I was interviewed, on Friday, for Talk Show, a community over on Livejournal that is all about talking to interesting journallers and seeing what is up.
In which I talk about fat A LOT.
Hi! I'm Marianne Kirby! I'm fat!
How are you?
I'm on a mission here to let you know that fat people are not your enemy. And skinny people aren't your enemy either.
Here, the body is a political one no matter its size or shape. We are going to unpack society's standards of beauty, the oppression of the dominant social paradigm when it comes to body conformity, and talk about clothes. Maybe even makeup. Because I do love makeup.
Here, I hope, we will come to a place of acceptance. Acceptance for our own bodies and for the bodies of others.
Got something to say? Contact me. All hate mail, particularly fat-phobic rants, is subject to mocking.
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I’ve been meaning to link to that in a post… found it in our referrers and man, you were BRILLIANT.
OHhh.. I like your last name. lol ^_^
Congrats on more fame!
That was a great interview. You were so interesting and well-spoken, and you got in so many substantive points that my head is spinning. Awesome!
I just read that whole thing…you were amazing! You seem like a person I’d love to hang out with outside of the internet.
awesome stuff! I was so psyched when you spoke up every time something in the conversation wasn’t quite right to me…it was like you read my mind ahead of time or something
Thanks so much, you guys!
Also, if you want to link to the interview, absolutely feel free! I’d love to spread it around and get some more readership for Talk Show but also to introduce some new people to FA.
Completely fantastic interview. I mean, you are eloquent all the time, but you are SUPER-eloquent there. Well done!
Thank you, sweet machine! That is especially good to hear because, about halfway through, I was convinced I was being SO incoherent and rambly!