People often ask me the type of comments that could impact a developing child’s body image…here’s an example. So anyway, yes, I think I’d be grossed out if I had to watch two characters with rolls and rolls of fat kissing each other … because I’d be grossed out if I had to watch them [...]
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Snarky comments. Curled up lips. Whispers. “That look.” People ask me where we learn the “fat is bad” so early. Studies tell us that 3-6 year old girls are worried about being fat. Studies also tell us that children who are considered overweight are more likely to have fewer friends, be teased, drop out of [...]
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As we’ve been discussing open-mindedness and opening up a few cans of worms this month, I thought I’d bring another baffling issue to light. There has been a great deal of debate about a man, categorized as obese, who was recently a passenger on a plane when a flight attendant too this picture. According to [...]
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There have been some stories running in the news in recent days that have gotten some to perk up their ears and yell “discrimination!” while others are rolling their eyes telling them to get over themselves. So this week– let’s open up this slimy bag of worms, shall we? STORY: A high school volleyball player [...]
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Kevin Pease wrote a rebutal on Big Fat Blog after the backlash he took for writing a distasteful essay for his University paper. The topic centered around Disney World accommodating the growing waistlines of their patrons. I would like to start by saying everything I wrote in that article and here today was my doing, [...]
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