December 2011
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“And, anyway, as a general rule of thumb I don’t think we need to worry about...”
– Caitlin Moran (via dreamingisaluxury)
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Holiday fat-shaming and various people's new year...
As a ‘big girl’ I go through phases of questioning, worrying about, agonising over this state, and very long periods of not thinking about it at all. Recently, I’ve found myself in a questioning phase; a problem of definition. I have no problem with calling myself ‘fat’. I simply am. To my ears, my own voice using this term isn’t hateful or self-loathing, it...
“My body is not a representation of my failures, sins, or mistakes. My body is...”
– Avoid Holiday Weight Shame — Ragen (danceswithfat)
“Batman doesn’t want a baby in order to feel he’s ‘done everything’. He’s just...”
– Caitlin Moran on why women shouldn’t feel pressured to have kids, How To Be A Woman (via ladyofriverrun)
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broadist: you look great! have you lost weight? →
broadist:
ATTN: “You look great! Have you lost weight?” is not a compliment. I know it has been the go-to praise-route towards many women since the inception of puberty, but I’d like to put an end to it. Why do I hear this like a broken record every holiday?
Some alternatives:
You look great! How are…
DAMN GURL! So fucking right. Bullshit talk like this is ALL AROUND ME right now, like...
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