Tag Archives: fat

The Greens hate fat people, too

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

I was trying to summon the willpower to really engage with and critique the Greens’ food policy, but really, I’ve said enough about our demonisation of fatties and I just lack the spoons to point out in detail how the … Continue reading →

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Insert emergency post!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Due to a lack of things making me want to swear a lot (it’s Easter!  There was a Mythbusters marathon on Discovery!) here’s a random macro post spontaneously generated to ensure I keep up my daily posting schedule.   Fear … Continue reading →

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I am become fatpocalypse: eliminationism

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

At some point in this saga, I used the phrase “eliminationist”, and was promptly told off because the person I was arguing with never used that word. I suppose it’s a bit like how someone can’t be misogynist just because … Continue reading →

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I am become fatpocalypse: the apology

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

I’m sorry, everyone. I’ve been spreading misinformation on Twitter.  Dangerous, subversive misinformation. I started off with the radical notion that obesity isn’t a health problem.  In the same way that being red-headed or having A+ blood isn’t a health problem. … Continue reading →

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Monday warm fuzzies: Sookie

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

No, not that Sookie. This Sookie.  And all the awesome no-food-policing, no-fat-shaming, no-two-dimensional-lack-of-character-development she represented.  And the general non-judgey love-of-food that was such a vital part of Gilmore Girls.  (Because it’s Monday warm fuzzies I’m glossing over the big unsexy mega-white-class-privilege that … Continue reading →

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Random recommended reading

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

Metiria Turei out-geeks John Banks.  It’s not difficult, but it is funny. Alison McCulloch again pool-shots it out of the park on Policing Pregnancy. Manboobz on Seth MacFarlane’s beyond-obnoxious Oscars hosting. Trigger warnings for racism, sexual assault, sexism, and Seth … Continue reading →

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Your semi-regular reminder on how to be an ally

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

When you identify there’s a problem in the world, or in your own industry or workplace or whatever, you might want to make a big statement about how it needs to be fixed. You might say “we need to destroy … Continue reading →

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I just don’t understand why there are so few geeky women!!!

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

New rule:  if you look at this amazing piece of TARDIS cosplay, and your first, wittiest reaction is to make a fat joke about the woman wearing it … I’d better never hear you complain that no women come to … Continue reading →

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If only people felt like they could TALK about the obesity epidemic!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Seriously, that’s the take-home message from this article on the Herald about how terrible it is that children are fat.  You don’t need to click through to find the balanced, definitive science on this, because what more could you possibly … Continue reading →

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Iain Lees-Galloway believes in bad science and blaming poor people

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

Iain Lees-Galloway, MP for Palmerston North, opened a Burger King store there. He’s also Labour’s Associate Health spokesperson. The reaction in our media was completely predictable:  OMG, how dare he promote ~bad foods~, that’s not ~healthy~, he’s ~promoting obesity~.  Iain … Continue reading →

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