WS499: Women, Weight & Eating Disorders

Salon Broadsheet

2009-03-09T00:13:00.000-07:00

The story on this website was about whether or not "setexting" caused a teen's suicide. The story talked about how the girl was called names such as "slut" and "whore". I think often we forget names like this can really hurt someone. These names are often focused with the outward way a person looks. I really liked how this website brought in real-life, interesting stories that related to bodies and body images.

Reflecting Venus

2009-03-09T00:10:00.000-07:00

I loved the vintage art of the first page of this website. It reminds me of many other works of art I have seen. It is neat to see that in the past, skinny was not the "in" thing. It is so good to see that in the past, women had real bodies. I liked the link on recommended reading. I think it provided more sources for women who wanted to know more than this website could provide. I also liked the link on activism because it is important for women to know they can make a difference.

Love Your Body Day

2009-03-09T00:07:00.000-07:00

I love this website! It has some really great things on it. It was shocking, yet really not suprising to see that 80% of women are not happy with their bodies. I think it is neat that this website had this fact on the first page because it is a staggering statistic. I think it was really cool that this website had a tab about what could be done on campus to promote loving one's body.

Fat Fu

2009-03-08T23:51:00.000-07:00

I did not like how this website talked down to the "war on childhood obesity". I completely disagree with the publisher on this topic. Currently working in schools, I have noticed an increase in childhood obesity. Many of these students have no concept of nutrition. A shocking number of these students eat fast food more than three times a week. In addition, many of their parents are not educated when it comes to nutrition. I think there needs to be a program which educates both students and parents. I do not think, though, that childhood obesity is something that is ridiculous, but rather a sad occurrence. The number of students with Type 2 Diabetes in the school I am at, alone, has increased 10% in the last ten years.

Fat Acceptance Stuff

2009-03-08T23:46:00.000-07:00

I really liked how this website had a huge variety of stuff on it. I liked the tab for legal stuff. I think this is really important. I am a firm believer that every citizen should know their rights, especially their civil rights. I think this can only empower someone. I think the legal portion can be very helpful. I know when people are harassed and such they often do not know what is "okay" and what is too far. I think this is a great resource for people.

I also loved the portion on traveling. I take for granted my smaller size often. It was almost a culture shock to see what cars larger people can fit into more comfortably because this is not an issue for me. I think this is amazing and it, too, can be empowering for larger people.

Kelly Bliss

2009-03-08T23:41:00.001-07:00

I think this website had an okay idea, but was overall, a disaster. This website looked extremely dated. It seemed as though it had not been updated since the 1990's. In addition, it was too crowded. It was hard to navigate because there were SO MANY links. I did not like how this website had a large focus on selling a product. If this website was truly about the well-being of others, than I think they should consider condensing the sale part of it. The very first thing I saw on the web page was a sales pitch for a workout video.

Largely Positive

2009-03-08T23:39:00.001-07:00

I found this website really helpful. I liked how it was organized. I especially liked the tab on "Self-Esteem Make Over". I think this is an awesome idea. Often people are so concerned with making over the outside of themselves that they forget the inside. I think the tips on this page are amazing. This would be fun to do as a lesson with middle school students.

Shapely Prose

2009-03-04T09:13:00.000-08:00

fabulous website! This was a website that addresses important feminist issues and I looked at the section related to body image. The article that was first presented was about how Forever 21 is creating a plus line. However the issue is if it is really going to be plus or are they just going to make the clothe with an added label on the tag that says XL. It is interesting to hear that they are doing this because that is positive, however they are only adding XL, XXL and XXL. This is just giving more sizes but not making it acceptable for bigger people to be bigger because you are calling them extra extra extra large!

reflecting venues

2009-03-04T09:04:00.000-08:00

"11% of the respondents in a recent survey said that, if a genetic predisposition to obesity was identified in their unborn children, they would opt for abortion." This was the headline statement on the website. I thought that it was interesting that people would even ask that question and then even more shocking that people actually said that that would be a reason for aborting a child. I am pro-choice and believe that women have the right to make decisions about their body but I can't believe that women would find out that her child might be over weight and then in turn not want to have that child. This was a good opening to the website because it got my attention. As all the websites it was helpful, informative and interesting. What was special about this website is that it was shocking with bold statements that created thought. At the end of the website there was a quote that I thought was important, "You can have the life you want in the body you already have!"

Love Your Body Day

2009-03-04T08:56:00.000-08:00

The first thing that I saw on this website was "Do you love what you see when you look in the mirror?" This immediately got my attention. Do I love the way I look? The website goes on to talk about the media and how popular culture teaches us that we can always be better and need to buy products and change our lives so we "fit in." This website gave accurate and interesting information. It would be a good site for people who are struggling with the repercussions of our media and for people who want to learn about the "fat" issue.

Reflecting Venus

2009-03-03T21:47:00.000-08:00

This quote at the top of the homepage is horrify and very sad because the fact that so many people dispise fat to the point that they would take a childs life is discusting. I like the link on this page "BBW" all of these women are amazing and beautiful and there should be more role models like this!

Fat Acceptance stuff

2009-03-03T21:42:00.000-08:00

This website was not as flashy as previous ones i have bloged about but there are some very good resources that i would have never even thought larger people had to deal with. The one that stood out to me was the Travil Resources which talks about models of cars that work best for larger people, tips for air travil, and seat belt extenders for cars! how cool is that!

Kelly Bliss

2009-03-03T21:35:00.000-08:00

I really liked the focus of this website because its different then alot of others in that it focuses on ones health and not actual weight loss. We talk about this alot in class and its important to care and focus on your body for what it can do and not what it can look like. It seems like there is alot of usful tooks for people who are plus size like work out videos, health tips and health and wellness coaching! Great job Mrs. Bliss!

