Hey ladies! Wanna get rid of those unsightly lady lumps? Then you should take Ellie’s Terrible Dietary Advice!
Simply lose your job so you’re living far below the poverty line, acquire a nasty drug habit and depression so that you barely feel like getting out of bed, much less eating…
This is definitely an issue within body/ fat acceptance, and one I tried to address today by sending an email to the organiser of a plus size fashion conference using the phrase “real woman” in the title of the event. The organiser’s other business is as plus size stylist, and she also uses the phrase in in that business name.
Also, on race and body image - it’s definitely, DEFINITELY being discussed. Intersectionality is, I think, being written about more and more (well, in the blogging world!)
I think it’s definitely reactionary behaviour for a lot of people to get into the [this group] vs [that group] mentality, but I hope continued involvement and discussion actually leads people to figuring out that standing on the shoulders of other people is a really crap foundation for self respect.