tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27117473126513508192024-03-05T11:59:50.842+01:00Musings from the SoapboxStanding on top of the soapbox, next to it, in front or behind - these are my musings.Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-11506985140277501322013-04-14T22:39:00.000+02:002013-04-14T22:39:21.773+02:00IntermissionSince I am obviously completely lacking in inspiration these days, I give you this amazing video, and hope you will still remember me when I next have something to say. // <em>Siden jeg åpenbart fullstendig mangler inspirasjon om dagen, gir jeg deg denne fantastiske videoen, og håper du fremdeles husker meg neste gang jeg har noe å si.</em><br />
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Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-46637332008109995522013-01-21T10:52:00.001+01:002013-01-21T10:52:10.337+01:00Why I'm a Fat BloggerSarah of <a href="http://www.notblueatall.com/" target="_blank">NotBlueAtAll</a> was kind enough to ask me to participate in a video project for her upcoming <a href="http://www.fattyaffair.com/" target="_blank">Fatty Affair</a>. Unfortunately she didn't get the participation she needed, so the project had to be scrapped. The video was still made however, and I thought you guys might like to see it.<br />
The video was supposed to be about two minutes on why I'm a fat blogger, and here it is; Why I'm a Fat Blogger.<br />
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As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts!</div>
Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-61179468591294166202012-12-27T22:18:00.000+01:002012-12-27T22:18:37.858+01:00Fat Acceptance the Quick and Dirty Way<em><span style="color: #666666;">Trigger warning: I don't often issue trigger warnings, but in this post I touch on the many reasons why people are fat, including dieting, so it felt appropriate. You may want to proceed with caution, or not at all.</span></em><br />
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As Fat Activists it's easy to feel like we're supposed to have passionate discussions about Fat Acceptance all the time, winning people over to the cause. However, sometimes in life we are in situations where having that discussion just isn't appropriate. Maybe there's not enough time, maybe the setting you're in would make the discussion downright inappropriate, or maybe you just don't have it in you that day. All of these are perfectly valid excuses, and no one will try to take away your Fat Activist badge. But if you're like me, you still want to say <em>something</em>. Which is why I've compiled a short list of responses to have on hand whenever the situation calls for Fat Acceptance Light. Without further ado I give you Fat Acceptance, the quick and dirty way:<br />
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When someone conflates weight and health - <strong>You can't tell by their body what someone's health is like.</strong></div>
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When someone can't understand why people can't just get rid of their fat<em> - </em><strong>There's not just one reason why people are fat. Dieting; medical conditions; medical side effects; mental health problems; and a sedentary lifestyle and poorly balanced diet, can all make you fat. Also remember that, just like some people are born thin, some people are born fat.</strong></div>
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In the face of the near-constant judgement of people's looks and choices<em> -</em> <a href="http://www.iamweesha.com/2011/06/haters-dont-have-to-hate.html" target="_blank"><strong>I'm really not interested in tearing down other people.</strong></a></div>
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And if these all fail there's always the golden rule:</div>
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<strong> <u>Everybody</u> deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.</strong></div>
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Do you have any of these quick, (more or less) one-liners you use when the situation warrants? Do people seem to react okay? I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences!</div>
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<em><span style="color: #666666;">Advarsel om utløsende innhold: Jeg utsteder ikke ofte denne typen advarsler, men i dette innlegget er jeg innom de mange grunnene til at folk er feite, inkludert slanking, så det føltes på sin plass. Det er mulig du bør lese videre med aktsomhet, eller ikke i det hele tatt.</span></em></div>