International Size Acceptance association

2009-03-03T21:32:00.000-08:00

The graphics on this pages main homepage were definity eye catching! There is a link to Joy Nash's "Fat Rant" which we watched in one of our classes. That video i think is so inspirational for people to love the skin they are in and i think she is a great plus size role model so having it available on this site is great!

Largely Positive

2009-03-03T21:28:00.001-08:00

One word! amazing! this site is so well put together and proffessional looking but not in a boring stuffy way. Its very inviting with its bright colors and the bullet points for the different links on the page are flowers which is so cute!!! The section that i found most interesting and helpful is the "Myths/facts" link. Did you know that even though 3500 calories does equal a pount of weight people can gain this weight at different rates because of there metabolism rate, thats why some people are stick thin and still can eat tons of junk food, and some people eat very healthy but still battle weight gain...

CSWD

2009-03-03T21:22:00.000-08:00

This website i think is a very good one because it is not extremely cluttered with random stuff but has a simple homepage layout. I looked through the links located near the top of the homepage and found alot of very useful information for people dealing with discrimination of weight and i guess everyone! One link that stood out to me was on health, and that most times people intertwine weight and health. but people need to realise that they often are not even connected to one another and if everyone accepted this then people would be judged less for being overweight.

Largesse

2009-03-03T21:18:00.000-08:00

I think this website is although bright and colorful not very full with just a few different items to look at on the homepage. I think the poem Invocation for the size rights movement is very moving (no pun intended). I found it interesting that the founder of this website died because of a weight loss surgery. If she was trying to get people to accept themselves for what ever shape or size they are then why did she need to change herself? ...

A celebration of Curves:

2009-03-03T12:18:00.002-08:00

The main purpose of this blog is to discuss beauty and life not matter what size you are. This website gives off a very positive vibe which I like. It focuses less on actual appearance an more on the fact that by being yourself no matter what shape or size makes you truly beautiful and that is what should be celebrated.

Reflecting Venus:

2009-03-03T12:18:00.001-08:00

Wow, so the quote on this website really shocked me. It is so unfortunate that so many people are caught up in this idea that you are not normal if you aren’t thin. Overall, I really liked this website. It is all about changing people’s perceptions about people who are larger. I like the statement that is made on the main page of the website. “The Issue is NOT: whether fat people are healthy. some are, some aren't (like thin people)” It shows how alike we all really are, whether thin or fat, tall or short we all have things in common and we need to accept the difference and the similarities.

Love Your Body Day:

2009-03-03T12:16:00.000-08:00

I really like the overall positive message that this website exhibits. I especially liked the advertisement section where they showed what ads are offensive to women and which one’s are positive towards women. I guess, I never really realized how many offensive ads there are, probably due to the fact that there are so many that you become immune; however, it great to see that there are advertisements out there that show women and their bodies in a positive way.

The Rotund

2009-03-02T13:04:00.000-08:00

I honestly thought this site was lame. I just don't like going on to someones blog and reading about what they think about something and have to deal with them trying to change my opinions or sway me. Although I agree with the idea this person was putting out there, I don't think that I need someone telling me what to think. I do think that the sock portion that this blogger wrote about was good. I think that it is good that some companies are taking into account the fact that some people have larger calves than others and they are making socks large enough for larger women.
I guess overall, I like to go to sites that offer up good, solid information rather than what someone thinks...if i want to read about someones opinion i would just write my own blog...Overall I think this blog was boring and i totally lost interest...sorry!

Reflecting Venus

2009-03-02T12:50:00.000-08:00

I thought that this site had a really good idea and mission statement. I completely agree with their mission and what they are trying to do, but I think that if the site looked a little more professional and didn't have those ads at the top (which confused me at first...I thought they were links), then it would get its point across even stronger. I think that my favorite part about this site was the Big Beautiful Women section. I think that this really shows that there are people out there who stand for being large and are comfortable with who they are. I think that these women that were shown here really do a great job of being a positive role model for women everywhere that look up to them. I think that there needs to be more people out there like these "celebrities" because the more that people show support for these and other women, the closer everyone can get to accepting everyone the way they are and treat them as an equal rather than different.

Love Your Body

2009-03-02T12:39:00.000-08:00

I really enjoyed this site. I think that it is different from a lot of the ones we have seen in this class because it has a supportive and positive element to it that I think other sites are often missing. I think that this site has a lot of great information and tips on ways that you can appreciate and celebrate your body.
I think my favorite part of this site was the "on campus" section of the site. I think that this had a lot of great activities and suggestions that were for women on campus who want to promote positive body image for women. I thought that another really interesting part of this site was the section with the negative ads. Its amazing and disgusting to me how many ads there are that totally put women down and use their body as a "toy" rather than as a person. I think that the awareness this site brings is very positive for women.

The F word.org, check it out

2009-02-28T20:04:00.000-08:00

While looking through the right side columns of blogs/websites to connect with, I found The F word.org... a really great site dedicated to women. This site is directed for Food, Fat and Feminism... complete with a little girl at the top alongside red checkerboard eating brownies... I really liked this site for it's appeal and the blog-server it provides that allows women from all over the world to express their views, in such a way regarding feminism, food and fat. It is set up in ways like our blog that we have for class, and provides lots of resources. Check it out

Love your Body day

2009-02-28T19:55:00.000-08:00

I really enjoyed this site, for it's dedication to women. I really would love to see women loving their bodies everyday, but at least there's one day a year when women can really get in touch with their bodies. I too like the poster contest and believe that it is for an awesome cause, I will most definitely be partaking in the contest. Another aspect of the site that I really enjoyed was the What you can do aspect... this list gave some great ideas into getting in touch with our bodies. I really think that the book written by Jada Pickett Smith, with the pictures of her and her daughter/ her poetry would be a great gift, or book to own for inspiration. I would love to start something like this here at Oregon State. I know that we have our Women's Center calendars fighting the violence against women, but a book of accomplished women would be beautiful too.

