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1 Feb

Being called fat shouldn’t be any different than calling

Icelandic model and body image activist Isold Halldorudotti desires to reclaim the word ‘fat’ as a positive word Born in Iceland, at a time well before people were willing to #effyourbeautystandards, Isold Halldorudottir never felt like she slot in. “A giant a part of that was because I used to be fat,” she says. As a child, the model and activist was at all times taught that being fat was something to be ashamed of. “In the event you weren’t skinny you were screwed. It’s at all times been something that individuals have been afraid of. We'd do anything to not be fat, and until only recently, perhaps two or three years ago...

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23 Jan

The Fat Zine shines a light-weight on love and

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The Fat Zine shines a light-weight on love and

“I met God they usually’re fat too,” reads the back cover of the second issue of The Fat Zine, Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard’s radical, fat-positive publication. Launched last 12 months, The Fat Zine celebrates the lives, bodies, and experiences of fat people, putting them front and centre in a way that continues to be remiss in mainstream media. Following the inaugural issue last September, issue two has now dropped – this time, with an exploration of all of the nuances and facets of affection. A really deliberate alternative, the theme of affection is an antidote to the ‘self-isolation’ motif that ran through the primary issue and explored not only the loneliness we’ve all experienced over lockdown but in addition, Tonic...

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11 Dec

The Fat Zine is an ode to the great

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Created by fat-positive writers Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard, the newly launched project is an exploration of the nuances of being a fat person in 2020 As I open up a PDF containing previews from the The Fat Zine – a freshly-launched publication created by fat-positive writers Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard, for fat people – the very first thing I see is a picture of a model called Elyonna Mone. Within the photo, which was shot by Izzy Jackson, Mone’s backside takes centre stage. She’s within the shower as gentle drops of water trickle down her frame. It strikes me that even on this age of supposed ‘body-positivity,’ it’s very rare to...

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6 Dec

The unconventional history of the queer fat liberation movement

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The unconventional history of the queer fat liberation movement

Should you think fat liberation began in 2011 with Tumblr feminism and fat fashion blogs, you’re improper “Don’t assume… I don’t like my body,” begins a manifesto shared at a 1989 Fat Women’s conference in London. Generally known as the “Fat Dykes Statement”, it contained a listing of 29 assumptions, from serious points (“Don’t assume… I feel your body is best than mine”) alongside more playful ones, which emphasise the ludicrousy of assuming anything a couple of person based on their body shape (“Don’t assume… I would like a Food regimen Coke”). Should you think fat liberation began in 2011 with Tumblr feminism and fat fashion blogs, you’ve never had the pleasure of interacting...

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