Comments on: Sometimes one e-mail is worth a thousand ratings points

By: Kori

Kori — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:51:22 +0000

I'm only about a size 6 myself, but I love Joy Nash and I think that everything she has to say is absolutely right. I think it's ridiculous that anybody who's not naturally thin is supposed to feel bad for it. And the amount of hatred that goes unchecked, especially the kind masked as "health concern" literally makes me feel ill. If only people could see that the concept that fat doesn't equal ugly wasn't just some crackpot idea born from people who wanted to make themselves feel better (which – what is wrong with that anyway?). People of all sizes believe in that...

By: domi shoemaker

domi shoemaker — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:43:26 +0000

I was fortunate enough to meet Joy last year at Fat Girl Speaks in Portland, OR., and we have since become long dstance friends. I have to say she is beautiful inside and out and she's one of the most caring and genuine people I have met. She's hilarious and sweet, and the world is truly a better place with her in it. I am so glad you reran her piece! I am glad that her inspiration finds its way to people out there who feel marginalized and judged! Bodies are beautiful and it's really ok not to feed into the dominant paradigm that makes women hate themselves for not fitting into some predetermined unrealistic mold! Love yourself just as you are! That's what matters!
Fat and Happy,
domi

By: Jesus and CNN «

Jesus and CNN « — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:08:21 +0000

[...] Last week CNN News To Me reran the piece they did on me last year and I got a new wave of letters from amazing people. I forwarded one of them on to the producer to say thanks and they put up a blog about it! http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/17/sometimes-one-email-is-worth-a-thousand-ratings-points/ [...]