As someone who also lost a dramatic amount of weight over a fairly short period of time, I find Gabby’s words almost revolutionary. Like many, I first became aware of Gabourey Sidibe when she played the title character in Lee Daniels’ 2009 film Precious, an adaptation of the urban novel “Push” by Sapphire. I was...
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Dear Virgie: Ashley Nell Tipton’s Weight Loss Surgery – WTF?
Invoking the language of self-love and body-love to rationalize weight loss surgery is gaslighting. Period. CW: This article will discuss weight loss surgery (WLS), including reference to direct quotes from a People magazine article on Ashley Nell Tipton’s recent decision to undergo WLS Dear Virgie, I woke up this morning to learn that Ashley Nell...
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Fat Activists: Stop Bashing Gabourey Sidibe Over Her Weight-Loss Surgery
When Gabourey Sidibe announced that she had bariatric surgery, a lot of her former supporters threw up their arms and called her a traitor. “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.” This old saying comes to mind as I watch armchair critics weigh in on Gabourey Sidibe’s recent weight-loss surgery. Can we just let Gabourey Sidibe...
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Every Body Positive Person Needs to Support Lizzo Right Now
It is not at all a stretch to fall hard for Lizzo. Her rhymes are masterful, her voice is velvety, and her beats are bouncing. So we need to pay her. Unless you’ve been hunkering down and avoiding all TV, print media and social feeds for some (stupid, orange, small-handed) reason, you’ve already heard of...