Fat and the Male gaze
“Why can’t you be like other girls and wear what other girls wear?!” This from my boyfriend/son’s father a few months after our son was born. He pulled up on me with his friends at…
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“Fat People Stink.” Style as a neutralizer.
“Baby. Fat people stink.” This from my favorite aunt. My mom’s sister. Because that matters. Perhaps the most impactful person in my life. I wasn’t shocked, appalled, or surprised at this statement. Not coming from…
View PostLovability over “sustainability”… and the myth of “If I can’t wear it with three things in my closet I don’t buy it.”
There is an oft-repeated tale of sustainability and underconsumption that proposes the following: Before purchasing an item of clothing, make sure you can wear it with three items in your closet. People have absolved themselves…
View PostBlack Joy is Resistance
Black Joy is a form of resistance. To resist the burdens of oppression and to live fully beneath the gaze of white supremacy is RESISTANCE. When I sing, I have to sing “to the heavens”. …
View PostShining, Shining, Shining, Shining… All of this Winning!
I have said this before, especially on Instagram, but I will say it again. Body positivity, age acceptance, dark-skin love, etc. are movements that exist within the confines of social medias. These movements…
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