Posts Tagged body issues

By Sesali B. • 10 years ago

What about the fatties? Feminist ramblings on @PostBigFines

As a card-carrying member of Black Twitter and a self-identified (and sometimes non-consensually labeled) fat girl, I have a love/hate relationship with @PostBigFines. This Twitter account — originally named @PostBigBitches — follows the trend of admiration sites like @PostBadBitches, @PostBadTatts, and my personal favorite @PostBadBeards (swoons). As mentioned in their bio, PostBigFines is a place to admire women of “all levels of thickness.”

For Black Twitter, PostBigFines (PBF) is sort of a direct response to PostBadBitches, which has set the standard for which women are “bad” and those who aren’t. Many of the women on PBB are light-skinned women of color, adorned in contrasting Louboutins and/or Forever 21 dresses, and definitely under a ...

As a card-carrying member of Black Twitter and a self-identified (and sometimes non-consensually labeled) fat girl, I have a love/hate relationship with @PostBigFines. This Twitter account — originally named @PostBigBitches — follows the trend of ...
By Sesali B. • 10 years ago

Statement about my “Age & Consent” post

Editor’s note: Sesali made the decision to take down the original post. Here is a statement from her:

My original post, about my experience with consent was an excerpt from something on my personal blog. It was a mistake for me to think that everyone would be able to clearly define what is mine vs. what is Feministing’s.

Let me be even more clear than I am in the original post, which you can find if you are connected to me on any social media: my own personal experiences with consent at 13 are just that, mine. Thanks for letting me cook and engaging in these difficult conversations with me.

Editor’s note: Sesali made the decision to take down the original post. Here is a statement from her:

My original post, about my experience with consent was an excerpt from something on my personal blog. It ...
By Samhita • 12 years ago

The hottest new beautification product will transform you, completely.

Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

Why is it so effective? Because it is not real, it is a computer program that has been used for years to alter the way real women look. These avatars have become our global standard of beauty.

(If someone wants to make a transcript of this, I will love you forever.)

Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

Why is it so effective? Because it is not real, it is a computer program that has been used for years to alter the way real women ...
By Samhita • 12 years ago

The hottest new beautification product will transform you, completely.

Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

Why is it so effective? Because it is not real, it is a computer program that has been used for years to alter the way real women look. These avatars have become our global standard of beauty.

(If someone wants to make a transcript of this, I will love you forever.)

Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

Why is it so effective? Because it is not real, it is a computer program that has been used for years to alter the way real women ...