If we truly, truly wanted health as a nation we would see the decision to end militarization, we would see initiatives to end homelesness, we would see true moves toward closing prisons, we would see campaigns to end discrimination (which we know causes long term health damage to stigmatized people), we would see earnest efforts …
For a variety of reasons, I have been looking into ordering food from a weekly meal prep or delivery service. I found one company that I was particularly excited about, but, much to my dismay, my partner found the following on their website: Growing up in this world of fast-food and being aware of the …
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Am I cranky about another high-profile narrative in which being fat is depicted as ostensibly one of the worst things ever, a narrative that I and others like me must then fight against even harder to ensure our own experiences and voices are heard and not erased and replaced with the comfortable, sweeping assumptions that …
Highly recommend giving this episode of This American Life ("My Effing First Amendment") a listen. Perhaps my favourite quote: "And maybe a bunch of Conservatives in Nebraska were offended. Or maybe they were triggered." To read more about similar attitudes in Canada, check out this Toronto Star article on Jordan Peterson: In Jordan’s hands, a …
If Dietland is symbolic of larger body-positivity movements outside the show, Insatiable (which debuts on Netflix on Friday) is a timely reminder of how popular culture has always treated larger bodies... ... The most interesting thing about Insatiable is the response it’s drawn. Reviews for the show are almost entirely negative. The petition to cancel its release altogether has more than 225,000 signatures. If …
I recently came across the 1994 NFB documentary Fat Chance (dir. Jeff McKay), a feature-length film that follows Rick Zakowich, a fat man in Winnipeg, as he moves from a state of self-loathing to one of self-acceptance. I was hesitant to watch the film, as I am with most artifacts from our culture that focus …
I've been thinking a lot about what it means to be a "good fatty" lately, and stumbled across this awesome comic by Stacy Bias that perfectly illustrates, describes and explores various types of "good fatties." Check it out here. You can even download this amazing artwork as a zine!
