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An Open Letter to Professionals
Dear journalists and other media agents, medical and health professionals, government organisations, researchers, academics and other relevant professionals, I am writing to you to request politely but...
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Lynx Still Stynx – So Do Unilever
Well, well, well. I got a response from Unilever regarding my complaint to them about their Lynx Lodge campaign. Brace yourselves for some of the worst correspondence to a customer complaint that you...
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New Year’s Revolution
If you’re on Facebook or Twitter, you may have seen the New Year’s Revolution campaign started by Marilyn Wann and Amanda A Evans. The idea is to put an end to the ridiculousness of setting New Year’s...
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So… We Just “Sit”?
Yeah I know, I shouldn’t bite. But I did. On Facebook of all places. I jumped on into the debate about “Obesity in Australia” set up by the Triple J Hack programme. Frances from Corpulent/Hey Fat...
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Freedom of Speech Does Not Mean Freedom from Criticism*
I think it’s time we made something very, very clear. When someone speaks negatively about fat bodies, they are speaking about ALL fat bodies. They are speaking about my fat body. They are speaking...
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The Questions that Need to be Asked
Dear Thin, White Women of the Media*, I have to know. Why are you so threatened by the idea of it being ok for fat people to just be themselves, as they are? Why do you feel that it is your place to...
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On Expressions of Dismay and Disbelief…
It has been a bittersweet couple of days for me. If you’re not on Twitter and involved in Fat Acceptance, you might have missed the absolute flood of tweets with the hashtag #thingsfatpeoplearetold....
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Creating the Problem In the First Place
This morning I awoke to see a constant stream of retweets and shares for an article on a major Australian women’s online magazine (give you two guesses – I’m not naming or linking to it) about a woman...
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No More Media Excuses
Well. Just a little while ago I received the following email and I was outraged. I think my response sums it up pretty clearly, don’t you? Morning, I was wondering if you’d be around for a chat over...
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More on That Louie Scene
I had intended to run this post a few days ago, but the working week got the better of me (the crescendo of the financial year is always so intense), and I’m a little bit later than planned. But it’s...
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