Things I Will Do Between My MA and my PhD
1. Read. I will have almost three months this summer where I’m not working on my thesis, or doing massive amounts of prep for a course I’ve never taught before. The free time is all going into books; fiction, non-fiction, short fiction, graphic novels, I’m reading it all. I haven’t read anything purely for pleasure […]
Fat women in the movies?
A friend of mine recently asked me if I could recommend some movies with positive fat women, and I realized I could only come up with 4-5 that I could reasonably recommend. The obvious ones are Hairspray, Real Women Have Curves, and Phat Girlz.
Here’s the thing: there are plenty of movies with fat women […]
Jeanne Toombs passes
Marilyn passed on the sad news on the Fat Studies list yesterday, and I know it’s already been posted at BFB, Shapely Prose and the NAAFA blog, but NAAFA board member, longtime fat activist and all-around wonderful woman Jeanne Toombs passed away yesterday. I can’t say I ever had the honor of meeting her - […]
NAAFA anybody?
So I know, in light of last year’s criticisms, it probably seemed as if there was no way, ever, hell no, that I’d go to a NAAFA conference. And of course, there are things from last year that I still wouldn’t attend… I won’t be going to a fashion show, or any of the dating […]
Apparently, you’re fat because you’re depressed.
Oy. Esther Rothblum just posted this to the fat studies list, and I had to share. An article came out in the New Scientist last week that suggested that - surprise! - it’s all our prescriptions that are making us fat. No, really:
Prescriptions in the US for Zyprexa alone run into millions. In 2004, 32.6 […]
Calling all Massachusetts Fatties!
Remember that bill I talked about way back in March of 2007 that would outlaw discrimination based on size in Massachusetts? Well, it is finally gaining momentum: there’ll be a hearing on March 25th at the State House in Boston!
For those who want to get involved, head over to Kate’s site for the details […]
Not necessarily the highest form of flattery
As has been posted at BABble and Big Fat Blog, everybody and their mama got a post (or several) ripped off, modified crapfully and re-posted at one “BIGBOYMARK DOT COM” (no link = no traffic for the offender). While I guess I’m, uh, flattered that somebody thought my post about weight watchers back in […]
Thinsp, I mean Thinnovation from Mac
When asking some friends for advice computer shopping, one of them referred to a certain brand of laptops as becoming glorified paperweights after a short period of time. While my Toshiba hasn’t exactly descended into paperweight-dom, it’s certainly on the way to a slow demise (after only having it for a year). Always a fan […]
The criticisms of my students would serve as a good warning to visitors of Seeworthy: she talks too fast, she's too hard on us, she assigns too much work, and you have to be a dyke to get a good grade.
In other words, I'm a big, fat, queer, feminist meanie, and I am totally out to get you. Graaagh!
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