Reflecting Venus

2009-02-28T19:47:00.000-08:00

The Issue is NOT:
whether or not anyone finds us attractive.
some do, some don't (like thin people)
The Issue is NOT:
whether fat people are healthy.
some are, some aren't (like thin people)
THE ISSUE IS:
whether people's perceptions of us give them the right to treat us like sub-humans.
It is time for fat people to just say NO to bigots!

Unfortunately this is very sad, but it is true, when are women/men that are seen in society going to get a break... you're damn if you do, and if you don't. I really think people should start saying "NO", I will not feel like shit when others push me down with their words, and their actions... I will fight this alienation, not with HATE but with TRUTH. This website does a great job of being inspiring but lack real action... I think that within their mission statement and through the site, creativity and heart is shown. "obesity is not a sin, moral failing or lifestyle choice."- Reflecting beauty does a great job in fighting against biogtry.

Back in Skinny Jeans

2009-02-27T00:27:00.000-08:00

Wow! A magazine cover with a beautiful woman on it who wasn't showing us how slutty she can look, she looked adorable; a cute dress, very modest, and she was smiling as though she were having fun not as if she were trying to seduce us. Why do they put women on the covers of magazines who are almost completely exposing their breasts if we(women) are the target audience?

Reflecting Venus

2009-02-27T00:21:00.000-08:00

I like seeing the paintings from over a hundred years ago, paintings of what was considered the most beautiful women; before fast food and tv and sedentary life styles...guess what?! They were not skinny! They had large hips, undefined stomachs, and...cellulite! This was the image of beauty for thousands of years, why did we have to change?

Love Your Body Day

2009-02-27T00:10:00.000-08:00

I think our society needs a love your body day, well it needs several of them, but if we can have at least one day where no one is ashamed of their bodies then that will still make quite a difference to change society's hold on the idea of beauty. I also loved the posters, especially the one with all of the cosmetics and the sign said,"money can't buy self-esteem".

Big Fat Deal

2009-02-26T14:28:00.001-08:00

This website was very interesting. I really enjoyed the layout and the overall message of this website. The main article talked about building one’s confidence, which I thought was a great message and topic to discuss. I also like how positive this website is and that it is promoting being secure the bodies that we have been given.

Fat Acceptance Stuff

2009-02-26T14:27:00.000-08:00

Overall I felt this website was helpful as an informational resource. However, I also felt that it lacked in actually increasing fat acceptance. The only thing offered by this website was links to other websites that focus on fat acceptance, while this is helpful I thought I would be more beneficial to actually have some of that information located on the website itself.

Kelly Bliss

2009-02-26T14:25:00.000-08:00

I thought this website was beneficial. It focused more on being health than actual weight loss or dieting. It offers resources and help for women who are struggling with their weight, whether that be through yo yo diets or just over all self-esteem issues. This website gives women ideas on how to eat healthy. It even offers information and ideas of exercise for those who are plus sized.

kiss my assets

2009-02-24T21:57:00.000-08:00

VERY GOOD SITE!! I really liked reading about the book that is being created about women and girls and their struggles with body image. I was also interested in the part about mary-Kate Olsen. I totally agree with the comments made on her. She is gross, her bones are showing, she looks physically ill yet people are still wanting to be here. Has our society really gone so down hill that we idolize someone that is so unhealthy that rehab is needed and death is the destination. Very interesting website that I will tell my friends to check out.

Fat Acceptance Stuff

2009-02-24T21:49:00.000-08:00

This website was a little boring but had valid information. I thought that the website was helpful once you found it but it was not as entertaining as most of the websites that we have looked at. I really liked all the categories that were offered. The information about legal resources were interesting, I didn't know about any of that stuff before. These articles were very informative, the website chose the best articles to present.

Kelly Bliss

2009-02-24T21:42:00.000-08:00

I thought that this website was interesting. It was very unlike any other advertisement for weight loss or diets. It focused on being healthy and working out but not on losing weight which I thought was very helpful. The program was guided but a women that was over weight. I think that this would be helpful for some women because sometimes when women are looking to lose weight they only see young really fit women. It is intimidating for women to work under someone who they feel doesn't understand them. I think this website will be great for heavy women trying to lose weight and gain a more positive body image.

Shakesville

2009-02-23T23:15:00.000-08:00

I honestly think that this blog is nothing more than some random girl blabbing on about her cat, current events, and her personal opinion about everything under the sun. I think that the stuff on current events was alright, but it was so saturated with her personal opinion that I didnt really even pay attention to what she was saying. I didnt even really see anything that was size positive or anything even having to do with size acceptance. I think i got so overwhelmed that i just ignored the site all together. not the most entertaining or informative...

Fat Acceptance Stuff

2009-02-23T23:09:00.001-08:00

Wow....I think thats about all I can say here. I had no idea that there were resources out there like this. I think this site is great because it offers fat women (and men) different resources for services that are size-accepting. I think the one that caught me most off guard was the one where you could look for a car that accommodates larger people. Another one that I thought was pretty interesting was the legal resources. I guess this is not something that would automatically come to mind, but i can only imagine how much size discrimination can effect someones life, and that goes for any service they may be looking for including legal services that are size-accepting.

Kelly Bliss

2009-02-23T23:02:00.000-08:00

I think the thing that caught my eye most about this site was the fact that the people in the workout videos that were offered were not stick thin, model-looking women who were working out and not breaking a sweat, but rather it was a group of real women who were working out and sweating their asses off. The more I thought about the way this workout video was "cast", the more i realized that I couldn't think of a single one that had larger women as the people working out. I think that if you are going to promote exercise at every size, then that should be reflected in the video, and thats exactly what this woman did. pretty inspiring if you ask me...

