That Feminist Dyke

fuckyeahbodypositivity:

The other reason why I think “Real women have curves” isn’t entirely a great slogan for the fat acceptance crowd is that we’ve culturally constructed curves to mean a body type not every fat bodied individual possesses. While I think my thick upper arms and my belly rolls count as curves, that’s certainly not the image mainstream society conjures at the word “curves.” As it is normatively contructed, “curves” equals a round booty and big tits. And not every fat girl has these. I know lots of fat girls who have flat chests and nearly non-existent asses. And I’ve heard them express their pain at being excluded from communities which celebrate fatness and “curves” because they don’t have the type of curves most people are talking about when they say, “Real girls have curves.”

So when I don’t feel comfortable using “Real women have curves” it’s not 100% about respecting the thin folks. It’s also about respecting the lived experiences of fat women who don’t self-identify with the word “curvy.” Let’s never forget there’s more than one fat body type, and each one presents its own struggles, and each fat body should be embraced in fat acceptance.

espejosbellos:

Hello all. I’m setting up a plus sized vintage shop called voluptuous vintage. I’m looking for plus sized models to help me get started! I’m based in Birmingham UK.I will be selling clothes from a 12 onwards. Not only will there be genuine vintage, there will also be modern day styled vintage with a twist, and cool things like vintage cameras, paintings, handmade goodies, typewriters, ornaments ect ect.

Best of all, I’ll be happy to ship overseas too!

I am a qualified photographer, so hopefully the snaps will be pretty good too ;)

So if anyone is interested in working with me or you know someone who is, please contact me on my blog http://may-is-the-way.tumblr.com

Thanks!

Thanks for the submission. Heads up for any of our followers who would like to model for a plus sized vintage shop in the UK!