January 2012
23 posts
“Fat bodies are seen as “evidence”. People try to claim that our bodies are evidence of unhealthy behaviors, lack of willpower, lack of self-care. Then they claim that this evidence is compelling enough to make it ok to target us for shame, stigma and humiliation “for our own good”. Even more damaging, fat people start to internalize this message thinking “If I’m fat then no matter how healthy my habits are I must be doing something wrong. I deserve to be treated poorly and have my body and choices treated like public property.” This is just not true. Fat bodies are not public property, they are not evidence, and they are not a sign that we need someone to step in and tell us how to take care of ourselves. First because nobody can tell what our habits are based on our body size. Second because our health is our decision – we each get to choose how highly to prioritize our health and what path we want to take to get there, with the understanding that we may be limited by the resources that are available to us.”
—Fat Bodies are Not Evidence « Dances With Fat (via mmmajestic)
Is it still a walk of shame if you look fabulous?
we call that the STRIDE OF PRIDE around these parts
Tangled Up In Lace: I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY' →
tangledupinlace.tumblr.com
CLUE 1:
“went to short dogs house,
they was watching Yo MTV
RAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired:
Aug 6th 1988
CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on:
Feb 23 1993
CLUE 3:
”The Lakers beat the Super
Sonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air…
MYSTERY SOLVED
I'll dry my tears
Etta James
I’ll Dry My Tears - Etta James
I’ll dry my eyes for tonight
No more tears, no more sorrow
And I’ll cry again tomorrow night
Because I need you so
goodnight queen, sleep sweetly and rest in power
Oh hello there, Internet
I thought I should pop in and let you know that 2012 is off to an excellent start.
I rang in the new year in Portland, and had an amazing time, as usual. Ugh, I have such a crush on PDX. I’ve also been working less overtime, and have made clear to my boss that I need to prioritize my mental health over my work, which he totally supports. I’ve been seeing friends I’ve missed and learning to be a semi-competent blues lead and sleeping and doing my dishes and meeting nice people and reading and trying to put myself first. Making space in my life for love and laughter and learning new things. I’m hoping that instead of the BURNOUT 2012 that seemed to be looming for me, I can have CRUSHFEST 2012—where I become reinfatuated with people and places and activities and life in general. We’ll see how things go, but for now I’m tending to optimism!
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Team the Best is having a really excellent Friday the 13th
raisin cookies that look like chocolate chip cookies are one of the reasons i have trust issues
