7.5 Revisiting HAES

In this episode, we’re revisiting HAES with friend of the pod, editor, author, and organizer Da’Shaun L. Harrison!

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Mentioned in this episode:

Da’Shaun Harrison / Wear Your Voice Magazine / Belly of the Beast / Health At Every Size (HAES) / Da’Shaun’s HAES thread / Hortense Spillers / Mama’s Baby, Papa’s Maybe / Our ep with Lindo Bacon / Fat Politics: The Real Story Behind America's Obesity Epidemic by J. Eric Oliver / Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings / Danez Smith / Kiese Laymon / Afropessimism by Frank B. Wilderson III

Further reading/listening: 

Everything You Know about Obesity is Wrong / Excerpt from Belly of the Beast / Our ep on Fearing the Black Body / ENDING ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE REQUIRES ELIMINATING ANTI-BLACKNESS AND CARCERALITY / DEREK CHAUVIN’S GUILTY VERDICT WON’T END POLICE VIOLENCE / ABOLITION NOW: BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN WILL NEVER BE PROTECTED BY THE STATE  / The Argument of Afropessimism

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Time Capsule Ep #1: A Little Fat Music

Today’s episode is a release from our pre-COVID time capsule. Sophie recorded this interview back in February 2020 with Ellen Kempner of the band Palehound! They talk about Palehound’s latest album, body neutrality, and being a Big Girl in Rock. 

The Meat of It:

Palehound / Black Friday (album) / “Worthy” Music Video / body neutrality / BoPo Politics with Melissa Gibson / @ashleighchubbybunny / The Fat Friend Ep / Tamara Malas / pic of Ellen we talk about / junior high LA / junior high on patreon / Adult Mom / Sheer Mag / Jay Som 

Our guest: Ellen Kempner / Insta / Twitter / Spotify / Fader Interview / Tidal Interview on Lizzo, "health," and tattoos

Music clips: Killer / Worthy / The City / Bullshit / Autumn Sweater / Stick N Poke / Black Friday  

SAF x Palehound Playlist! 

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Minisode: Make it to 2021 Challenge

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It’s our first minisode post-season 5! Today we’re doing a quick self care guide for you to make it to 2021. 

Timecodes 

Writing exercise 1:18 - 6:35

Meditation 6:47 - 9:36

The Meat of It: 

Make it to 2019 Challenge / Dr. Kristin Neff writing exercise / Dr. Neff supportive touch exercise / Headspace Meditation for Sadness / yrfatfriend on Patreon / Jourdain Searles on Patreon / Jourdain's Twitter / Jourdain's pod Bad Romance / Haley's Patreon / Edith Zimmerman’s newsletter / The Lunch Read / Please Like Me  

Call Us! 

Call In and leave us a voicemail for next week’s call in minisode! You can ask questions, tell us your quarantine obsessions, or tell us what self care you’ve been practicing. Call us at 213-375-5023.

Join our Patreon! 

If you join our Patreon at Team Paisley Mumu, you’ll get access to our Patrons-Only Facebook group where I’ve been doing weekly livestreams, plus bonus minisodes every Friday.

Music used in this episode: Arlan Vale, Morning Colorwheel, Steadfast, Taoudella by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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5.10 Publishing Fat w/ Evette Dionne

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In this episode, we’re talking with Editor in Chief of Bitch Media, Evette Dionne about loving middle grade novels, fat body politics, and the publishing industry.

Bookclub

Fearing the Black Body / Black Owned Bookstores / bookclub webpage

• From Laila: This chapter really got me thinking about how we’re still being told being fat is a result of diet and lack of exercise, instead of acknowledging the research which tells us time and again it’s actually more-so due to social and environmental factors (and even genetic differences between races such as higher muscle mass and bone mineral density in Black women!). By keeping the emphasis on individual behaviours we blame people for their fatness, deem them irresponsible for their own health (as if thinness was a marker of good health?!) and demote them in our minds. The blatant ignoring of scientific research for the benefit of insurance companies makes me feel sad for how much self-blaming fat people put themselves through for simply existing, and especially for failing to “lose the weight”. And at what sacrifice to our mental health? At what cost to ourselves do we strive to attain a “thin” body? Isn’t our mind part of our body, and shouldn’t we value it’s health?