Damaged Goods

2009-02-22T22:43:00.000-08:00

This article is a very controversial one; while as my personal belief system do not believe in pro choice, if a woman does decide to have an abortion she in no way deserves to be criticized and blown up at. I do know how it is to have guys be against abortion, but if it were me who got pregnant they would strongly support it. That is so awful; especially since women are not able to talk about personal body issues like abortion but men can say anything they want about their bodies.

A Celebration of Curves

2009-02-21T22:55:00.000-08:00

This was a cool site and I really enjoyed its visual appeal. I loved the design, and the resources that this site provided. I really enjoyed hearing the personal narrative about the woman who created the site. I think that it is a great thing when people can see through their dispair and help others, passively (like with a website) or actively (through activist work).

Shapely Prose: WOW!!! Fuck you White Bras

2009-02-21T22:46:00.000-08:00

Nudemuse Daily Nattering was a site that I was connected to when I read in the Shapely Prose, about "Fuck yo' White Bras". I really think that everyone should read this story more in depth and in detail, for it's a great/sad one. This is a site in which a women talked about how she will never buy white/beige bras after she had a breast reduction at 18 years old, after tissue between her breasts torn due to her size FF breasts... it was an amazing story and the writer had a lot of heart and humor. I loved this site and the Shapely Prose that it came from, add to favorites anyone?

Feministing: Love

2009-02-21T22:42:00.000-08:00

I love this site, everytime I surf on it, I find more and more interesting resources/articles that pertaing the things that I am interested in life. I really enjoy the women signs on either side of the title especially, due to the fact that they are flipping off the world, I love it :) I was reading an article on Feministing, that was talking about a New York Times article, that was working with women "not" being virgins when they go to college, or not being virgins before they get married, to get the full expereience of life. I think this idea is very interesting and also honestly feel that you could only find this kind of stuff written in New York or Portland. I love it. I think it would be really interesting to see how many women are actually virgins before they get married, I bet it's higher then we think.

Fat Acceptance

2009-02-21T22:19:00.000-08:00

I really enjoyed this site for its humor within Fat Acceptance, I think that even though people may have a rough time in life, that we can still look at things on the bright side and laugh and have a good time. Within the Fat Acceptance site, I really found a liking to the clothing resource called "Love you Peaches", which was a site that a women designed in which it was really inclusive to the bodies of heavy-weight individuals. This site was designed really well and was very cute. I really liked that the models in the site were also heavy and really had a great time modeling for the site with the clothing that made them feel awesome.

Kelly Bliss

2009-02-21T22:13:00.000-08:00

First off, I noticed Kelly Bliss on the International size website, and this is great that resources are connected and not seperate from each other as they are fighting for the same common goal. But this was by far one of the most influential sites about life-coaching and living life "the way you are". I really enjoyed reading about Kelly's life and her ways of helping people. She does everything from workout tapes for plus-size individuals, to provide shopping resources on-line. As a former student in the college of psychology I find it very interesting that she was a phone therapist, working through with individuals on their issues over the phones. Kelly may have had a life-altering situation happen in her life, but she turned it around to help others and in this I find her inspiring.

International Size

2009-02-21T22:06:00.000-08:00

I really liked the catchy-ness to this site and the amount of information on it. I did however feel a little discouraged to the amount that it has been updated in certain areas. The activism area was great, except that it hadn't been updated since January 2005, 4 years ago, I really think that this can make this site seems very out of touch and invaluable. I feel that this site has a lot of positive ways to help people dealing with weight issues and not, but I would like to see a cleaner way fo organizing it and presenting it more. I feel that it is important to get support internationally and work to not allow boundaries of location seperate the group tormented everyday due to their appearances, but I also felt the title being very not about internationality at all. Great site, toward the right direction.

Largely Positive

2009-02-21T22:00:00.000-08:00

This is a really great website and laid out that is very user-friendly. I really liked the message behind this site, and the amount of effort into changing the "frame of mind" rather then the "person". This past Thursday evening I had a self-esteem women's empowerment workshop, and would have loved to incorporate this into the night. We talked of our issues as women with our amount of importance that we put with our appearance and watch "Real Women have Curves", among a couple of other films. This site shared great resources to understanding how to change low self-esteem and really worked with the greater issues hurting self-esteem, that being weight. Thanks Largely Positive :)

Fat Fu

2009-02-21T21:06:00.000-08:00

I really liked this website because it was a place where anyone can write their experiences or thoughts about fat. I really enjoyed reading everyones thoughts. They were interesting and I really liked that people have a place to go where they can express themselves and connect with other people.

International Size

2009-02-21T20:50:00.000-08:00

I didn't really like this website. I thought it looked unprofessional. However I do think that it was helpful and interesting. The website had a lot of advertisements but for the right person would be beneficial. The objective of this website was to inform people about their group. It is not easy to navigate but if you can get through to the information you need it is a good program with useful information.

Largely Positive

2009-02-21T20:35:00.000-08:00

This was an interesting website that looked like it was geared towards older women, not as much our age group. I really liked the myth vs fact section. It was very helpful and I learned a lot. I think that this is important because many people have misconceptions about what overweight people. I hope that people look into this and learn so that they can change their prejudices. I think that there are so many people that have these beliefs that overweight people tend to give into them and think horrible thoughts about themselves. This website can give them reinforcements so that they feel better about their bodies and have a higher self esteem.

Fat Acceptance Stuff

2009-02-18T16:09:00.000-08:00

This site has everything you could ever need if you are fat. From art to clothes and even cars for overweight individuals. Not only is it a great resource for all of these things, but it is also about fat acceptance so it is not a website to pressure fat people to change who they are.

Kelly Bliss

2009-02-18T15:49:00.000-08:00

It's very refreshing to see a workout video where the person leading the workout is not a size 2! I can understand why there are teeny aerobic instructors because thats how they sell the product, to say that you will look like them if you follow their tape. But for those of us who are not a size 2 or are out of shape, it's nice to workout with someone you can relate to , not someone you wish you could be. I think these aerobic videos will be much easier to stick with for people who are self concious about exercising.