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Som fettaktivister (Fat Activists) er det lett å føle at vi burde ha lideskapelige diskusjoner om Kroppsaksept hele tiden, og få folk over på vår side. Men nå er det nå slik at det finnes situasjoner i livet hvor den type diskusjoner bare ikke passer seg. Kanskje har du bare ikke nok tid, kanskje tiden og stedet vil gjøre en slik diskusjon direkte upassende, eller kanskje du bare ikke har det i deg den dagen. Alle disse er helt legitime grunner, og ingen kommer til å prøve å ta fra deg din status som fettaktivist. Hvis du er som meg har du allikevel lyst til å si <em>noe, </em>og det er grunnen til at jeg har satt sammen en kort liste over svar du kan ha i bakhånd når situasjonen krever litt Kroppsaksept light. Med dette gir jeg dere "fort og gæli" versjonen av Kroppsaksept:</div>
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Når noen ikke kan forstå hvorfor folk ikke bare kan kvitte seg med fettet sitt - <strong>Det er ikke bare én grunn til at folk er feite. Slanking, medisinske lidelser, bivirkninger av medisiner, psykiske problemer, og for lite bevegelse kombinert med et dårlig balansert kosthold, kan alle gjøre deg feit. Og husk at akkurat som noen mennesker er født tynne, er noen mennesker født feite.</strong></div>
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I møte med den nærmest konstante dømmingen av andre menneskers utseende og valg<em> - </em><strong><a href="http://www.iamweesha.com/2011/06/haters-dont-have-to-hate.html" target="_blank">Jeg er ikke interessert i å bidra til å holde andre mennesker nede.</a></strong></div>
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Har du noen av disse enkle og kjappe tilsvarene du bruker når det ikke passer seg med noe lengre? Har reakjonene fra andre mennesker vært OK? Jeg skulle veldig gjerne hørt tankene og erfaringene deres!</div>
Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-18366277792203826722012-12-04T16:10:00.000+01:002012-12-04T16:10:16.069+01:00It's not about my health! Part IIIMany of you will remember the Chick-fil-A debacle of a few months past, where President Dan Cathy decided to weigh in on same-sex marriage by saying his company backs the traditional family unit. (For those not fluent in American euphemisms, “traditional family” means a family that is started by two married, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cissexual" target="_blank">cissexual</a>, heterosexual individuals.) As is only right, the progressive community took up the cause and ran with it. Unfortunately for us fatties, the road they decided to run down quickly lead them to Fat Shaming Highway. Some talented people in the Body Acceptance community have already written about this, and if you haven't read them already I suggest you go read these articles:<br />
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<a href="http://jezebel.com/5931275/i-know-youre-mad-at-chik+fil+a-but-stop-taking-it-out-on-fat-people?utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow" target="_blank">I Know You’re Mad at Chick-fil-A, But Stop Taking It Out on Fat People</a><br />
<a href="http://bigliberty.net/2012/08/03/oppressing-me-doesnt-set-you-free/" target="_blank">Oppressing Me Doesn't Set You Free</a><br />
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<em><span class="hps">Endel av dere</span> <span class="hps">vil huske</span> <span class="hps">den siste</span> <span class="hps atn">Chick-</span>fil-A hendelsen, der fast food kjedens direktør, <span class="hps">Dan</span> <span class="hps">Cathy,</span> <span class="hps">bestemte seg for å bidra til diskusjonen rundt</span> <span class="hps">likekjønnet ekteskap</span> <span class="hps">ved å uttale at</span> <span class="hps">hans selskap</span> støtter <span class="hps">den tradisjonelle</span> <span class="hps">familieenheten (eng. "the traditional family unit").</span> <span class="hps">(For</span> <span class="hps">de som ikke</span> er<span class="hps"> flytende</span> <span class="hps">i amerikanske</span> <span class="hps">eufemismer</span>, betyr <span class="hps">"den tradisjonell</span> <span class="hps">familieenheten"</span> <span class="hps">en familie</span> <span class="hps">som</span> <span class="hps">er startet av</span> <span class="hps">to gifte</span>, <span class="hps"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cissexual" target="_blank">cisseksuelle</a></span>**, heterofile <span class="hps">individer.</span>) Som <span class="hps">rett er kjørte</span> <span class="hps">det progressive</span> <span class="hps">felleskapet straks i vei med denne saken</span><span class="hps">.