface.
melissa-rose-xo asked: you're beautiful! i'm suffering with anorexia at the moment and it is so inspiring for me to see a blog that celebrates body image instead of aspiring to be something thin and unhealthy. thank you! wonderful blog x
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That Is Not Respect and Equality
sleepydumpling:
If you feel that fat people need intervention in their health based on the size of their body, that is not respect and equality.
If you feel that all fat people are unhealthy by default, that is not respect and equality.
If you feel that a television show publicly labelling fat bodies as “embarrassing” is a good health strategy, that is not respect and equality.
If you feel...
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youngbrokeandfuckingfabulous:
tragedycore:
THIS:
IS SO MUCH HOTTER THAN
THIS:
For fucks sake. Time after time I am finding this bullshit on my dash. Why is it considered okay to be like this on here? It’s not okay. There is no wrong way to be a girl. Don’t like how somebody looks? you don’t have to, but stop making as if you’re so much fucking better than they are. Total bullshit.
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THIS IS NOT AN OBESITY EPIDEMIC, IT'S A FAT...
bigassfemme:
Fatpocalypse
This is pretty much amazing. Who is behind this?