• From Lynn: I have questions about how police and politicians excuse the murders of Black individuals by blaming “pre-existing conditions” and How medical malpractice against fat folks, especially fat Black women, is excused by framing fatness as a “pre-existing condition.” 

• From Yeli: This chapter really encouraged me to question the “scientists” and authors of studies before buying in or believing in what’s being said, especially if it’s being used to cause harm. The fact that Keys was able to publish all sorts of studies legitimately and “repurpose” the BMI without any criticism at the time is absurd, given that he was open about his fatphobic beliefs. Sometimes people really love to believe that science can exist in an unbiased, completely objective manner, which is impossible because humans conducting the science are still flawed and racist/fatphobic/all the isms/phobias.

• Fatmily, this is the last full chapter of Fearing the Black Body! If you haven’t caught up yet, no worries, we’re gonna give everyone the next few weeks to catch up — you can follow along with our Book Club Questions and Exercises on our website. 

• Read the epilogue for next week. 

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The Meat of It: 

Evette Dionne / @freeblackgirl / Bitch Media / Lifting As We Climb / bookshop.org / Renee Watson / Ibi Zoboi / Julie Murphy / George M. Johnson / All Boys Aren’t Blue / Laura Goode / the literary world may never recover from #publishingpaidme / Donate to Bitch  / Evette's piece on One to Watch 

Read more of Evette’s writing on Bitch here.

CALL TO ACTION: Listen to the podcast Housing Justice LA

Housing Justice LA is a monthly pod started this year in January featuring “personal stories from people who have experienced homelessness and conversations with experts on the front lines of LA’s housing crisis.”

Recommended Episodes: Why Housing Justice / Othering, NIMBYism, and Criminalization 

Look into your local tenants union — there’s a ton of activism going on right now in correlation with the Black Lives Matter movement — because Housing Justice is Racial Justice — and it’s a really good time to get involved. Whether you’re a renter or a homeowner or someone experiencing homelessness, there’s a space for you to help and get help.

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4.14 Our Fat Friend, @yrfatfriend

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This week we’ll discuss being anonymous online, fat visibility, and using your privilege for good. Sophie talks to anonymous fat activist and writer, Your Fat Friend!

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In This Episode: 

We’re Obsessed: Chloe x Halle who knew / Chernobyl / Chernobyl Pod / Alison Roman / Ricotta dumpling salad / Nothing Fancy (Alison Roman’s cookbook) / Salt Fat Acid Heat / #SorryLindsey / Love Island /Supergoop! tinted moisturizer / GLDN (code SAF for $5 off) 

The Meat of It: yrfatfriend / Medium article / The Fat Friend episode / A Draft Agenda for Fat Justice /Disability Justice episode / Kivan Bay / The Way We Talk about Our Bodies is Deeply Flawed / More Your Fat Friend essays / The Gifts of Fatness 

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1.9 ROXANE GAY'S HUNGER

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TW: The memoir Hunger includes mentions of sexual assault and eating disorders which may be triggering to survivors.

This week, we discuss Roxane Gay’s Hunger, the ting goes skrah, and watermelon. Also covered: Sheer Mag, Lane Bryant, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s scarves.

This episode of She's All Fat is brought to you by BodyPosiBoudoir, a body positive boudoir studio in Portland.  Head photographer and fat babe Suma Jane Dark travels around the USA, creating high glamour boudoir photos for people of all sizes.  If you want her to stop in your city, reach out on her website: sumajanedark.com or on Instagram @SumaJaneDark.

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Mentioned in this episode:

I’m Obsessed: Oprah Thicfrey. Ting Goes Skrah. Big Shaq Strikes Back. Maggie and Her Scarves. Nobody’s Baby by Sheer Mag. Suffer Me by Sheer Mag. Sheer Mag + Gentrification. Fat Women on Stage. Sheer Mag Album Review.Sheer Mag’s Album ‘Need To Feel Your Love.’

The Meat Of It: Hunger by Roxane Gay. Roxane’s Outlander Recaps. Guernica Interview. Elle Magazine Interview.

Ask A Fattie: Small Fat Definition. Small Fat Privilege. Rethinking the Spectrum of Fat. When Your Body Doesn’t Qualify. More on Super Fat Erasure.

It’s Okay, You Can Ask: The Watermelon in Question. People are Upset. The Lili Reinhart Incident. Is Your Costume Offensive? My Heroes.

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