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Hate Your Body? Drop Acid!

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Well, it’s certainly an unconventional approach, but apparently Selma Blair thinks its a good idea.
The Hellboy star admits she is always criticising her looks, and the only thing she likes about her body is her hands. And when filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro suggested that taking [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Hate Your Body? Drop Acid!”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/08/06/hate-your-body-drop-acid/” });

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Good Mom Bad Mom

Today the generous ladies of Good Mom/Bad Mom featured this post. They say it’s a lousy badge but we LOVE it. And when you go over to Good Mom Bad Mom click on the links. The bloggers featured will keep you engrossed all day.

Thank you Good Mom/Bad Mom. 

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How to Look Good Naked

We interrupt DTBMULF for this special announcement. 
There’s a new episode of How to Look Good Naked on tonight on Lifetime.
The surprisingly moving show really helps women think differently about their figures. Almost to a woman they think they are bigger than they are and of course always more beautiful than they believed.
Also tonight moving episode of Wipeout is on where [...]

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Retoucher To The Stars

Ah yes, airbrushing, airbrushing, a favorite topic around here. This New Yorker article takes a fascinating look at Pascal Dangin, a retoucher so prized that famous photographers won’t work with anyone else, and who was name checked in The Devil Wears Prada.
“Her face is too high and elongated, mainly by the angle of the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Retoucher To The Stars”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/28/retoucher-to-the-stars/” });

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The Airbrushipation Of Mimi

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At this point we’re used to magazines airbrushing or misrepresenting cover photos with ironically juxtaposed headlines. But that doesn’t mean we should stop pointing it out! This week’s victim is Mariah Carey, on the cover of Elle next to [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “The Airbrushipation Of Mimi”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/09/the-airbrushipation-of-mimi/” });

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Beth Ditto Is The New Fierce

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I had to recycle my favorite Beth Ditto fashion picture, because I have just heard the awesome news that Beth is designing a fashion line for Evans, a size 14-32 retailer in the UK. That’s right, I [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Beth Ditto Is The New Fierce”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/08/beth-ditto-is-the-new-fierce/” });

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A Fat Acceptance Activist’s take on “Wanted”

Thanks to Lucinda, who sent in the following review! I didn’t see Wanted this weekend, but my students have told me it’s really good. Did you guys see it over the holiday weekend? Did you have the same reaction as Lucinda did?
I was psyched to see WANTED, the new summer blockbuster action flick — [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “A Fat Acceptance Activist’s take on “Wanted””, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/07/a-fat-acceptance-activists-take-on-wanted/” });

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Fat Rant III

The end is the best part. Go, Joy!
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Celebrity Offspring Bans The Word “Fat”

Saw this tidbit about Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick’s son James (who I believe is 5 years old) and his hate of the word “fat.”
Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker have been banned from using the word `fat’ at home - by their politically correct young son. Little James Wilke insists the word [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Celebrity Offspring Bans The Word “Fat””, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/18/celebrity-offspring-bans-the-word-fat/” });

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Malan Breton Designs For Nikki Blonsky

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I was in Vegas this weekend, and at one point I think Weetabix said something drunkenly about Malan from Project Runway and Nikki Blonsky, but I didn’t really understand, as I was probably on the third pitcher of mojitos at that point. But I have Googled [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Malan Breton Designs For Nikki Blonsky”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/17/malan-breton-designs-for-nikki-blonsky/” });

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More Wacky Celebrity Diets

Now you too can diet like a celebrity, using everything from cayenne pepper to colonics in order to “detox” your body and lose weight. Yummy!
Martha’s Vineyard Detox Diet: Followers include ridiculously skin-and-bones supe Gisele Bundchen, weight loss master Robin Quivers and the muscular Madonna. The 21-day detox promises devotees to shed 21 pounds in [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “More Wacky Celebrity Diets”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/13/more-wacky-celebrity-diets/” });

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This Time I’ll Spare You The “Not-So-Fat-Lady Sings” Joke

