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Fat Women On Stage & Screen

We wrote about Neil LaBute’s play “Fat Pig” way back in 2006 (links to a cached version of the post since mopie.com is still intermittently down) so it’s been on the radar for quite some time. But Sheila sent along this article in the Guardian, in response to the new London production of “Fat Pig,” [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Fat Women On Stage & Screen”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/10/09/fat-women-on-stage-screen/” });

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Let’s Be Part Of The Two Percent

I was looking to post something funny, but instead I found the very sad statistic that only two percent of women around the world describe themselves as beautiful.
From Brazil to the Netherlands to Argentina — across cultures, ages, ethnicities and race — women make it clear they believe there is a one-dimensional and narrow, physical [...]

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Weirdest Courtship Ritual Ever

Thanks to Pop Culture Junk Mail, I discovered a very funny site dedicated to mocking sexist, illogical, badly drawn, and otherwise ridiculous Stupid Comics. I thought of you guys when I read this one, in which a woman loses 56 pounds in 5 weeks, then hooks up with the boss who ordered her to lose [...]

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Fear Itself

While I was looking for BFD Classic entries, I ran across a Kirstie Alley quote about being “too fat for sex.” In the original post, I wrote:
Putting your life on hold and thinking you’re “too fat” to do something is one of the most depressing side effects of being overweight. It’s unfortunate that [Kirstie [...]

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Here Comes The Pie

bridal shower Originally uploaded by mo pie
Just an administrative note: Since I’m getting married this weekend and am in the throes of last-minute wedding details and decisions and to-dos, this week I’ll be re-posting a few “BFD classic” entries from back in the day that you [...]

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