Sometimes I HATE the New York Times -- Size 12 is not fat!. Or so they've realized. Somehow it's not news.
I gave her everything... jewels, beautiful dresses -- with beautiful girls in them.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Jan 14, 2010 7:48:51 am PST #1468 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Jesse - Jan 14, 2010 7:51:18 am PST #1469 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The Style section is generally infuriating.
§ ita § - Jan 14, 2010 7:56:48 am PST #1470 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It did educate me to the fat fetishisation--I had no idea they were retouching images to make models look fatter, or having models wear padding. How weird. Hire bigger women! It's not like the ideals of thinness that can only exist in Photoshop.
Kat - Jan 14, 2010 8:05:13 am PST #1471 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Enh. The Project Rungay guys had a post about the V shoot along with the pics and people talked about how they touch up the big girls to make them look fat.
What makes me shrug is they show the "plus" models topless, with a focus on the rolls, when most women who are larger would rather focus on butt and boobs.
tommyrot - Jan 14, 2010 8:08:14 am PST #1472 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Under The Influence: Masters of the Universe Tribute Art Show
This is my fave: [link]
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Skeletor is hot!
I also like "Trimming The Bowl Cut" and "Skeletor Gets A Root Canal"
Polter-Cow - Jan 14, 2010 8:18:04 am PST #1473 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Under The Influence: Masters of the Universe Tribute Art Show
Heh. That reminds me of the Lost Underground Art Project. More pictures here.
shrift - Jan 14, 2010 8:26:59 am PST #1474 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Had an appointment to give blood this morning. Even though I'm much healthier than I was 6 months ago when last I tried, today my blood pressure was too high. Grump.
Kathy A - Jan 14, 2010 8:40:45 am PST #1475 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
That reminds me--they're having a blood drive here at work today, but I'm on HBP meds, so I probably won't be able to give.
Jessica - Jan 14, 2010 8:43:05 am PST #1476 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm not sure what the intent of that article is supposed to be, but the tone of "ZOMG! SIZE 12 WOMAN NOT A DISGUSTING PIG!" is typical of the NYT Style section.
flea - Jan 14, 2010 8:48:21 am PST #1477 of 30001
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That article also emphasized how sizes are kind of arbitrary. The model has a smaller waist than I do, and I wear a 6 (in things that sit on the hips, which everything does these days. I am narrow-hipped.)