We wrote about Deborah Voight all the way back in 2006. You might remember her as the opera singer who was fired for being too fat, and who had gastric bypass surgery. She was recently rehired to sing the same role that she was fired for, back in the day. The New York [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “This Time I’ll Spare You The “Not-So-Fat-Lady Sings” Joke”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/12/this-time-ill-spare-you-the-not-so-fat-lady-sings-joke/” });

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Celebrity Fatwatch: Eyeroll Edition

Has there been more uproar lately about celebrities gaining and losing weight, or have I just noticed it more? Three posts I ran across today in quick succession:
1. “Carnie Wilson’s War” (with video from the Tyra Banks show, of course) is Carnie’s battle with her weight after her highly publicized weight loss surgery.
2. Britney Spears [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Celebrity Fatwatch: Eyeroll Edition”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/10/celebrity-fatwatch-eyeroll-edition/” });

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12-Year-Old Asks What She’s “Doing Wrong”

We’ve helped a 21-year-old, a 16-year-old, and a 14-year-old. Now we have a 12-year-old, and we have a tough job ahead of us. You see, she isn’t looking for body image advice. She went to the site hello i am fat (funny blog title; sad search term) because she wants to be skinny like [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “12-Year-Old Asks What She’s “Doing Wrong””, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/06/12-year-old-asks-what-shes-doing-wrong/” });

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Madonna’s Big Fat Thighs

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How did I not know there was a site called Celebrity Body Gossip? Well, there is, and according to them, Madonna hates her “big fat thighs.” Oh, Madonna!
The original story comes from the Daily Mail:
[D]espite a body that belies her 49 years, it [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Madonna’s Big Fat Thighs”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/05/madonnas-big-fat-thighs/” });

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Madonna’s Big Fat Thighs

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How did I not know there was a site called Celebrity Body Gossip? Well, there is, and according to them, Madonna hates her “big fat thighs.” Oh, Madonna!
The original story comes from the Daily Mail:
[D]espite a body that belies her 49 years, it [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Madonna’s Big Fat Thighs”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/05/madonnas-big-fat-thighs/” });

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Fat, Fame, And Ricky Gervais

As you probably know, if you know anything about me, my favorite show is The Office, and you know I’ll take any excuse to mention it in this blog. I recently discovered The Office Alliance podcast, and have been listening to episodes during my long commutes. Having run out of new episodes, I recently [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Fat, Fame, And Ricky Gervais”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/02/fat-fame-and-ricky-gervais/” });

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Celebrity Weighing Scale

I was expecting this scale to rank you from, say, Kate Moss to John Goodman. But actually it seems a bit more tongue-in-cheek than that!
It seems everyone is obsessed about their weight these days. Too fat, too thin, size zero this, obese that. The whole weight debate is enough to make you want to smash [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Celebrity Weighing Scale”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/28/celebrity-weighing-scale/” });

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Wide Screen: Made of Honor

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Character: Hillary, played by Emily Nelson
Credits: It looks like she’s only been acting a few years, although she looks really familiar to me. Maybe I saw her on ER?
Plot points: She plays one of the bridesmaids in lead character Hannah’s wedding, along with Bitter Cousin Bridesmaid [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Wide Screen: Made of Honor”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/26/wide-screen-made-of-honor/” });

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Starbucks Barista Tries To Fatten Up Olsen Twins

Taking it one step beyond “eat a sandwich,” Starbucks baristas tried to combat the Olsen twins’ skinniness by secretly substituting full-fat milk for nonfat in their lattes.
The Olsen’s rep responded to the latte lunacy saying, “This is ridiculous.” Yes, it is, but one fellow latte-lover close to the Olsens (who requested anonymity) said that she [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Starbucks Barista Tries To Fatten Up Olsen Twins”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/starbucks-barista-tries-to-fatten-up-olsen-twins/” });

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Tuesday Open Thread

Here’s your open thread, with a tidbit to kick off discussion:
If you were making a “most beautiful” list, who would you put on it?
Feel free to discuss this story or anything else in the open thread! Regular posting will resume next week.
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America’s Next Top Plus-Size Model?

This year on ANTM, a “plus-size” model named Whitney made it to the final two. If you don’t want to know who wins, stop reading!
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America’s Next Top Plus-Size Model?

