My name is Kath and I’m a fat activist. I talk about life as a fat person and work towards obtaining the basic human right for fat people to live their lives in peace, dignity and with respect, without fear of vilification, ridicule or discrimination.
This space is a fat positive space. Fat hate and shaming will not be tolerated. Proselytising of diets or weight loss is not welcome.
For further information on the rules of this space, click here.
If you would like to contact me, you can email me here.
Love your blog and wish I had half of your self-love and self-esteem. Just wanted to let you know that as a “skinny” 30 year old, I struggle daily with the feeling of just wanting to crawl out of my skin. Feeling ugly, worthless, ridiculed, and judged is an epidemic unique to women of all sizes! Thank-you for your contribution to the cause of elevating women and encouraging them to step out from the shadows and flaunt their beauty (which comes in all shapes, sizes and colors!!!!) Thanks for the inspiration, Eva
Thank you for this blog! Tonight I was feeling a lot of fat shame, and turned to google in an attempt to find something that would make this less painful. And your blog has helped already. Although I am a man, and I am fat shamed differently from a woman, I have identified as a feminist and been acting in solidarity with my sisters for many years, and so much of what is said here makes sense to me. I see this as a start to adding fat positivity to my list of social justice topics that I am passionate about, and I feel freer already. thank you so much for being your beautiful self and sharing your ideas with all of us.
Thank you! You’re a true gem in our community. Thank you for doing a kick ass job at breaking down the walls of silence, discrimination and hatred.
I have just read the article in todays paper. Congratulations.
Just a couple of weeks ago I ended a two month relationship with a bloke who had brought up the issue of my ‘health’ on four different occasions.
The first time it was a passing comment that rang a small alarm bell (which I ignored).
The second was a quiet discussion about how he wanted us both to live for a long time and enjoy a healthy relationship.
The third time was a bit more pointed – he never used the word FAT but there was mention of concern about me potentially getting diabetes.
The final straw came when he brought up the issue of my ‘health’ while I was lying naked in his bed feeling all cosy and on the brink of falling in love. Apparently if I could ‘just do this’ for him we would have a better sex life, and he would love me more.
WTF? Apparently being happy, confident, well dressed, intelligent (MBA qualified) lively and socially active (my diary is brimming with events), concerned about social justice issues and able to do something about it (I started a national charity that raised more than $5 Million over 5 years), and world travelled is not enough. He wanted a different version of me.
Unfortunately for him, that is not what happened. I left.
**applause** You dodged a bullet there Myra. Good on you, you deserve better.
And welcome!
I am really enjoying your blog. Thanks for your courage & your sweet strength!
Hey! your blog is honestly amazing, thank you for providing a positive space and sharing your strength and opinions. I’d like to reference you in an upcoming English assignment (on sexism – re: Tony Abbott, Julia Gillard and the film ‘The Dictator.’), but I’m not entirely sure how you’d like that to be done?
Gabbi my email is linked on this page, please feel free to drop me a line to discuss.
I love this blog I too am so very proud to love myself my name is LaResa and I am 30 living in Texas married for the past five years to an amazing man I am about 5’6-5’7 I weigh 344 pounds I love me every inch roll crevice and crease !!! I feel beautiful and blessed to be exactly who I am !!! Big thanks to you for starting such a forum I wish all women fat skinny tall short black blue grey and brown allllll loved themselves we are all carefully and wonderfully made !!! Thanks again for starting such a place you have a beautiful soul !!!
So I haven’t looked through you’re whole site but I wanted to tell you that I really like how fierce you are. I’m not really proud of my body all of the time but sometime’s I know I’m rocking it. A lot of the clothes that I buy are however from Torrid, love that place and really think if you haven’t checked it out you should. They have some kind of snazzy clothe’s that are kind of well priced.
Thank you lovingsaraiya. I love Torrid but they don’t ship to Australia! Well, they do, but it’s so expensive!
Kath, I can’t figure out how to subscribe to your blog. I’d really love to. Can you help?
Did you work it out Helena? While logged in to WordPress, click the “Follow” button in the bar across the top of the page. You must be logged into WordPress to do this though.
I’ve just stumbled upon your blog and I looooove it. Also, I love your hair!
Irony: a fat acceptance blog which earns money through “one simple tip to cut down on belly fat” ads…probably not the best thing to bring into a so called safe space!
Ignorance: a blog commenter who doesn’t realise that Google insert advertisements in free blogs based on YOUR keyword searches, that the blog owner has no control over or income from.
Create a WordPress account you rude, ignorant fool and log in and you won’t get Google Adwords inserted into posts, instead of splashing your stupidity all over my blog.
Wow! This is mean! Yes Annabella is ignorant in this case, but rude AND a fool AND stupid? Isn’t that a bit too much name calling for one comment?
However, thank you for teaching me how to avoid those annoying Google Adwords. Also thank you for writing this blog and promoting the cause of fat acceptance. Your work is thought provoking and informative!
Come along to my blog and are rude to me, you’ll get the same in return. I tolerate no shit.
And don’t tone police me on my blog.
The title of your blog is AWESOME! I can’t wait to read it and recommend it to my non-skinny friends.
I think you should send it to all your friends, not just the ones who don’t fit the “skinny” tag. All people benefit from fat activism, not just fat people!
I stumbled across you while reading the (thankfully) out of date Women’s Weekly in a doctor’s waiting room. I already had a completely platonic crush on Chrissie Swan and now you. I love, love, love your attitude! Cathy.
Thank you Cathy!
I’m so tired of being reminded that we obese folk are now more than half the population. If that’s the case then we are the majority and the rest of you so called normal sods can shut the f### up!