Notes from the FatosphereStand for Kids!
Anyone who reads The Fatosphere Feed has already heard about Marilyn Wann's Stand for Kids Campaign. It's a HAES, body lib reply to Georgia's god-awful bullying Strong4Life billboards, which portray fat children as pathetic and inherently unhealthy.
Atchka of Fierce, Freethinking Fatties has created a Stand for Kids Blog where he's republishing related posts.
Recent Fatosphere Feed articles include:
I hope I didn't miss anyone!
The full album of images is here, on Facebook, and there's a Facebook group as well. There's also a I STAND AGAINST WEIGHT BULLYING tumblr.
If you'd like to Stand with Kids, Marilyn says:
Do you want your very own Stand4Kids ad? Yes? Good!!! It's easy... Steps:
- Send me a photo (either attached to a message here or by email: marilyn-at-fatso.com)
- Tell me your "I STAND..." statement.
- Wait until I send you the ad for your approval.
- Post your ad online and change the world!
There's an effort underway to fund actual billboards with some of these images, through Kickstarter. I'll post when I hear more about it.
I haven't submitted a picture (yet!) but hopefully our fearless leader Carrie won't mind if I post her very excellent contribution.
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I submitted my photo - it was taken in 1955, I was a slightly chubby 2 year old (and really cute, I might add). I'm waiting for it to be finished so I can post it on Facebook.
WLS - Sorry, not my preferred way of dying. *glares at doctor recommending it*
Vesta, Is it this one?
No, that's not me. I'll have to email Marilyn and see if she has mine done yet, I sent it on Saturday or Sunday.
WLS - Sorry, not my preferred way of dying. *glares at doctor recommending it*
Just to let you know, mine got done fast because I've been helping with the Photoshop processing, and I did my own. I put them in the finished box for Marilyn, but she hasn't posted them yet.
...and mine still haven't appeared anywhere. I'm glad I saved copies on my computer. Marilyn must be having trouble organizing all the images. Maybe some of the earlier ones fell through the cracks.
I saw yours on Facebook, vesta. So cute!
I have a good picture of myself but it's on a deck. Can all that be shopped out?
Bree - Marilyn and the ones who are helping her can photoshop out the background - that's what they've been doing on most of the pictures that have been submitted.
WLS - Sorry, not my preferred way of dying. *glares at doctor recommending it*
Bree, yes. It can be Photoshopped out.
I've got a couple now too. One's a picture of me as a kid and one was taken yesterday:
Awesome, Dee, totally awesome!
WLS - Sorry, not my preferred way of dying. *glares at doctor recommending it*