This year on ANTM, a “plus-size” model named Whitney made it to the final two. If you don’t want to know who wins, stop reading!
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America’s Next Top Plus-Size Model?

This year on ANTM, a “plus-size” model named Whitney made it to the final two. If you don’t want to know who wins, stop reading!
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America’s Next Top Plus-Size Model?

This year on ANTM, a “plus-size” model named Whitney made it to the final two. If you don’t want to know who wins, stop reading!
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America’s Next Top Plus-Size Model?

This year on ANTM, a “plus-size” model named Whitney made it to the final two. If you don’t want to know who wins, stop reading!
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America’s Next Top Plus-Size Model?

This year on ANTM, a “plus-size” model named Whitney made it to the final two. If you don’t want to know who wins, stop reading!
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Guess What 99.5 Out Of 100 “Beautiful People” Have In Common?

I’ve been carrying around People Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful issue all week, having bought it because I thought it would be interesting to talk about, but it wasn’t until the weekend that I had time to crack it open and check it out. And oh my god, it was worse than I thought! I [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Guess What 99.5 Out Of 100 “Beautiful People” Have In Common?”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/11/guess-what-995-out-of-100-beautiful-people-have-in-common/” });

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WLS & Divorce

The Star Jones divorce news reminded me that the divorce rate is supposedly much higher for weight-loss surgery patients. I was idly pondering this and ran across this post at A Smaller Target, where Espy says the divorce rate is 60-80% and speculates on some of the reasons for this.
Part of the reason is that [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “WLS & Divorce”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/04/30/wls-divorce/” });

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Hallie Vs. Alley

I was out of town this weekend unexpectedly (and it was awesome) so I didn’t get a post together for today. Instead, I’ll recommend Weetabix’s post over at Elastic Waist about Halle Berry and Kirstie Alley:
Here’s a picture of Kirstie Alley exiting a restaurant, but what’s striking is the commentary: the anonymous writer has snarky [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Hallie Vs. Alley”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/04/28/hallie-vs-alley/” });

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Airbrushing The Thin

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We all know that OK Magazine lied about Britney’s weight loss, and Glamour airbrushed America Ferrera. And now there’s another problem—or is it a problem? Conde Nast has admitted to airbrushing ultra-thin models to [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Airbrushing The Thin”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/04/22/airbrushing-the-thin/” });

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“Losing Weight Is Like Beating Cancer”

A socialite who was once chubby has lost some weight. And what perspective she has on the whole issue! So inspiring!
I do have a battle to fight every day I wake up, so sometimes I give off that impression. But guys, I’m at a normal, healthy weight. And If I don’t watch every piece of [...]

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A Perfect Storm Of Evil

Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian (I am really sad that I know who either of these people is) and The Evil (hint: a food), all together in one news tidbit. Apparently, on a Vegas radio show, Paris said of Kim:
“I would not want [Kim’s butt] — it’s gross! It reminds me of [the evil] [...]

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The Goldilocks Paradox

There’s a conversation going on in the comments about whether some people look better when they’re heavier. The discussion started with Rhonwyn’s comment right here:
[w]hile I’m on the subject of Queen Latifah and losing weight: do any of you think some people just look better when they’re heavier? I hardly recognized Star Jones after her [...]

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You’re Fat, Ugly, Slutty And Dumb (And So Am I)

First, a slight meta note: I’m having some back-end issues with the blog, so posting may be a little spotty this week as I try to clear it up. In the meantime, I’ve been sitting on this article that inky sent me while I was out of town; it’s by local writer Violet [...]

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Britney’s Fake Weight Loss

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What happens when magazines are too lazy to hire an airbrusher? OK Magazine did a cover story on her supposed weight loss (”15 LBS IN JUST 4 WEEKS!”) and accompanied it with a cover photo taken in 2003. [...]

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How To Piss People Off

I’ve been going through my mailbox from when I was out of town, and here’s one of the stories that I missed: sixteen-year-old Chloe Marshall won the title of “Miss Surrey” and is the first plus-size girl to compete for the title of Miss England.
“Everybody thinks you have to be a tall, slim blonde and [...]

