Podcast Episode: School’s Started and Anti-Diet Culture
Sorry for the delay, but this went live over a week ago!!! Talking about how school is going for the little guy and my issues with anti-diet culture. Listen here:
Sorry for the delay, but this went live over a week ago!!! Talking about how school is going for the little guy and my issues with anti-diet culture. Listen here:
Most body positive and body image posts I’ve seen online seem to be very focused on those who are size 16 or larger. But what about those who are short, regardless of size? Especially those who are on the small… Continue Reading
I’ve seen posts on social media from people who’re complaining about some clothing businesses filing for bankruptcy and “how sad” it is for them. Yes, it’s sad that people are losing jobs, but many of these places have had issues… Continue Reading
Size inclusivity isn’t just about plus versus non-plus, but also height. The petite market, which includes people who are larger, is widely ignored by so-called size inclusivity activists. Continue Reading
Plenty of people in the “body positive” movement are anti-mirror. They feel that it makes others self-conscious of their looks, that they’re too fa t (or two skinny), that their skin just “isn’t right” and so forth. They don’t even… Continue Reading
At the risk of sounding like I’m part of the radical right, I really want to ask, “what ARE we allowed to say these days?” I find that EVERYTHING that doesn’t sound “woke” seems wrong. Hell, me suggesting that people… Continue Reading
NOTE: This was originally posted on DelectablyChic! in 2015 (well, the text – the photo is recent). Three years later, I stand by what I wrote – perhaps even MORE SO, thanks to certain people (see my last post on … Continue Reading
Over the summer of 2017, I was looking for good yoga shorts to wear to class – both barre and yoga. But no matter which store I go to, I find it impossible to find something good. Ideally, I don’t… Continue Reading
People who follow me on Instagram know that I post at least one outfit picture of me wearing a Canadian/Canadian-based brand a week and hashtag it #isupportcanadianfashion (note: most of the pictures are mine, but some aren’t!). I started posting… Continue Reading
I recently finished Victoire Dauxerre’s Size Zero: My Life as a Disappearing Model, a memoir on how the fashion industry and being a model drove her into having an eating disorder. Ms. Dauxerre never really thought of becoming a model… Continue Reading