How did I become a feminist without knowing it?

Answer: I was raised by my grandmother.
I started thinking about this after reading a post that The Rotund has up on her LiveJournal*, dealing with a blatantly sexist comment.
Here’s the part of my comment that really got me thinking:
But then, I was raised to believe that I was just as good as any man. I [...]

What *I* want for Fat Acceptance.

Quite a few blog posts have had me thinking about this.  One of which I have to admit, I sparked.  And because we’re not a monolithic group, because we’re made up of many different people from many different walks of life who have many different personal goals regarding FA, I decided I needed to be [...]

Fat Positive thoughts in the oddest places.

I just got on the desktop computer* and opened up a webpage, which is set to iGoogle under my username.  I have it set to “random themes” and I get a different one every day.  This is one part of what came up today.
At first, I just looked at the colors and thought “oooh!  I [...]

Want to preach FA? Get drunk!

I’ll give you a minute to stop laughing….
Done?
Okay then.
Here’s the thing: as I said in the comments on my last post, I’m not very good at articulating my FA stance to people I know and love, let alone total strangers.  Hubby is the only one that really knows how involved I am in FA, and [...]

In which I might get a bit rambly…

I’ve been kind of… “out of it”… mentally the last couple of days.  I’ve been reading, but I’m having a hard time really gathering my thoughts in a coherent manner.  I’m going to give it a shot, though.  But be warned: I might go off on a tangent.  It happens.
I keep going back and [...]

Yeah, what he said!

Browsing the Fatosphere, I found this by Red No. 3.  I understand why he has comments turned off *coughtrollscough* , but it’s times like this when I wish I could post a comment over there, even if it’s just to give him a written high-five!
I swear, it’s like he read my mind.
I’m going to wake [...]

The Sleeper Has Awoken

Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens.  The sleeper must awaken. 
~Frank Herbert (Dune)
I’ve mentioned before the things I’m starting to notice, now that my focus isn’t on hating my body and myself because of my body.  I have yet another thing to add to the list.
This is going to sound really whacked, but [...]

Just… just…. LIBERATING!!!!

This might sound strange, but I can’t help but be excited about it.
Through my voyages into the Fat Acceptance community, the one thing that really struck me was that people were saying “yes, I exercise.  I might not lose weight from it, but so what?  I’m still healthier than I would be if I didn’t.” [...]