Back in Skinny Jeans

2009-02-18T12:11:00.002-08:00

I found this blog so refreshing. I don’t know how many times I’ve read about how some celebrity is either criticizing or appreciating the body they have. This site addresses what celebrities are stating. For example Kelly Clarkson recently discussed the issues behind photo shopping, at a Dove self esteem workshop for teens. Basically she stated that not everyone is perfect, which is a good point however, she basically stated that no matter what body you have you are never going to be good enough. What a bad message to send to teen girls. Hopefully, the statements were taken out of context, but anyway I’m glad that someone has the nerve to step up a speak out against the things these celebrities say.

International Size

2009-02-18T12:11:00.001-08:00

This particular website was empowering. It was all about activism. Many of the website that I have previously looked at focus on increase self-esteem and are more about personal stories. This website and organization takes those personal experiences and puts them into action, which I thought was really cool. However, the website itself should include these aspects. The mission statement was great, but the other sections of the page just lead you to other links where you could find more information.

Largely Positive

2009-02-18T12:10:00.000-08:00

I really liked the overall design of this website. I thought the design was inviting and made navigation very easy. The content was interesting and informative as well. I like that the over arching theme of this website is positivity and being positive about one’s body. The message was all about accepting yourself as you are now. Not how you might be 30 pounds from now. Also, I liked how this website is a resource for everyone. Overall, it is all about acceptance, acceptance of yourself and of others.

Big Fat Deal

2009-02-16T22:39:00.000-08:00

I thought this blog was really cool. I think that these blogs that are in the "your choice column" are really great for those who want to voice their opinions about weight issues. I think that I like the kind of unbridled information and opinions that are in these blogs. I think that I like the fact that the opinions of the people writing in these blogs is so raw and just out there. I think that this gives a lot of merit to what they are saying because they are not trying to be politically correct or trying to please anyone. I think its just pure emotion and it makes a big impact on the reader.

International Size Acceptance

2009-02-16T22:28:00.000-08:00

I think this site was a little boring. The more I clicked around, the more i just got sent to other sites or other links. I think that this site could have done a lot better on making this site more informational and less confusing. Maybe it is just me, but I think this site didn't directly have a lot of information to offer the visitors. I think that the whole mission statement of this site was really great and it seemed to be strong, I just felt like this site was boring and not very professional looking.

Largely Positive

2009-02-16T21:08:00.000-08:00

I thought this web site was really cool. It offered up a lot of good information about a lot of different things that I think would be really nice for anyone to read. I think my favorite part was the self-esteem make over section. I think that it was really cool because it had a lot of information that I think would benefit anyone. I like the one that said you should count your blessings. I think this is important in any persons life because lets face it...life can always get worse. We should be happy for the things we have and not focus on the bad things in life. Its hard to do, but its a good piece of advice!

Too Fat for Fashion

2009-02-16T20:29:00.000-08:00

This website looks at the various fashion trends over time. The article I read was about ruffles. The website talks about the positive aspects of ruffles (i.e. very girly) versus the negative aspects such as making it look flattering on your body. The websites discusses how to make fashion trends look good on a larger body, but can be applied to any body type. There are tabs for about any fashion trend you could imagine. It is a fun website to look at and to find fashion tips.

International Size Acceptance Association

2009-02-16T20:16:00.000-08:00

I think it is neat that this website focuses on civil rights issues in terms of size discrimination. I think it was more of a resource website, than one with a bunch of information- it refers you to related websites. I found it interesting that they used the website to advocate for children who have been taken away from their homes because they parents were "neglecting" their children by overfeeding them. I recognize there are diseases which can cause children to be overweight, or can cause children to steal food and continuously eat. My issue with the advocacy is it is too one-sided. They tell you the parents side of the story, but not Child Protective Services' side of the story. I think everyone should be well-educated on an entire issue before picking a side and advocating.

Fat Fu

2009-02-16T00:11:00.000-08:00

That song about boobs cracked me up! Even though I cannot completely relate to the girl's trouble with finding a bra; I recently went up a cup size to a D and when I tried to find bras in my size they only had the boring prints! You would think the bigger the boobs you had, the funner the print...right? But no it's just boring neutrals...so I can relate to squeezing into a C cup in order to wear that adorable polka dot bra. But I do feel for girls who go beyond a D cup because no store carries them, not even Victoria's Secret!

International Size Acceptance Association

2009-02-16T00:01:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that children are being taken away from their families because they are overweight! I thought the story of the young boy who was put into foster care because he was obese was the most powerful story on this website. I liked that this site said that obesity is not disease and people who are obese should not be treated as though they had leprose or the plague.

Largely Positive

2009-02-15T23:53:00.000-08:00

I didn't know that big women produced more estrogen which gives them a greater sex drive...wow! I bet a lot of guys would rethink only going after skinny girls after reading that! But besides that and other interesting facts on this website I really liked the message this site is sending that self worth is not based on size...which ironically smaller is supposedly more valued when everything else is considered the more you have the better.

Too Fat for Fashion

2009-02-11T23:54:00.000-08:00

I thought this was a great blog for women looking to be inspired about size positivity. The one thing that I felt I saw a lot of was information about fashion for larger women rather than size positive things. To me, this site focused more on the fashion than on helping people become more size positive. I think this does help because it may increase some womens confidence levels, but I think it still focuses a little too much on the materialistic part of life rather than acceptance.

Largesse

2009-02-11T21:22:00.000-08:00

I dont think I really liked this website. I couldnt really navigate around as easily as I would have liked. I think the colors were too bright and the links were not as clear as they could have been. One thing I think was ironic and very, very sad was the fact that one of the sites main activists just passed away from complications of weight loss surgery. Its really sad to hear, but I thought it was a little ironic...