</span> <span class="hps">Dessverre</span> <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">oss</span> <span class="hps">tjukkaser førte</span> veien <span class="hps">de bestemte seg for</span> <span class="hps">å storme ned dem raskt</span><span class="hps"> til</span> "riksvei <a href="http://www.xojane.com/issues/whats-wrong-fat-shaming" target="_blank">f<span class="hps">at</span> s</a><span class="hps"><a href="http://www.xojane.com/issues/whats-wrong-fat-shaming" target="_blank">hame</a>"</span><span class="hps">.</span> <span class="hps">Noen talentfulle</span> <span class="hps">mennesker i</span> <span class="hps">kroppsaksept</span> <span class="hps">samfunnet har</span> <span class="hps">allerede skrevet om</span> <span class="hps">dette</span>, <span class="hps">og hvis du ikke</span> <span class="hps">har lest</span> <span class="hps">dem allerede</span> <span class="hps">jeg</span> <span class="hps">foreslår at du går og </span><span class="hps">leser</span> <span class="hps">disse artiklene</span>:</em><em></em><br />
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<em><a href="http://jezebel.com/5931275/i-know-youre-mad-at-chik+fil+a-but-stop-taking-it-out-on-fat-people?utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow" target="_blank">I Know You’re Mad at Chick-fil-A, But Stop Taking It Out on Fat People</a></em><br />
<em><a href="http://bigliberty.net/2012/08/03/oppressing-me-doesnt-set-you-free/" target="_blank">Oppressing Me Doesn't Set You Free</a></em><br />
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I am telling you about this now, not to speak to this issue specifically, but to put what I want to say into context. You see, this is for my fellow liberals. This is for the anti-racists, the gay rights advocates, the feminists, the social justice advocates, the foreign aid proponents, the environmentalists, the lefties, the human rights advocates, the animal rights advocates, for the people who choose jobs because they get to help people with no regard for how little it pays, and for all you other bleeding hearts out there. Yes, this is for the people who are far too politically correct to ever look at the body of another human being and call it disgusting. My friends, you have let me down. I expected more of you, but you, perhaps more than any other group, keep singing me this refrain. The refrain goes like this; ... <em>but what about your health!?</em>"It's great that she accepts her body, <em>but what about her health?!</em>" <br />
"Everybody should love themselves of course, <em>but what about his health?!</em>" <br />
"I'm really sorry they were bullied for their body size, <em>but what about their health?!</em>"<br />
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<em><span class="hps">Jeg forteller</span> <span class="hps">deg om</span> <span class="hps">dette nå</span>, ikke for å <span class="hps">snakke om</span> <span class="hps">denne saken</span> <span class="hps">spesielt,</span> <span class="hps">men for</span> <span class="hps">å</span> <span class="hps">sette det jeg</span> <span class="hps">ønsker å</span> <span class="hps">si inn</span><span class="hps"> i en sammenheng.</span> <span class="hps">Du skjønner</span>, <span class="hps">dette er til mine med-ræddiser</span><span class="hps">.</span> <span class="hps">Dette er til </span><span class="hps">anti</span>-rasistene, feministene, u-hjelps fremmerene, <span class="hps">miljøvernerne</span>, menneskerettighetsforkjemperne, <span class="hps">dyre</span><span class="hps">rettighetsforkjemperne</span>, de som står på barrierene for LHBT <span class="hps">rettigheter</span>, <span class="hps">de som står på barrierene for </span><span class="hps">sosial</span> <span class="hps">rettferdighet</span>, de venstrevridde, til<span class="hps"> folk</span> <span class="hps">som velger</span> <span class="hps">jobber fordi de</span> <span class="hps">vil hjelpe</span> <span class="hps">folk</span> <span class="hps">uten hensyn til</span> <span class="hps">hvor lite</span> <span class="hps">det lønner seg,</span> <span class="hps">og</span> til<span class="hps"> alle dere</span> <span class="hps">andre</span> med store, lettpåvirkelige hjerter der ute. <span class="hps">Ja</span>, dette er til dere <span class="hps">som er</span> <span class="hps">altfor</span> <span class="hps">politisk korrekte til å</span> <span class="hps">se på</span> <span class="hps">kroppen til</span> <span class="hps">et annet menneske</span> og<span class="hps"> kalle den</span> <span class="hps">motbydelig.</span> <span class="hps">Mine venner,</span> <span class="hps">dere har sviktet meg</span>. <span class="hps">Jeg forventet mer av</span> <span class="hps">dere, men dere</span>, kanskje mer enn <span class="hps">noen annen gruppe</span>, herper på det samme ref<span class="hps">renget</span>. Og r<span class="hps">efrenget</span> </em><span class="hps"><em>høres slik ut: </em>... men hva med helsa di?!<em> </em></span><span class="hps"><em>"Det er flott at hun aksepterer kroppen sin, </em>men hva med helsa hennes?!<em>"</em></span><br />
