I think the rate is more like 90%, which is 1 in 10 rather than 1 in 20, and that's a significant difference. Furthermore, they've done a lot of studies on the kind of people who DO lose weight and (posted to Diet Ads Suck, We Know)
Calling her partner names mocking his disability? You seem like a real nice person. (posted to Diet Ads Suck, We Know)
This week at Natalie Does New York: Some thoughts on respecting limits, for sex workers. Amanda Marcotte wants us all to know she's not slutty. I facebook spaz at someone. (posted to Weekly Feminist Reader)
Hortense at Jezebel wrote about the phrase "eat a sandwich" a while back, and it's certainly worth a look. http://jezebel.com/5109273/snap-judgment-judgment-goodbye-eat-a-sandwich If the song were aimed at an actual woman instead of Barbie, I think I'd be pretty annoyed. Even if (posted to Barbie, eat a sandwich)
Oops, sorry, not attorney general, surgeon general. Yes, we're not "forgetting about" the thin women. It's not OK to have anyone dictate to you what you should or should not eat based on judgments about body shape. But still, again, (posted to Barbie, eat a sandwich)
While the overall message of this might be against the culture that Barbie represents (which is ok), the title phrase "eat a sandwich" is offensive. I was the "too thin" girl in high school not all that long ago, and (posted to Barbie, eat a sandwich)
High five! It's not about skinny girls vs. fat girls - we all have to tell each other that we're beautiful no matter what size we are and stop caring about how much we eat. (posted to Barbie, eat a sandwich)
There is no such thing as "fat privilege". It is impossible that thinness invites as much scorn and hatred as fatness in women. Policing women's bodies is always a bad thing, but everyone who thinks that it happens equally on (posted to Barbie, eat a sandwich)
