fat-shaming

Douchebag Decree: Don't Apologize for Your Metabolism, Lady. No, Really. It's Cool.

Douchebag Decree post by Andi Zeisler on December 6, 2012 - 12:33pm; tagged body image, Britton Delizia, fat-shaming, kickstarter.

woman holding a sign reading "I'm Sorry the Butt I Work For Isn't As Good as the One You Ate For"

"I think this book will probably upset a few people, i think it will be looked at wrong by some people."

Ladies and gents, Britton Delizia, master of understatement.

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Fertile Ground: Weight of the Nation, HBO? Let's Talk Industrial Agriculture First

Social Commentary post by Alison Parker on May 17, 2012 - 11:34am; tagged body-shaming, fat-shaming, food system, HBO, The Weight of the Nation, toxic chemicals.

promo image for weight of the nation depicting a map of the US with the words TO WIN, WE HAVE TO LOSE above it

Dear HBO,

I've been watching your miniseries, Weight of the Nation, and though you have some good information, I am largely disappointed. Not that I’m all that surprised—the title alone employs the same old fat-shaming rhetoric. "Look at these fat people!" your show says. Yeah yeah, health problems, diabetes, etc., blah blah. LOOK THEY’RE FAT. 

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