Council on Size & Weight Discrimination

2009-02-11T21:13:00.000-08:00

I really like the information this website had to offer. I think that this kind of resources would be great for anyone who experiences discrimination in the workplace. I think a lot of times, the place you work can be the worst place for discrimination...so this would be a great resource for those looking for information about size discrimination in the workplace.

Council on Size and Weight

2009-02-11T01:51:00.000-08:00

Within this site, there are lots of great and positive aspects against the discrimination against weight and differences, which is a great and positive outlook on this society that seems to hold such a stress on beauty and ideals. This is an excerpt from the website which I thought was a good analysis/timeline of the evolution of icons, and their beauty representation in regards to weight.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Twiggy may have seemed to be just the right size in the sixties, but the audiences of the fifties preferred Marilyn Monroe's fuller figure. The body weight of the woman picked as Miss America has gone down each year since the inception of that pageant. And the turn-of-the-century star Lillian Russell, said by many to be the most beautiful woman of all time, weighed between 180 and 200 pounds.

I feel that some of the most beautiful women that I have seen in the media these days, range from really curvy (voluptuous) women like Selma Hayek, to one of my favorites, America Ferrera. This women are true to their heritage and have positive self images, that impact women all over the world. I hope to one day be seen as an icon like America, not in the actress aspect, but as a well known icon/leader.

Invocation for the Size Rights Movement; Largesse

2009-02-11T01:31:00.000-08:00

Invocation for the
Size Rights Movement
Let the voices for size rights be heard
From the highest mountain to the deepest valley
In cities, towns, and villages
Wherever humankind may dwell
Let them plant in the hearts and minds
Of every child, woman, and man
The seeds of size diversity empowerment
In fertile, fallow fields
Let them grow
In the sunlight of reason
With the driving rains of change
To abundant harvests
Of food for thought
Let these voices sing their songs
Of disappointment and of hope
Of anger and of joy
Of frustration and of accomplishment
Through all the vicissitudes
Of human condition and experience
Let them bring
To the struggles of people of size
Dignity, pride, and unity

Let this be our vision and our quest....

This is beautiful, I am speechless. I will be typing this up and giving it to many of my friends. I feel like encouraging thoughts like this are variable and very appropriate for places like bathroom mirrors, and fridges... places that harbor negative feelings towards oneself in body dissatisfaction. I hope that in the future we will have more places that share this kind of philosophy, the stress empowerment of one's body :)
This is a great site that connects women who identity as large, to seek support and empowerment of oneself.

And ruffles have ridges...

2009-02-11T00:50:00.000-08:00

Fashion can be soooo ridiculous, not all bodies can be put into boxes, like they attempt to do here. I am happy that they are trying to flatter women's bodies, but this quote just shares that idea of "bigger isn't flattering, and how bad things would like"

"First up, let's look at ruffles. For the curvy girl, ruffles can be a little tricky, as they will accentuate and enlarge wherever they adorn. We all know there's nothing wrong with looking bigger, but some bigger just isn't flattering. Think of how unflattering large boobs look with a high-neck or turtleneck jumper; all matronly and, frankly, sow-like. Whereas a fitted v-neck flatters and is actually way more demure."

I really wish that there would be fashion etiquette not off the standards off others.

Too Fat for Fashion

2009-02-10T09:22:00.001-08:00

This particular site is a blog for larger women. Like the title suggest it is focused on larger women and fashion. However, it is more geared towards promoting a positive image around larger women and that they too can love and be a part of a fashion world. I also read a couple stories that were posted on women’s struggles with weight; this blog also looks like a place where women can seek advice and council from other women.

Council on Size and Weight

2009-02-10T09:21:00.001-08:00

I really liked this website. I appreciated the fact that they even stated how they are not only a group that works towards changing attitudes about weight, but they also are their to be advocates for larger people. This website had a lot of resources for information on weight and weight issues. It even had a section for students doing projects on weight issues, it gave ideas of topics that could be studied as well as showed where information could be found. Overall, this site is very resourceful and I like the fact that tackling the issue of size from all angles.

Largesse

2009-02-10T09:20:00.000-08:00

I tried using this site. However, it seemed like the site had technical problems. The links (if working) looked like they lead to other websites that promoted being positive about weight and the issues that surround weight.

Fatshionista!

2009-02-09T22:30:00.000-08:00

This website is a fashion website for plus-size women. It has all sorts of links to clothes, coupons, and fashion tips for plus-size women. This is a neat resource for women to use. Most fashion websites focus on super skinny girls which is unrealistic. It is neat for real women to have a place to find clothes that fit their bodies.

Council on Size and Weight...

2009-02-09T22:22:00.000-08:00

This was a really neat website. It focused more on the discrimination portion of weight issues. There was a section on the website which focused on the different types of discrimination. This could be a good resource to use as a teacher. It would be good to use in a counseling situation where there is an issue with weight discrimination. I like how this focuses more on the weight issues than positive weight attitudes.

Largesse

2009-02-09T22:20:00.000-08:00

This website had technical problems when I tried to access it. All the sites linked to it were not accessible. I received error messages when I clicked on the links. This website seems like it is a resource to other "fat positive" websites. I was unable to get to any of these, though. Maybe it needs to be updated?

Kiss My Assets

2009-02-05T11:47:00.000-08:00

This website was very intriguing. It is a blog that discusses weight issues in the media and just life in general. The first story discussed Mary-Kate Olsen and how girls see her "thinness" as an inspiration. One girl even stated how when she feels the urge to give in and eat she just looks at a picture of Mary-Kate. It is sad to see girls choosing role models based on their thinness. What ever happened to looking up to those who change the world like Mother Teresa and Rosa Parks. It is unfortunate because this thinking and overall focus on being thin only fuels the fire around weight and weight bias issues.

