Comments on: I’ve Got Something in My Eye

By: Isa

Isa — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:33:52 +0000

Aww. Seeing happy people makes me feel happy.

By: krismcn

krismcn — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:09:46 +0000

I'm glad to hear you decided the Fat and Fit pictures were a good idea. Your objections on the call for pictures post stayed with me as I was deciding whether to submit a picture. It's a fine line between raising visibility and feeding into good fatty/bad fatty tropes. But ultimately, I think you're right that visibility is so important. And who doesn't get at least a little choked up at pictures of happy people in love??

By: Cimorene

Cimorene — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:39:04 +0000

Oh my god! All those happy fat people! Don’t they know they’re on the verge of death simply because they’re fat! Oh dear! Oh lord! Lawzee! Somebody needs to tell them they’re fat or else they might infect other people with their hideousness! Or else they might do something even worse, like be happy with their lives!

And god knows we can’t have that. Happy fat people? Ladies, come on. Don’t know you the world would end if people were fat and happy?

Now I’ma go eat some meringue cookies and have some fat sex.

By: SarahMC

SarahMC — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:41:38 +0000

Seeing Sweet Machine's name reminds me that I initially considered the "fat athletes" slide show offensive and patronizing. But commenters on her post swayed me (including her).

By: BearDownCBears

BearDownCBears — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:12:28 +0000

Oh, oops, you’re right. I thought it was that caliper test. Actually, now that I think about it, that might just be called a “caliper test”.

By: SarahMC

SarahMC — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:11:18 +0000

Sorry to hear that, Bear.

But glad you liked the gallery, Vegkitty!

By: Sweet Machine

Sweet Machine — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:04:43 +0000

BearDownCBears, BMI *is* just height and weight. It’s (weight) / (height squared).

I’m sorry to hear about your health insurance being denied.

By: BearDownCBears

BearDownCBears — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:53:42 +0000

Yo Sarah, I think I might toss that fat athlete site over to my new health insurance, who jacked up my rate $35/month for being “too heavy” for my height. No blood pressure/cholesterol/lifestyle stats, nothing. Not even BMI. Just a little table that the pencil-neck on the other end used to fill in her Excel worksheet. That’s, like, waaayyyy easier than using a formula and junk to figure it out.

By: BeckySharper

BeckySharper — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:51:14 +0000

It makes me happy anytime someone is out there loudly proclaiming that women can and will have love and companionship no matter what their weight, age, ability, income, etc.

That’s the reality, of course, but since we never, ever see that reality portrayed in our culture, we’re brainwashed into thinking romance and sex is only for the young, thin, pretty and rich.

By: vegkitty

vegkitty — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:46:19 +0000

Perfect timing for me on this one.

I went on my first date in about 2 years today. The guy is UNBELIEVABLY CUTE. As I was walking to the car afterwards, I realized that if I had had this date around a year ago, I would have spent the whole time wondering, “What does he see in me?” and assuming that he couldn’t possibly like me as more than a friend because I’m not a size 10. But, knowing myself better and actually (gasp) loving my body as it is means that I spent the whole time ENJOYING MYSELF.

So, yes, yes, yes. Cosign this sentiment a million times over.