Category Archives: fat hating

Too big to be visible

In an earthshattering revelation, Nature World News reports that “Physicians build less rapport with obese and overweight patients, according to a study published in the medical journal, Obesity.” Millions of fatties like me say, “No shit, Sherlock.” As a medical … Continue reading

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Oh noes! Fat people might exist!

In what could be best described as a dick move, a company specializing in oatmeal (of course this place was in New York, NY) put one of those little chalkboard ads out on the sidewalk pointing out that bagels have … Continue reading

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I am totally going to say “I told you so”.

Hey guys! Remember how I have been jumping up and down hollering that genes and non-genetic factors, like stress, poverty, ethnicity, sleep deprivation, and being a sexual/physical/emotional abuse survivor all increase your chances of being overweight of obese, so maybe … Continue reading

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Cellulite. It happens.

An alert and awesome Fokkerite sent me a link to this excellent blog post on cellulite and I beg you to read it forthwith. Seriously. It is magnificent. And while we are on the topic of cellulite, the asshat gossip-mongering … Continue reading

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Stitch, you are not fat

I am writing this as an open letter to my five year old daughter Stitch, who has recently become afraid of “looking fat”.  It is breaking my heart.   Dearest beloved Stitch, When you read this in the future there … Continue reading

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How Funny. Not.

This showed up on my Facebook feed yesterday: The “joke” is, of course, the hilarious juxtaposition between Forrest Gump’s famous “life is like a box of chocolates” speech and the belief that fat people will die sooner. Ha Ha Ha. … Continue reading

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The very fact of my existence is dragging down the USA. Who knew?

Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” program chafes my ass, not because I am anti-exercise (exercise increases health) but because it makes fat people – even fat children – a disease to be eliminated from the social body and the body politic. … Continue reading

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Heavy Meddle

Seriously, when are they going to grasp reality about the way the human body puts on weight? There is so much bullshit to wade through when it comes to the topics of “diet”, “fat”, and “health” that you might as … Continue reading

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Again, I Say “Duh”

Wow! Just a few YEARS after studies showed that overweight and even moderately obese people lived as long or longer than their normal weight fellows, scientists and newspapers have started to report that that overweight and even moderately obese people … Continue reading

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Look what they “discovered” … again!

Okay, just how many times can the medical establishment be astounded to learn YET AGAIN that the fat on your ass and your health are two separate things? At this point it’s like researchers are letting a ball drop out … Continue reading

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