<em><span class="hps atn">"</span>Alle burde selvfølgelig <span class="hps">elske seg selv</span></em><span class="hps"><em>, </em>men</span> <span class="hps">hva med helsa</span> <span class="hps">hans</span><em>?!"</em><br />
<em><span class="hps atn">"</span>Jeg er virkelig <span class="hps">lei for at de</span><span class="hps"> ble</span> <span class="hps">mobbet</span> for <span class="hps">kroppsstørrelsen sin,</span> </em><span class="hps">men hva</span> med <span class="hps">helsa deres</span><em>?!"</em><br />
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We call the other side ignorant when they believe the lies of the right-wing politicians. We call them ignorant when they seem afraid of societal change, won't recognize the facts we put down in front of them, and cling to their views based solely on feelings. We call them ignorant when they talk loudly of their hatred for terrorists, but are unaware that the U.S. didn't invade Iraq to find bin Laden; can't be bothered to differentiate between the average Muslim and extremist terrorists; and accuse the white people among us of only wanting to be politically correct when we point out that terrorism isn't the sole province of brown people. We call them ignorant, and I think we're mostly right.<br />
However there's a saying about glass houses that come to mind, when I know how incredibly easy it is to learn things like that <a href="http://www.amptoons.com/blog/2007/06/20/black-women-live-longer-if-theyre-overweight/" target="_blank">it's the people in the "overweight" BMI category that live the longest, not the ones in the "average" one</a>, that there are many reasons why people are fat, not just one or two, and that <a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.blogspot.no/2011/06/diets-dont-work.html" target="_blank">diets don't work.</a> But do you know what? Critical and independent thought is harder than it sounds, and I generally don't blame people at all if they've never heard of this stuff before I tell them about it. There is something I do blame them for though, and I bet you know what it is by now. I blame them when they respond to what I say with, "But what about your health??"<br />
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<span class="hps"><em>Vi sier det er uvitenhet som fører til frykt, når endringer i det sosiale landskapet blir møtt med sterke negative reaksjoner. Vi møter mennesker som tror det ikke lenger er vanskeligere å være homofil enn heterofil i Norge, og blir slått av uvitenheten deres. Vi ler avvisende når vi blir fortalt at det ikke lenger er noe behov for feminisme i Norge, og tenker at slik uvitenhet virkelig bør bøtes på før man åpner munnen. Vi sier de er uvitende, og for det meste tror jeg vi har rett.</em></span><br />
<em><span class="hps">Imidlertid er det</span> <span class="hps">er et ordtak</span> <span class="hps">om</span> <span class="hps">glasshus</span> <span class="hps">som kommer til tankene</span>, <span class="hps">når jeg vet</span> <span class="hps">hvor utrolig</span> <span class="hps">lett det</span> <span class="hps">er å finne ut at <span id="goog_1648784468"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1648784467" target="_blank">det er menneskene i den "overvektige" KMI kategorien </a></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" target="_blank"><span class="hps">som lever</span> <span class="hps">lengst</span>, <span class="hps">ikke de</span> <span class="hps">i</span> <span class="hps">den "normalvektige</span></a>"<span id="goog_1648784469"></span>, <span class="hps">at det er mange</span> <span class="hps">grunner til at folk</span> <span class="hps">er feite</span>, <span class="hps">ikke bare én eller</span> <span class="hps">to,</span> <span class="hps">og at</span> <a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.blogspot.no/2011/06/diets-dont-work.html" target="_blank"><span class="hps">slankekurer ikke</span> </a><span class="hps"><a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.blogspot.no/2011/06/diets-dont-work.html" target="_blank">funker</a>.</span> <span class="hps">Men vet du</span> <span class="hps">hva?</span> <span class="hps">Kritisk og</span> <span class="hps">selvstendig tenkning</span> <span class="hps">er vanskeligere</span> <span class="hps">enn</span> <span class="hps">det høres ut,</span> <span class="hps">og</span> <span class="hps">jeg</span> <span class="hps">klandrer</span> <span class="hps">vanligvis ikke folk</span> <span class="hps">i det hele tatt</span> <span class="hps">hvis de</span> <span class="hps">aldri har</span> <span class="hps">hørt om</span> disse <span class="hps">tingene</span> <span class="hps">før jeg forteller</span> <span class="hps">dem om dem</span></em><em><span class="hps">. </span></em><em>Én ting klandrer jeg allikevel folk for, og det tipper jeg du vet hva er nå<span class="hps">.</span> <span class="hps">Jeg</span> <span class="hps">klandrer dem</span> <span class="hps">når</span> <span class="hps">de svarer på</span> <span class="hps">det jeg sier</span> <span class="hps">med</span>: "Men hva med helsa di<span class="hps">?</span>?"</em><br />
