Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls (33 page)

4
.
  
Susie Campbell, “What If We Treated Every Illness the Way We Treat Mental Illness?”
www.themilitantbaker.tumblr.com/image/117925391428
.

CHAPTER 9

1
.
  
Naomi Wolf,
The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
(New York: W. Morrow, 2002), pp. 14.

2
.
  
Bevin Branlandingham, “How to Be a Good Ally to Fat People Who Appear to Have Lost Weight,”
Queer Fat Femme
,
www.queer-fatfemme.com/2013/10/04/how-to-be-a-good-ally-to-fat-people-who-appear-to-have-lost-weight
.

3
.
  
Ibid.

4
.
  
Virgie Tovar,
Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love, & Fashion
(Berkeley, Calif.: Seal Press, 2012).

5
.
  
Ragen Chastain, “The Underpants Rule and You,”
Dances with Fat
, June 6, 2012,
www.danceswithfat.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/the-underpants-rule-and-you
.

6
.
  
“Jessica's Daily Affirmation,” YouTube video, 0:50, posted by “dmchatster,” June 16, 2009,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3rK0kZFkg
.

CHAPTER 10

1
.
  
Chastity,
GarnerStyle
, “#BoycottingTarget #AltuzarraForTarget,” August 14, 2014,
Garnerstyle
,
www.garnerstyle.blogspot.com/2014/08/im-boycotting-target-altuzarra-for-target.html
.

2
.
  
Leeann Duggan, “Why One Woman Is Boycotting Target over the Altuzarra Collab,”
Refinery 29
, August 15, 2014,
www.refinery29.com/2014/08/72955/boycott-target-movement
.

3
.
  
Benoit Denizet-Lewis, “The Man Behind Abercrombie & Fitch,” January 24, 2006,
Salon.com
.
www.salon.com/2006/01/24/jeffries
.

4
.
  
Matthew Shaer, “Why Abercrombie Is Losing Its Shirt,” February 8, 2014,
New York Magazine
,
www.nymag.com/thecut/2014/02/why-abercrombie-is-losing-its-shirt.html
.

5
.
  
ModCloth, “More U.S. Women Report Wearing a Size 16 Dress Than a Size 2 and 0 Combined—ModCloth Introduces Full Range of Sizes,” June 14, 2013,
http://www.modcloth.com/about_us/press-release--june-14-2013
.

6
.
  
Christopher Muther, “The Worst Trend for the Summer of 2013? The Dreaded Crop Top,” April 10, 2013,
The Boston Globe.
www.boston-globe.com/lifestyle/style/2013/04/10/the-worst-trend-for-summer-the-dreaded-crop-top/7T1XjSxRvwSIUAtTJ5D1DP/story.html
.

7
.
  
Katie J. M. Baker, “The 5 Kinds of Flesh-Obsessed Articles You Read in the Spring,” April 11, 2013,
Jezebel
,
www.jezebel.com/the-5-kinds-of-flesh-obsessed-articles-you-read-during-472484638
.

8
.
  
Virgie Tovar, ed.,
Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion
(Berkeley, Calif.: Seal Press, 2012).

CHAPTER 11

1
.
  
Wikipedia
, “Neuroplasticity,” last modified May 5, 2015,
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroplasticity
.

2
.
  
MedicineNet.com
, “Definition of Neuroplasticity,” last editorial review June 14, 2012,
www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=40362
.

3
.
  
Jane Porter, “How to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Happiness,” August 27, 2014,
Fast Company
,
www.fastcompany.com/3034801/the-future-of-work/how-to-rewire-your-brain-for-greater-happiness
.

4
.
  
Golda Poretsky, “Why It's Okay to Be Fat,” YouTube video, posted by TEDx Mill River, May 19, 2003,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73SXX0w4eY8
.

CHAPTER 12

1
.
  
Madea Goes to Jail,
Lionsgate, 2009.

2
.
  
Stephen Chbosky,
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(New York: Pocket Books, 1999).

3
.
  
Marsha M. Linehan,
DBT Skills Training

4
.
  
Susan I. Buchalter,
Raising Self-Esteem in Adults

CHAPTER 13

1
.
  
Mara Glatzel,
MaraGlatzel.com
, “Glee: Mercedes + the Bout of Negative Body Image,”
www.maraglatzel.com/gleeky-mercedes-and-the-bout-of-negative-body-image
.

acknowledgments
acknowledgments

A
big fat hug and thank you to my mom for being an inspirational superhero, my grandmother for being the best sounding board in the world, and my partner for cooking me balanced meals while I wrote this book so I wouldn't develop scurvy. And the sex. Thanks, babe, for the sex; it was a lifesaver. Family and friends, thank you as well for being in my corner; it means more to me than 26 letters allow me to say.

I additionally owe infinite thanks to the dozens of body activists that surround me daily for their strength, perseverance, brilliance, and support. This certainly includes the magical minds that contributed to this book. Without all of these folks, the world wouldn't be as bright or my mission as clear. TEAMWORK FOREVER, Y'ALL.

I would also like to thank the dedicated assholes of the internet, considering the fact that every time I got knocked down I was able to get back up even stronger and more resolved. Thanks guys!

And lastly, I'm sending thanks to you, person reading this. I honestly do this type of work because of you. Your support, stories, and stunning survival in this world are what inspire me the most. You're rad. Never forget it, okay?

about the author

Liora K

J
es Baker is a positive, progressive, and magnificently irreverent force to be reckoned with in the realm of self-love advocacy and mental health.

Jes is internationally recognized for her writing on her blog, The Militant Baker, and for the “Attractive and Fat” campaign, a response to Abercrombie and Fitch's controversial branding efforts. Her extensive body advocacy work has continued to garner attention from hundreds of national and international media networks.

When not blogging, Jes spends her time speaking at universities, taking pictures in her underwear, writing for online publications, working with clothing companies to promote more plus-size fashion, and trying to convince her cats that they like to wear sweaters and bow ties.

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