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You Fat Bitch!
Posted by Ellsee on Dec 30, 2009 in Thinking Fat
Stereotypes about fat people abound in our culture, but men fair much better than women. Men can be portly, “large”, “big-boned”, “big”, corpulent even sounds elite and cultured. Sure, fat guys get heckled on tv and in movies, but its always in that “aw, shucks!” joshing sort of way that lets the guy know he’s [...]
Fat 101: Introduction
Posted by Ellsee on Dec 27, 2009 in Thinking Fat
Americans cling to a nearly cult-like mythology that “fat” is caused by “food”. Yet, if this were the case, all over-weight people in our culture should simply be able to stop eating the food that makes us fat and we’d instantly become sleek and fit. Obviously, food does play a role in the growing [...]
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