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Sex and the Fat Girl: If You Want My Body
Sometimes it seems like we’re bombarded by study after study telling us fat girls that unless we fit a certain body type, we’re doomed to be relegated to the “unattractive” bin. If your fat happens to settle into an “hourglass” or “pear” shape, your fat is more likely to be seen as “OK... Read more »
Sex and the Fat Girl: Too Fat to F*ck?
A little over two years ago, “World's Fattest Man” Manuel Uribe married his fiance Claudia Solis to the clucking dismay of fat haters everywhere. How could she be sexually attracted to someone so fat?... Read more »
Sex and the Fat Girl: The Joys of Fat Porn
Many fat girls bristle at the mention of fat/BBW porn. Of course among some feminists, any porn can be a hot topic, but for some fat feminist girls there's something in particular that's troubling about the idea that someone gets off on a body simply because it's fat. They may find it... Read more »
Sex and the Fat Girl: What's it All About?
Hello, dear Bitch readers. I'm Tasha Fierce and I write the stalled blog Red Vinyl Shoes. If you don't know, I wrote the Size Matters blog series for Bitch last fall. Now I'm back with another... Read more »
Docs to Watch: The Fat Body (In)Visible
Via What Tami Said, The Fat Body (In)Visible is a neat, new, 25-minute independent documentary about fat acceptance and fashion featuring Keena Bowden and... Read more »
Bechdel Test Canon: Real Women Have Curves
We close week five of our series of movies that pass the Bechdel Test with the first star-making vehicle for a lead actress. Honduran American novice America Ferrera charmed audiences with her feature debut in director Patricia Cardosa's 2002 indie sleeper Real Women... Read more »
The Long Goodbye: Introducing...Oprah!
Is Oprah’s last season a gift to her viewers, or a gift to herself?
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Bechdel Test Canon: Fat Girl
Relative to Breillat's other movies, 2001's Fat Girl is fairly tame until its problematic conclusion. Documenting the misadventures of fifteen-year-old Elena (Roxane Mesquida) and her younger sister Anaïs (Reboux) while on a family vacation, the movie highlights the disparity between the... Read more »
Tube Tied: On the Mike & Molly/Marie Claire Controversy
Along with the rest of the ladycentric internet this week (including Bitch), I've been following the kerfuffle over Maura Kelly's post at Marie Claire about... Read more »
Fatphobia Alert: Fatties should not be allowed to kiss, apparently!
Two fat people sharing a moment together. How DARE they! And right in front of us, too!
Holy fatphobia, Bitch readers! Marie Claire blogger Maura Kelly had some very uncool and uninformed things to say... Read more »
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