Let’s face is: 2016 was a shitshow. While we all try to be positive for 2017, the looming inauguration is scary as hell. That’s why it is especially important that we all band together to be strong for ourselves and each another. In a time of global warming, war, humanitarian crises and other disasters, one...
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Come See The Body Political’s Mind-Blowing Show Tomorrow in Oakland
No matter how you approach it, fat bodies are political. Bay Area-based the Body Political subverts mainstream attitudes toward all oppressed bodies. Tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 20), TBP will confront social myths about bodies through spoken stories of resistance at the Oakland Metro Operahouse near Jack London Square in Oakland, California. The show is produced by Laika Fox and...
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Watch these Brave Women Call Out the Fatphobic Comments They’ve Faced
The #FightFatPhobia video originated from the depths of my own darkest holdings around the hatred I’ve experienced. I brought that hatred into the spotlight so it could be released, and so I could connect cathartically to the experiences of other fat-bodied womyn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEbUoYswwAg Since I began combining my personal experiences of fatphobia from childhood with my current graduate school studies...
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Music Monday for Body Positivity Week!
Today is the kickoff of our #BodyPositivityWeek here at Wear Your Voice. What better way to really get pumped than to toss on some #musicmonday tunes and move your body? Dance isn’t about exercise; it’s about moving your body in a way that feels good. Sometimes it’s about self-expression — another vehicle like writing, visual...