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Let's run through this, shall we? Just as not all slender people are healthy, not all fat people are unhealthy. Actually, more precisely, just as not all slender people are unhealthy, not all fat people are unhealthy. If you're going to argue with me on this, I'm really going to need you to do some research on your own (but if you look for the * at the bottom of this piece, I'll help you get started). One of my personal FA heroes, <a href="http://marilynwann.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Marilyn</a> <a href="http://fatso.com/" target="_blank">Wann</a>, said it best when she said, "The only thing anyone can diagnose by looking at a fat person is their own level of prejudice toward fat people!" This means that, unless you are a health professional working with a fat person, or said fat person has <em>told you</em> about their health, you don't actually have any idea what their health is like. Knowing this, I can't help but find all this concern a bit ... odd.<br />
And even if you did know exactly what a fatty's health was like, how is it any of your business? Aren't we the side that believe people should be free to do whatever they want with their bodies? Aren't we the pro-choice side? Aren't we the people who believe you can love and make love to anybody you damn well want to, as long as it's consensual? Aren't we the side that believe people should be treated equally, regardless of their gender, sexuality and race? Yet despite this you're telling me health<em> </em>is still a moral imperative?! That one still has to strive towards health to deserve to be treated with dignity and respect!?<br />
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<em><span class="hps">La oss</span> ta en liten gjennomgang her, OK? På samme måte som i<span class="hps">kke alle</span> <span class="hps">slanke</span> <span class="hps">mennesker</span> <span class="hps">er sunne og friske,</span> <span class="hps">er ikke alle</span> <span class="hps">feite mennesker</span> <span class="hps">usunne og syke</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Eller</span><span>, mer presist, på samme</span> måte som <span class="hps">ikke</span> <span class="hps">alle</span> <span class="hps">slanke</span> <span class="hps">mennesker er</span> <span class="hps">usunne og syke, er</span> <span class="hps">ikke alle</span> <span class="hps">feite mennesker</span><span class="hps"> usunne og syke</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Hvis du</span> vil krangle med meg om dette trenger jeg virkelig at du gjør noen <span class="hps">undersøkelser</span> <span class="hps">på egen hånd</span> <span class="hps">(men</span> <span class="hps">hvis du ser etter</span><span class="hps"> *</span> <span class="hps">nederst på</span> innlegget hjelper jeg <span class="hps">deg med å komme</span> <span class="hps">i gang)</span><span class="hps">.</span> <span class="hps">En av</span> <span class="hps">mine personlige</span> <span class="hps">Kroppsaksept</span> <span class="hps">helter</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps"><a href="http://marilynwann.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Marilyn</a></span> <span class="hps"><a href="http://fatso.com/" target="_blank">Wann</a></span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">sa det best</span> <span class="hps">da hun</span> <span class="hps atn">sa: "</span><span>Det eneste</span> noen kan <span class="hps">diagnostisere</span> <span class="hps">ved å se på</span> <span class="hps">en feit</span> <span class="hps">person</span> <span class="hps">er deres</span> <span class="hps">eget nivå</span> <span class="hps">av fordommer</span> <span class="hps">mot</span> <span class="hps">feite mennesker</span><span>!</span><span>"</span></em> <em>("The only thing anyone can diagnose by looking at a fat person is their own level of prejudice toward fat people!")</em> <em><span class="hps">Dette betyr at,</span> <span class="hps">med mindre du er</span> <span class="hps">en helsearbeider som</span> arbeider<span class="hps"> med en</span> <span class="hps">feit person</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">eller nevnte </span><span class="hps">feit person</span> </em><span class="hps"><em>har </em>fortalt deg</span><em> <span class="hps">om helsa si</span><span>,</span> har du <span class="hps">faktisk ikke</span><span class="hps"> noen anelse</span> <span class="hps">hvordan </span><span class="hps">helsa deres er. Når jeg nå vet dette, </span><span class="hps">kan</span> <span class="hps">jeg</span> <span class="hps">ikke annet enn å synes all denne bekymringen er litt</span><span class="hps">...</span> <span class="hps">merkelig.</span></em><br />
