After finally getting around to watching Channel 4’s Plus Size Wars, I was shocked to discover that one of my favourite plus size models and blogger, Georgina Horne, had come under fire from the plus-size community for losing weight. As with any body positive activist, the decision to publicise our lives on social media is an … Continue reading Losing weight and alienating people…
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We’re Fatty Boom-Booms, Let Us Tell You Something…
Last week I dared to speak out. I know, who'd have thought it... a fat girl even contemplating the thought of speaking out and standing up for her body - but I did. As any fat girl will know, this takes a lot of courage: if you're anything like me you'd have been bullied throughout … Continue reading We’re Fatty Boom-Booms, Let Us Tell You Something…
Where are all the fat cartoon women?!
The majority of my Saturday mornings as a child flew by in a whirl of Coco Pops and technicolour. As was common with many pre-iPod 90s children we’d spend our time either outside, or watching endless cartoons on the four channels we had at our disposal. Looking back with age and experience on my side, … Continue reading Where are all the fat cartoon women?!
My Top 5 Inspirational & Curvy Yogis
My yoga practice has been a glorious, challenging, enlightening, sweaty, fun, beautiful journey. But I don't think that I could've done it without the support of the yoga community. Whether these ladies know it or not - they have all aided me in some way, whether it be a word or wisdom, an inspiring photo … Continue reading My Top 5 Inspirational & Curvy Yogis
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room…
I’m no stranger to the effects that media representation of women’s bodies can have on your mentality towards your own body – trust me. However, as I’ve professed in previous blog entries, I’m no longer allowing body negativity to fog up my attitude towards my curvier figure, voting instead to embrace my size, shape and … Continue reading Let’s talk about the elephant in the room…
My Top 5 Queens of the Curve
If you happen to spot me on any social media sites, then you’ll know that I’m actively advocating body positivity. But I haven’t always been like this – as with a large number of plus-sized women, I used to hate my body and longed for a dramatic weight loss to occur overnight… not any more. … Continue reading My Top 5 Queens of the Curve
Touching up your lippy on the frontline…
I hate to say it fellow feminists, but I think makeup is here to stay - it’s likely that I’m going to be shunned by my ‘sisterhood’ for saying this, but I for one, am glad. Makeup has, for so long, been synonymous with the creation of ‘female’ or the idea of ‘female’ in man’s … Continue reading Touching up your lippy on the frontline…
When one door closes, another one opens…
Apparently, chivalry is dead. Or at least that’s what William Hanson, an ‘etiquette expert’ tells us in a recent Mail Online article. As far as I was concerned, etiquette focused on not talking with your mouth full or not barging into someone when rushing for your train – I wasn't aware that chivalrous acts were reserved … Continue reading When one door closes, another one opens…
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