The Demoiselles

An article on Jezebel yesterday alerted us of a New Zealand advertisement for a weight loss drug, Xenical. Sure, we’ve all seen commercials on the tube for everything from pills to patches to pulsating electrical currents that promise to shed the pounds while you sit around sedentary – ahh, the easy life. But what if [...]

Reading this secret made me ache inside.  I can’t imagine being so ashamed of my own body – for whatever reason – that I couldn’t stand looking at it, or touching it. …okay, you know what?  That’s a lie.  I can totally imagine it. In fact, I think we all can, sometimes.  Anorexia.  Body dysmorphia.  [...]

It doesn’t matter who you are, or how far you’ve come, or how high your self esteem is: Some days, you’re going to hate your body. It will be too fat, or too thin, or bloated from that third slice of pizza you knew you shouldn’t have eaten.  It will feel uncomfortable, or bony, or [...]

It didn’t take long for me to react to the following photos, originally published in “Curves Ahead,” an editorial from the January issue of V Magazine (also called “the size issue”). My reaction was, in short: Do I see back fat?  Sexy back fat? And does that mean I could have sexy back fat? And [...]

It’s been a while since we posted some love for our fellow writers, but we have been watching!  Some of these links are older than our usual one to two weeks, but they’re no less badass for it.  Enjoy!   Image via TheRoot.com The Root congratulates Gabourey Sidibe on her starring role in Precious, and [...]

Last week we reported on PETA’s Florida billboard, which told viewers to “lose the blubber” by going vegetarian.  After a huge public outcry, PETA has announced that they’re replacing the billboard with this:   Same message, different method.  Those that never saw the original billboard still get the idea (as well as have their fat-shame triggered), [...]

**Update! PETA replaced the billboard…but is the replacement any better?  Jennifer Nicole weighs in here. Hey PETA!  We heard about your new ad campaign.   We also heard about your press statement (given by Ashley Byrne, a senior campaigner for PETA, to the Huffington Post) when legitimate news sources all over the country reported on the [...]