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How To Look Bad Naked

Here’s Leah McClaren’s unique criticism of the show How To Look Good Naked, which we talked about a while back.
Each episode begins with a regular chubby gal, clad only in underwear, crying in front of a three-way full-length mirror as Kressley stands behind her, pointing out the positives. “Look at this gorgeous décolleté,” he’ll say. [...]

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OMGWTFBBW!!

Ezinearticles.com just made a list of the “Top 40 BBWs of all time.” Sounds good, right? Sure, until you get to the list, and you realize that some of the women on it are not all what most people would consider “BBW”s. Mo’nique, Camryn Manheim, Mama Cass, Rosie O’Donnell… sure. But Jamie [...]

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The World’s Most Beautiful Woman Is Too Fat

In 2004, Aishwarya Rai was called the most beautiful woman in the world. And hey, I’ve seen Bride and Prejudice; I don’t disagree. But apparently, she’s… well, Bollywood Fat.
In 2005, one source posted a picture of her showing her belly and said in tones of shock and horror:
Is this is the petite, [...]

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Is The Chippendales Sketch Offensive?

In the comments to this post, a number of people brought up Chris Farley and the Chippendale’s skit he did with Patrick Swayze (we love you, Patrick) on Saturday Night Live. (Video is here.)
Bina said:
the joke in that was that the fat guy took his dancing and mad skillz seriously but was obviously never, [...]

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Is Mo’Nique Getting Weight Loss Surgery?

There is a rumor going around that Mo’Nique, author of Skinny Women Are Evil, is having weight loss surgery. Even though it’s just a rumor, I think the responses to this news are really interesting.
Once again at this point it’s just a rumor, but if proven to be true it will amount to yet [...]

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Celebrity Fatwatch: K-Fed

So, apparently Kevin Federline has gained some weight and the gossip blogs are buzzing about it. In a way, it’s refreshing to see people care about the weight of a male celebrity for a change. His publicist had this to say:
“Since when does a picture qualify the New York Post to assume someone is [...]

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Hyacinth Hippo

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Those of you out there who have seen Fantasia and who fondly remember the hippo ballet sequence might appreciate this rare glimpse into the history of Disney animation: photos of actress Hattie Noel, who was the live action reference [...]

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Our Plus-Size American Idol…

This year’s answer to Mandisa and LaKisha is Joanne Borghella, winner of Mo’Nique’s Fat Chance and contestant on this year’s American Idol. It seems like every season we get a plus-size girl to root for (and no, Jordin Sparks doesn’t count).
Weetabix and I are doing our liveblog and Idol pool again this year, [...]

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Little Happy Video Clip

Here is a little hard-to-hear clip of Mika (as in “Big Girl, You Are Beautiful“) with Beth Ditto at the Brit Awards. If you guys come across a better quality clip, let me know. Here’s a better picture of Beth’s red dress.

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How To Look Good Naked

This show premieres tonight, and I am told it’s a British show coming to America. Based on the comments (by the way, [sic]), it seems like a very body positive show.
I have always admire Carson sense of humor and love for life. Imagine my surprise that he is doing what he did for the [...]

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Et Tu, Latifah?

When I got to work this morning, I had alerts in my mailbox from Shawn and Erin, who wanted to make sure I found out that… I can barely bring myself to type it… Queen Latifah is going to start shilling for Jenny Craig in the new year.
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The Fat Suit Zeitgeist

Maybe we can declare this fat suit week at Big Fat Deal! We talked about J. Love in a fat suit (in the wake of Tom Cruise and Posh Spice fat suit news, oh god, is this a trend or what) and now, there’s more!
First of all, there’s a Santa in Scotland who is [...]

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3 Bridget Jones, 3 Furious

Renee Zellweger may end up in a fat suit for Bridget Jones 3, if there is one. She doesn’t want to gain that weight again.
“Can I just tell you my body is whacked by the time we finish one of those,” the actress confessed. “It doesn’t know what has happened because it thinks there’s supposed [...]

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