The Fat Positive Lounge

[nycfem]

This is so very true.

Originally Posted by LeftWriteFemme

A culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty. It is an obsession about female obedience.

~ Naomi Wolf

[Breezy]

Hi, I'm Breezy. I am BBW and have no intention of ever being thin. I'm new here so I hope jumping in like this is ok.Thank you.

[Soft*Silver]

jen sent me a lovely card, with a photo of a naked BBW on it. Its so tastefully done and I adore the photo, so I hung it on the wall next to my desk as art.

It is also the area I spend time with consigners. Some are notably uncomfortable and do all they can to avert their eyes. Some smile as they notice it. Others dont make any facial gestures and thankfully, none have gone screaming from the room. (do any of you remember the article on "what not to do when you meet a lesbian? That last phrase was taken from there..lol)

I plan on getting more art. Clothes and naked. I am discovering that there is a puzzle of responses I get from this photo and I want to offer my customers and visitors ample opportunity to respond to all kinds of shapes. I think we are so bombarded with thinness, we cant see fat as just another shape. We see it in judgemental terms. Bad. Ugly. Distorted. Lazy. And we of size, know these arent true.

Do you have postcards, posters, greeting cards, etc of Positive Women? (the plus sign + means positive, right?) Can you send me some more? PM me for my address if you can...

[1QuirkyKiwi]

Originally Posted by Miss_Tia

jen sent me a lovely card, with a photo of a naked BBW on it. Its so tastefully done and I adore the photo, so I hung it on the wall next to my desk as art.

It is also the area I spend time with consigners. Some are notably uncomfortable and do all they can to avert their eyes. Some smile as they notice it. Others dont make any facial gestures and thankfully, none have gone screaming from the room. (do any of you remember the article on "what not to do when you meet a lesbian? That last phrase was taken from there..lol)

I plan on getting more art. Clothes and naked. I am discovering that there is a puzzle of responses I get from this photo and I want to offer my customers and visitors ample opportunity to respond to all kinds of shapes. I think we are so bombarded with thinness, we cant see fat as just another shape. We see it in judgemental terms. Bad. Ugly. Distorted. Lazy. And we of size, know these arent true.

Do you have postcards, posters, greeting cards, etc of Positive Women? (the plus sign + means positive, right?) Can you send me some more? PM me for my address if you can...

Having BBW Art on display sounds like a fantastic Idea! You saying this reminded me of a woman I worked with a few years ago, who wanted some BBW Art for her bedroom. I hand embroidered two naked BBW's on Cushion covers for her.

A work in progress for myself is hand embroidered naked BBW Art in various poses with bullion Roses on the Bellies, Thighs, Bum and Breasts. In storage I have pencil drawings of Naked and semi-naked BBW Art.

I'll keep a look out for the various cards.

[1QuirkyKiwi]

Originally Posted by Breezy

Hi, I'm Breezy. I am BBW and have no intention of ever being thin. I'm new here so I hope jumping in like this is ok.Thank you.

Hello Breezy and welcome!

Feel free to jump right in, we all did! Our Sofa's are comfy and the company is great..... Oh! And there's Chocolate, too!

[Breezy]

Originally Posted by 1QuirkyKiwi

Hello Breezy and welcome!

Feel free to jump right in, we all did! Our Sofa's are comfy and the company is great..... Oh! And there's Chocolate, too!

Thank you 1QuirkyKiwi! I look forward to knowing you all.

[LeftWriteFemme]

I want to preface this post by saying I have not read this article. If it says something horrible and obnoxious I apologize , but I don't have the time to read it and didn't want to risk forgetting about it and not giving all of you the opportunity to read it if you have the time and desire.....it's a 3 pager

The Politics of Fat: We Have to Keep Struggling to Liberate Ourselves from Self-Hatred



http://www.alternet.org/story/154850...om_self-hatred

[1QuirkyKiwi]

Originally Posted by LeftWriteFemme

I want to preface this post by saying I have not read this article. If it says something horrible and obnoxious I apologize , but I don't have the time to read it and didn't want to risk forgetting about it and not giving all of you the opportunity to read it if you have the time and desire.....it's a 3 pager

The Politics of Fat: We Have to Keep Struggling to Liberate Ourselves from Self-Hatred



http://www.alternet.org/story/154850...om_self-hatred

Interesting article! We're still a long way off Fat Acceptance; we have celebrities of size who then diet and lose weight after stating that they are happy with their bodies and size. Fair enough if their weight is causing health issues, then all bets are off! But, woman and teenage girls are getting mixed signals from celebrities and with the media constantly bombarding us with images of very slim models and celebrities, how can women feel secure enought to accept themselves when plus size?

Marilyn Wann's FAT!SO? is a good book to read for inspiration and as a general starting point to Fat Acceptance. Why is western culture so fat phobic? And why are other cultures starting to follow these thought processes?

Just my wonderings. Thank you for posting this LWF!

[LeftWriteFemme]