A Fat Rant

Here's a video that's currently making the YouTube rounds, and it's really worth watching if you want to see a beautiful, kickass woman speak up on behalf of fat girls everywhere.

Thanks to Wendy, who was the first person to send me the link.

Ohmigod Again, You Guys

There's a new and satisfying coda to our story of the sorority that kicked out all of its minority and overweight members: they've been permanently kicked off the DePauw University campus.

"'We at DePauw do not like the way our students were treated,' DePauw’s president, Robert G. Bottoms, said in a letter to the Delta Zeta sorority. In addition to [an] apology, the sorority posted statements critical of the women forced out of the DePauw chapter and of faculty members who supported them… Dr. Bottoms cited the sorority’s decision to publicize that criticism as contributing to his decision."

Thanks to Kaylin for the tip!

You're Gonna Love Me

In honor of tonight's Oscars, here is a delightful article about Jennifer Hudson's style transformation since the days of American Idol. (I don't remember that pink outfit, but holy god.)

"No rail herself, [Hudson's stylist Jessica] Paster said that 'working with a girl that’s curvy has been a dream for me. She likes herself, so she’s not one of those freaks who is like "Oh, my God, I’m fat. Oh, my God, I can’t wear that"... she knows when she looks good in a hot dress.'"

I can't wait to see what she ends up wearing tonight; I'm sure she'll look amazing. I also love that instead of a pre-Oscar party, she had a "praise party" at her church. We're rooting for you, Jennifer!

A Perfect Body

In case any of you were forced to see That Unmentionable Film this weekend and need your brains cleansed, here's a Flickr photo that nita pointed me to. The caption is a response to women with anorexia, and reads:

"I wanted to tell them that a perfect body is the one that is fully loved. A perfect body is a body that can perform kindness freely. And such body needs nutrition. Perfect bodies feed on love and calories. Preventing one´s own body from being nourished is trying to make oneself evident for the lack of purpose. It´s a selfish act, in my opinion. For our bodies need energy to make this world peaceful, plentiful and joyful for everybody."

Thanks to Flô, the photo's author, for the sentiment. "A perfect body is one that is fully loved." Now that I want on a T-shirt.