Fat Talk Free Week 10/13-10/17/08

I woke up this morning and what should I see, but an article where Eva Longoria-Parker was “defending” herself regarding a 7lb weight gain (click on link for photo evidence of Longoria-Parker’s “roundness” – yeah, I know..I’m still looking too!) . Seven FUCKING pounds..and she’s all talking about how she’s “still” a size 0 – even after a 7lb weight gain.

UM…HELLLOOOOOOO. WTF kind of world are we living in, where a skinny chick, who is STILL a skinny chick, has to talk about a 7lb weight gain????

Then I pop over to Broadsheet for some sanity, and find this: Fat Talk Free Week, part of the Reflections: Body Image Program.  This is a program being instituted on college campuses around the country, to raise our consciousness of the widespread prevalance of body image issues among women and to promote the idea that it’s important to be “healthy” and to appreciate your healthy body, regardless of it’s size or shape, which is to be celebrated unto itself.  Being thin, doesn’t necessarily mean you are healthy – especially if you have to exercise like an obsessive nut, and skip lots of meals , or eat freaky to do it.

54% of women report that they would rather be HIT BY A TRUCK, then be FAT.  How effed is THAT? Cripes.

Well…I’m in on this. One week, where I will NOT talk about how big my thighs are, or how that girl should NOT be wearing that (not something I engage in much anyway…so that should be easy). How ’bout it? Join me? Get your cousins, moms, sisters, bffs to join us?

Please do take a few minutes to watch this video – it’s rather shocking in its stats.

And don’t forget:  NOW’s Love Your Body Day is tomorrow, 10/15. Let’s take back our power!

Come on chicas – let’s luf ourselves!