We have gotten the message (how could we not?) that we are not ok because our bodies are bigger. We spend too much time apologizing for it, trying to be smaller, less visible, less everything so as to try and appease the powers that be. Nice things, pleasurable things, delicious experiences? Those are for the [...]

Few things disgust me as much as seeing a “No Fat Chicks” sticker displayed on a vehicle. More often than not, it appears on a domestic model pick-up. The choice of vehicle in itself makes a statement that can be telling about the driver, but as if that wasn’t enough, how about an overtly rude display? [...]

“Jumbo, go away. Jumbo, go away.” Those were the lyrics to a song written about me by two boys in my fifth grade class. Three simple words, sung in repetition, whenever I was within earshot. Just three words that on their own were completely innocent, but combined would cause my face to burn from embarrassment [...]

There are few people in the world that have the power of Oprah Winfrey. Dignitaries, celebrities and royalty are at her disposal. She commands huge salaries and even finds time to put her best friend Gayle on her show. This woman may not be a saint, but Oprah’s Angel Network organizes ordinary [...]

The story linked here presents one of the more offensive scenarios I can imagine, and in my opinion, demands so much more than the feeble apology it garnered. How about a reprint at the expense of the offending party along with sensitivity training? Might these steps toward retribution be taken had “the N word” been [...]

You know those commercials, the ones for exercise devices and miracle weight-loss pills, featuring before and after photos? I’m the guy that thinks the women look better in the before photos, so maybe the message of the ads discussed here is lost on me. Personally, I think these models look great. Better than the [...]

Did you know that the average American woman weighs 162.9 lbs, and is a size 14? I sure didn’t. I have to really focus to recall a woman I know under 200 lbs.
I was just reading an interesting article recently published by the L.A. Times, about the uneasy relationship between the fashion industry and [...]