In a Class By Themselves
Size Wise "Dedicated to bringing you all the information you need to live your life fully--at any size."
Kelly Bliss' Plus Size Yellow Pages can help you "find everything needed to live large in a small world!"
Club BBW has dozens of links to size-positive sites, with an emphasis on social groups and events around the U.S.
SizeNet "Europe's leading size and self-acceptance website"
Big People UK "is a site dedicated to those people who consider themselves big and for those who do not have a problem with big people. The main aim of the site is to support and give Big People of the UK a voice. It is also a site which will challenge peoples beliefs and demystify Big People."
I'm Super, Thanks for Asking! is a wonderful site full of resources for supersize folks
Living and Loving Large is an article from GayToday that gives a good overview of the fat acceptance scene in the gay and lesbian communities.
Living Large and in Color is a great site with all kinds of resources and support for people of size and color.
Fat humans aren't the only ones who are beautiful--meet TubCat!
Largesse has created an amazing Fat Liberation Archive preserving documents, news clippings, sound files, and other pieces of the history of the size acceptance movement.
Another wonderful set of historical materials is the Mayer Collection of Fat Liberation
, made available through the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut. This collection was created by Vivian Mayer, a fat activist and researcher who also wrote under the name of Aldebaran.
The Famine-Resistant Home Page "It's not a size but an attitude!"
Do you know anybody who suffers from Orthorexia? Author Steven Bratman, M.D. is all for healthful eating, but he definitely sees people who take it way too far.
Guide to Sex for Large Couples is just what it sounds like: a primer on positions, techniques, and other ideas to make your sex life more interesting, at any size. Yohannon's Sexual Positions for Fat People is another discussion of just a few of the many and varied ways we do it. And if you need a little practical assistance, The Liberator Wedge and the Liberator Ramp are pillows designed to enhance sex and facilitate different sexual positions--and they come in plus size versions! They've been recommended by people I know for getting around the problem of bellies that get in the way.
Love Your Belly.com Your belly isn't shameful--it's sacred!
The folks at BelliesAreBeautiful.com thinks so, too--and so will you, when you take a look at their body-positive photo gallery!
BellyCast.com Okay, they advertise it for moms-to-be to make a cast of their very pregnant bellies--but why should they get to have all the fun? Get some friends and a few of these kits (order extras if you're worried about coverage--they're cheap!) and celebrate your belly in all its curvaceous splendor!
Big Fat Blog This site links to, and gives opinions on, articles dealing with fat. It's written by Paul McAleer from a fat-positive perspective.
The Lard Biscuit "The never-ending mission of Lard Biscuit Enterprises is to serve up all the lard that's fit to render; to praise the lard of others and propagate its wider appreciation; to battle valiantly against the multifarious evils that seek to destroy lard and all it represents; to champion the incomparable elegance and beauty possessed by women of lard; and to provide the finest in American lardy goodness that doesn't cost a shitload. That is the Lard Biscuit Way." There is nothing more I can add...except that this is one hell of a good site!!
What do you get when you mix a scale, a .45 old west Colt, a .30 M1 rifle, and a woman who will no longer be ruled by the numbers on the scale? Freedom From Tyranny!
Ben Simon, also known as "that fat guy who dances like a madman at Sonics games," is Seattle's favorite sports fan.
The Chubsters are a vicious girl gang--and they'll let you join up!
Cate's Garage Sale Finds features these pages that she calls "the easiest diet plan ever"--a.k.a. Starvation Made Easy!
Or, for more evil things that some of us did to ourselves in the name of weight loss, check out these Weight Watchers recipe cards from 1974
BodyPositive is a terrific site by psychologist and fitness instructor Debora Burgard, Ph.D. who wants to empower everyone to "Change your mind, change your culture, and let your body be!"
Body Beautiful/Body Perfect: Challenging the Status Quo is an thought-provoking article from the e-zine Disability Cool that explores the link between fat oppression and the experiences of women with disabilities.
So many people put so much energy into looking like the models in the magazines--or into berating themselves because they can't. Here, the the Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs has produced an online tutorial exposing some of the technological tricks the media uses to retouch fashion photos. It seems that even the models themselves don't look like the models in those magazines!
Ready for another eye-opener? You've probably seen those cheesy TV ads for Leptoprin--you know, the diet pill that the oh-so-serious, authoritative, badass blonde tells you is worth $153 for a thirty-day supply, because you're so massively overweight (20 pounds or more!!) and every other diet plan HAS FAILED!!! Then there's the followup--the ads for Leptopril, the generic version of Leptoprin, which a slightly softer, more sympathetic, less imperious brunette assures you is the same powerful formula, and only $29.95 a month!! In Great News for the Fat and Gullible! BlogCritics Magazine brings you the real story behind this particular form of snake oil.
Ever wonder what a real human would look like with Barbie's proportions? Look here and see!
AdiosBarbie.com is a one-stop body shop, where women and men of all cultures and sizes can learn about their bodies; feel proud and comfortable in their natural shapes, sizes, and colors; speak out against impossible beauty standards; and share their experiences.
About-Face (formerly the Stop Starvation Imagery Campaign) is an effort to combat negative and distorted images of women and promote alternatives through education and action--and humor. Their site features a "Gallery of Offenders"--ads that depict women in demeaning, victimized, and dangerous ways--and a gallery of positive images that show women in a balanced, healthy, non-stereotypic light. They invite your contributions to both.
Adbusters is a wonderfully subversive bunch of folks who have taken on the forces of mind control and blind consumerism in the media. Here, they've parodied the exploitative, heroin-addict-chic images in Calvin Klein's notorious Obsession ads.
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