“Shows like Family Guy and The Simpsons insult fat people but also everyone else. They pull everyone down to their level and allow everyone to laugh it off. That’s probably how it should be. We need to recognize that we are, well, people. In the end I think it helps people with acceptance. No one is perfect, and if you are, you’re alone.”
~ Lara Frater
I had an informative and inspiring weekend surrounded by women. I went to a “Dee… Stress and Be Happy” conference for women on Saturday. The all-day event included lots of treats (healthy and not so healthy), four workshops and a nice lasagne lunch for $25. Is that a great deal or what? I thought so…
In late 2008 the video of Romanian songstress Miss Platnum made the rounds in the fat community. The video starts off with Miss Platnum eating and her mother chastising her for do so and telling her she was not going to make it in the music industry if she was not skinny. This whole conversation…
Is pandemic boredom setting in? Are you getting a little tired of scrolling through Netflix? Want to be entertained and learn something this year? Now is an excellent time to check out the MasterClass series. Their topic selection has grown so much over the last year with interests relating to food, design, arts, music, writing,…
“Our Beauty in All Shapes and Sizes” Photographer, Rosanne Olson has created a lovely collection of sepia-toned nude portraits and mini essays by women from ages 19 – 95. The most important aspect of this collection is that the women are of all shapes and sizes. All have varying degrees of self esteem and body…