Adipositivity

2009-02-05T11:45:00.000-08:00

Wow, this site was very interesting. This website definitely use the shock factor and a tactic to get people's attention. However, I do like the overall vibe that this site is conveying to the audience. The more society is confronted with the reality of weight and body image, hopefully the faster society can start accepting people no matter what shape or size.

Body Positive

2009-02-05T11:42:00.000-08:00

Overall, this website is awesome! I loved how it is focused on body acceptance and understanding how to achieve body acceptance. It even offers exercises in order to increase your body acceptance, which I though was really cool. As far as the layout of the site, I liked how organized it is and that the website is very easy to use.

Fatshionista

2009-02-04T16:52:00.000-08:00

What a cute website! I especially thought the girl who showed pictures of what she was going to wear to her doctors appointment was adorable, a cute leopord dress with green tights! This site seems like a great way to communicate with girls your same size and get fashion advice from regular sized girls.

feministing

2009-02-04T09:45:00.000-08:00

I liked and did not like this website.... I liked that there were a lot of different articles that presented lots of different information. I didn't agree with all the information but I did learn a lot and was able to challenge my views a little to have a better understanding of why I think the way that I think. I didn't like all the advertisements on the website. I just don't like looking at them even if they are for something that I might be interested in. I am tired of always being sold something.

I really like Kelly Clarkson but her two comments made her sound like a fool and I hate that no one today is allowed to be themselves.

Body Positive

2009-02-04T09:38:00.000-08:00

HELLO!! this website is yellow! It is definitely trying to catch someones attention. Which it did because I thought this website was great. I will definitely recommend it to my friend who struggles with body acceptance. I read some of the articles that they had and I thought that they were very helpful in showing the importance of "everyone is beautiful in their own size." I hope that more people come to see this website because it could be very helpful for someone struggling to accept their body.

adipositivity

2009-02-04T09:22:00.000-08:00

I found this website shocking and intriguing. To be honest at first I was a little uncomfortable looking at all the different pictures of overweight women with very little clothes on but then I started to think about how I see thin women in this respect on a regular basis and think absolutely nothing of it. What is so different? the answer is nothing and unfortunately our society has conditioned us to think that something is wrong with an overweight person. The photos on the website are influential and motivating to be accepting of your own body and of others who may look different. Pictures are worth a thousand words and in this case that is so true.

Largesse

2009-02-03T23:27:00.000-08:00

It looked like there were some technical problems with the website, but it seems that it was meant to be a way to connect to fat positive websites, books, and support pages. I thought it was sad about the lady whom the site was named after, died due to complications from a weight loss surgery.

Council on Size and Weight Discrimination

2009-02-03T22:59:00.000-08:00

This is a great resource for people who have faced discrimination in the work place or at school or anywhere else to take action. This website tells people who are discriminated against or discriminate to other people about their weight, that it is not ok. It helps people to find ways to handle weight discrimination, and it also gives good information to people who are weight biased by giving them the true facts about obesity.

adipositivity

2009-02-03T21:42:00.000-08:00

this website seemed a bit "baren" to me, i thought the pictures of all of the big women were cool tho because you dont often see pictures of larger people that are supposed to be seen positivily and not as a joke, so this is way cool! I did not know what the meaning of the title of the website means and it explians adipose is having to do with fat and positivity having to do with acceptence, very cool concept!

body positive website

2009-02-03T21:33:00.000-08:00

I think at first glance this site is very inviting and BRIGHT! definitly attention getting. all of the links on the left hand side have interesting helpful things to help people with body image, one part i liked is "finding your inner parent" its a concept i never thought of but they say it helps women who are "struggling to recognize that they have desires and needs that deserve attention, the more important I think it is to find the part of yourself that will give that attention" (on website) and this is one inner parent, like the rational self-helping person. anyways im going off on a tangent, all in all this site is great!

A Celebration of Curves

2009-02-03T13:43:00.000-08:00

"A Celebration of Curves" focuses on being positive. It has links to plus-size clothes, blogs about negative body talk, and many resources. It also has a news section which features articles in the press about weight. I like how this website is positive and upbeat. It does not focus on hating people who focus on weight, but rather on looking past. This is a fun website which I would recommend to others.

Body Positive

2009-02-03T13:40:00.000-08:00

I really like this website. I think it is an awesome resource! I really liked the section on "Children and Weight". I think it could be valuable for any teacher. In my 3rd grade class I have a girl who told me a coat she was wearing made her look fat. She is the tiniest girl in the class. I think this could be a good resource to use as an early intervention for at-risk students. I also like how this website takes more of a psychological approach to weight.

Adipositivity

2009-02-03T13:36:00.000-08:00

I was not a huge fan of this website. The idea, to help bring acceptance to heavier weights through means other than noting heavy people and their accomplishments, is a good idea. But, I did not think it is necessary to post pictures of naked, or topless, women. I do not want to see pictures of any women like this. We talk about ads which are subjective of women, so I don't think it is better to fire back with the same thing. I think this website did not have much content to it, either. I think there is a lot of area for improvement.

Big Fat Blog

2009-02-03T13:19:00.000-08:00

I think this blog is amazing because like it said, it started as a blog for a class about weight acceptance back in 2000 and has grown in popularity since. I think that something like this is a great was to show support for size-acceptance and support for those struggling with the idea. I think that this Big Fat Blog is really cool because it has had over 3,000 subscribers since its debut and is one of the largest fat-acceptance blogs on the web. This was funny to me because it made me wonder if anyone out there is reading our blogs...kind of a funny thought to me...
I think that this blog creates a safe place for people to talk about and connect with others on the topic of size acceptance. I think more resources like this should be available to those fighting size-acceptance.

Body Positive

2009-02-03T13:12:00.000-08:00

I think the best part about this site was the section about size acceptance. This portion of the site went over a bunch of different myths and ideas that a lot of people have about larger people and their weight. I think this portion of the site was very informative because it helped squash some of the common misconceptions that people may have about being heavier in our society. I think that people should read these things and really try to open their minds to the idea that being heavier than average does not make you less of a person. I think this website sends out a very positive message and could be very beneficial to a lot of people.

