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 […]
VOTE.
I’m on my way out to vote… I’ve been fairly torn since my favorite candidate dropped out a while ago, but I think I’ve committed. Walking around campus this morning was surreal… you’d think nobody had ever heard of Clinton, with all the Obama posters everywhere.
Anyhow, whether you vote for Clinton or Obama, be […]
Affirmative Action, Gay Rights on C-SPAN
Was I the only one watching C-SPAN right now when a white woman, probably in her early twenties, proposed a resolution that the Democratic party either change Affirmative Action to be only about class/economic wealth, or abandon it entirely? Because as a white person, it’s way harder for her to get a Fulbright because they […]
Why the Dove Commercials are a Crock of Shit
I was perusing some of the missed entries on Livejournal’s Feminist community, when I found this little beauty:
Is Dove trying to do something they think is good? Maybe. But they’re still selling a product. And since they’re owned by a multinational conglomerate that also pushes body oppression, misogyny and violence against women via their other […]
Fat and the Movement: What’s it all about?
This post was inspired by some comments I read on the “Dear Naafa” thread over at Shapely Prose. For reference, read the comments here, esp. starting with the user Kell. It’s also evolving, at least in part, from some discussions folks are having off-blog.
So I have some questions.
1. Should a fat rights movement be receptive […]
NAAFA (closing remarks)
In an email discussion I’ve been having, this morning I received a link to the schedule for NAAFA’s conference this summer. I don’t expect to make many more posts on the problems with NAAFA, since I think the conference this summer is a solid testament to the failures of NAAFA. There are a few workshops […]
Problems with NAAFA
I posted a somewhat different version of this in a comment over at BFB, but lest it get buried in the archives, I wanted to say it here. I know it’s unpopular, and perhaps I should be thankful that at least there’s an organization out there doing fat activism. But I have both political and […]
Beth Ditto = Fat, Queer, Feminist… and Naked?
Paul posted over at Big Fat Blog about Beth Ditto’s appearing naked on the cover of NME magazine. For those (probably few) who haven’t already heard it, this is the cover that’s sparking all the celebration (and some of the criticism):
Paul (as well as the folks on Time Out Chicago) questions whether this is empowering […]
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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