Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The Hot Fat Girl Manifesto by Zoe Whittall
A must read, fat or not!
(also.. sad that there is a limit to how many people you can tag in a note... so please pass it along if you love your body and want others to love theirs too!)
BECAUSE being a hot fat girl is a lot of work and is undervalued or unrecognized.Because a fat girl still has to pay more money for uglier clothes or spend 11 hours at the thrift store to find anything hot to wear.
Because if you take the elevator people think you’re lazy but if you’re on the treadmill people laugh.
Because men like John Goodman and Bernie Mac get to have careers on television but sitcom moms of three still have size-two waists.
Because even feminist magazines publish fat-phobic articles under the guise of it being a “health issue.”
Because anti-capitalist activists still use expressions like “fat capitalist pig.”
Because girls are dieting at the age of nine.
Because side effects of the most popular diet drugs are seizures, heart failure, fecal urgency, breast cancer, lung disease, insomnia, nausea and vomiting, dangerously high blood pressure, abnormal heartbeat, psychosis, strokes, hallucinations and sudden death.
Because the Cooper Institute’s ongoing study of 30,000 people has found that those who are fittest live the longest, no matter what they weigh.
Because the doctor who said that there were 30,000 “obesity-related” deaths each year received over $2 million in research funding from Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers.
Because that study prompted the FDA to approve Phen-Phen and Redux.
Because fat hatred is a money-making industry.
Because fat people who exercise live longer than thin people who don’t.
Because if you lose weight ’cause you’re sick people tell you how great you look.
Because hatred is so ingrained in every single one of us, especially inside the heart of even the hottest fat girl.
Because even the most progressive people don’t talk or write about it.
Because I am tired of being ignored, invisible, de-sexualized and told that I have such a pretty face.
Because it’s not fat that kills, it’s fear of fat.
For all that and more I am a part of the HOT FAT GIRL REVOLUTION!
thanks for sharing this, nicki!
Saturday, March 20, 2010
PAL flight tweets
PAL - Philippine Airlines
my flight to manila didn't have an on-board wifi. hence, i took notes of my supposed tweets during the flight. read:
- flight attendant fail. i asked for a cup of water...she went to get me one but ended up giving it to the girl in front of me. girl: "ummm...wtf?"
- who would've thought that they'd only serve seafood and pork on the first meal? what happened to chicken and beef?
- suprisingly, not too many crying babies.
- something i ate prior or on this flight is making me gassy. makes me want to scream "gonads bitch!"
- tarboolens!!! #turbulence
- not one hot flight attendant on board. no sweet ass walking by to look at. thank god for blessing me with a @RockstarJodie.
- in tagalog, a 'seatbelt' is called 'sinturong pangkaligtasan.'
- playing card games with @meechelleedeeiaz. monkey!
- attendant asked if i want beef tapa of "ohmahlet" #pinoytourets
- called it! tapsilog for breakfast at 34000 feet.
- ummm....erap is acting...again? i'll accept this as a hallucination.
- .....zzzzzzzzzz......*hik*....zzzzzzzzz.....
- i want to say something profound...i'm doing my nails...
- who's getting better at less awkward small talks? this gal! he lives 4 blocks away from robson square.
- a cute little girl is making plane friends with us. i gave her my sassy wink. yeah the one that never works for guys.
- daddy's home!!!