Adiopositivity

2009-02-03T13:09:00.000-08:00

I think that this site was really cool in a number of different ways. As everyone knows, a picture is worth a thousand words, and the pictures on this site sent many strong messages about the human body and size acceptance. I think i really liked how strong the images were because they showcased the fact that the female body, both large and small, can be beatiful. i think that these photos do a great job at making that point. I think that people need to see images like this more often rather than images of larger people having to cover up. Big is beautiful and I think it deserved more positive attention like this!

Rotund

2009-02-02T15:37:00.000-08:00

I found this website interesting, i wound up under the tab "diary of a fat teenager" and then clicked on lunch police. It talked about how other countries are going through drastic measures to stop and prevent the obesity epidemic. They talked about how now in Japan there is a national law that they have to measure the size of your waste, and how in Australia they are considering a lunch police that can walk around and snatch up junk food from children who are eating poorly. Interesting topics.

Body Positive

2009-02-02T15:30:00.000-08:00

I really enjoyed this sight. The section i ended up in was called "reflections" and it was women blogging about how the lense in which they have viewed their bodies has kept them from really enjoying life. I was touched by the honesty written, and it definitely made me think about how we only have one body and one life. I will definitely continue to read other various blogs within this website.

Adipositivity

2009-02-02T15:09:00.000-08:00

I loved this sight. I think of the human body as a form of art, and both thin and heavy are beautiful. I think it's great to expose larger bodies in their pure form, our society isn't used to seeing images like this, and sites like this might be able to break the "norm" of what a women's body should look like. Great organization and lovely colors.

The Rotund: Gets my Reflection :)

2009-02-02T01:37:00.000-08:00

Excerpt from The Rotund
"Thank you for writing this.

I am a little ashamed to say that the conversation with CK and Deke ( I love the irony of his name, BTW, so close to what he is) upset me a little tiny bit. It’s hard to see in black and white that people hate you just because of your body, and it is hard to accept that people who have never met you think you are stupid/a liar/delusional/evil/a scourge on the human race and that nothing will sway them from that position. It was enlightening to see in myself that I am not yet at a point in my FA journey to be able to immediately dismiss that haters. This experience helped me in learning that skill though. It also opened my eyes a littl more to the real evil of bigotry, no matter who its victims are.

I also really HATE it when I am RIGHT and they are WRONG and they JUST WON’T ADMIT IT and I can’t SLAP THEM. (Joking. Sort of.)"

Comment by joyousnerd — February 1, 2009 @ 7:47 pm

This is why sites like this are important, they are connecting to someone and providing them with strength and that feeling of inclusiveness that is essential to humans and human kind. I feel that if there weren't sites like this for people to share their feelings and get validation, that people like "dick-whatever his name is and CK(mcbuttface)) ha! could really do some damage on people and not even know it.

So Beautiful, Adipositivity

2009-02-02T01:24:00.000-08:00

Adipose: Of or relating to fat.

Positivity: Characterized by or displaying acceptance or affirmation.

The hope is to widen definitions of physical beauty. Literally

Literally... this is the most amazing website advocating for women of size I have ever seen. It was really organized in a manner that really shared the beauty behind what a lot of our society doesn't see, beauty,authenticity, strength and truth. I love this site, and favorited it right away. It reminds me of one of my dreams in life, to be a nude model (at least once in my life) for a life drawing class. Sites like this bring inspiration to me and really share a strength/courage that many people fear. Physical beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and colors, and I think that this site definitely shares that.
I went to a women's leadership conference this past friday in portland, and one of the sessions I listened to was about reclaiming the "F" word, "Fat" especially on college campuses, and with sites like this I think, we definitely as a community could be inspired to make the change to acceptance of all forms, that in fact are beauty.

Body Positive :)

2009-02-02T01:19:00.000-08:00

I really enjoy this site and the aspects it brings to help women seek out a positive self-body image. There are many links that I clicked on in interest, so the general overall use of the site is easy and interesting. I really like how I felt that I could contribute to the site, but putting in my say. I wrote in on the 200 ways to love you body, in which I wrote how I felt about my body, which at the moment is really good. I also saw that there was a 200 things I would lose if I stopped loving my body, and to be honest if I quite loving my body I would lose my curves (my real women curves) and my breasts, two things I love :)
*The only thing that I think could/should be changed about the site, is the color scheme, it really screams carrots! to me, with the oranges and light greens, it just screams eat me! I sincerely think it does, and as I continue to analyze the media that I am confronted with, I meet it with open arms, but will question it, so I think that although it's great, the colors need to be more inclusive to the context.

Big Fat Deal

2009-01-29T10:28:00.000-08:00

This is another good website for women who are concerned about their bodies, or not, and are able to safely talk to other women about issues they are facing. I felt bad for the girl who wrote the blog saying it feels like a lie when her mother tells her she is beautiful. It is very sad that young girls cannot feel confident with their bodies but it is a very common problem, this is probably the greates reason why this website exists, to provide support and advice to deal with these issues.

Adipositivity

2009-01-29T10:18:00.000-08:00

Wow!...ok I'll admit at first I was a little shocked to see naked bodies suddenly appear in front of me. But after reading the mission statement and looking at all of the photos I saw that these were not pictures of fat women who were beautiful, but of beautiful women who happened to be fat. This website shows that all women, regardless of size, deserves to be thought of as a work of art and to be beautiful.

Body Positive

2009-01-29T10:05:00.000-08:00

This is a great website to help women think twice about dieting and have a good fighting argument against those who do diet. It gives good facts to help women to see that while you will get results from dieting, the moment you stop your diet you will soon get very negative results. This website is also a good resource to prove that no matter what you do eventually you will end up the way you are so you might as well accept and love yourself the way you are now.