<em><span class="hps"></span></em><span class="hps"><em><span class="hps">Og selv om du</span> <span class="hps">visste</span> <span class="hps">nøyaktig hvordan helsa til en tjukkas var</span><span class="hps">, på hvilken måte bryr det deg</span><span>?</span> <span class="hps">Er</span> <span class="hps">ikke</span> <span class="hps">vi</span> <span class="hps">den siden som</span> <span class="hps">mener</span> <span class="hps">folk bør være</span> <span class="hps">fri til å kunne gjøre</span> <span class="hps">hva de vil med</span> <span class="hps">kroppen sin</span><span>?</span> <span class="hps">Er</span> <span class="hps">ikke</span> <span class="hps">vi siden som legaliserte abort</span><span class="hps">?</span> <span class="hps">Er</span> <span class="hps">ikke</span> <span class="hps">vi de</span> <span class="hps">som mener</span> <span class="hps">du kan elske</span> <span class="hps">og</span> <span class="hps">elske med</span> hvem pokker du vil, <span class="hps">så lenge</span> <span class="hps">partene er samtykkende</span><span>?</span> <span class="hps">Er</span> <span class="hps">ikke</span> <span class="hps">vi</span> <span class="hps">siden som</span> <span class="hps">mener</span> <span class="hps">folk</span> <span class="hps">bør behandles</span> <span class="hps">likt, uavhengig</span> <span class="hps">av </span><span class="hps">kjønn,</span> <span class="hps">seksualitet</span> <span class="hps">og rase</span><span>?</span> Men t<span class="hps">il tross for</span> <span class="hps">dette vil du</span> <span class="hps">fortelle</span> <span class="hps">meg at sunnhet og helse</span> er<span class="hps"> et</span> katgorisk<span class="hps"> imperativ</span><span>?</span> <span class="hps">At man </span><span class="hps">må</span> <span class="hps">strebe etter sunnhet og</span><span class="hps"> helse</span> <span class="hps">for å fortjene</span> <span class="hps">å bli behandlet med</span> <span class="hps">verdighet</span> <span class="hps">og respekt!</span><span>?</span></em></span><br />
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<span class="hps"><em><span></span></em></span>Some liberals have adopted the idea that being "obese" is a disease. However, unlike with, oh say, <em>every </em>other disease around we are expected to cure ourselves. Under this line of thinking, the comments fatties are on the receiving end of become even more outrageous. Let's go with a classic, "You're disgusting! Go on a diet!" Imagine saying this to someone with cancer, "You disgust me! Get that cancer cured already!" In all fairness, the people who believe fatness is a disease aren't the ones making these comments (one would hope). Still though, it's not like you're asking us how we're feeling today, or if there's something you can do for us, or even telling us to try to think positive. No, fatness is not a disease, and if you want me to think otherwise you'll have to start by actually treating me like I'm sick. But you won't, because it's not about my health.<br />
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It really isn't. For the group of people I just talked about, it might be about the "cost to society". Mostly though, it's about my looks. It's about you not finding fat people pleasing to look at, but not being able to say that, because you're a good person, so you talk about how unhealthy being fat is instead. Being a professional athlete is murder on the body, but I don't see liberals telling them to change their behavior. Partly because you probably haven't really considered it before, but mostly because professional athletes are hot. Said in a more specific way, they generally fit into the category of "conventionally attractive". So please, let's try to avoid looking like hypocrites, accept that, as much as we might like them to, it isn't actually the job of the people around us to please us aesthetically, and get over it.<br />
I actually wish it ended there, but there's something else in play here as well. It's about the fact that when a lot of people hear "<a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.blogspot.no/2012/07/ja-jeg-sa-feit.html" target="_blank">fat</a>" they think "lazy," "stupid," "ugly," "poor." I could go on, and it varies, but the important words here are "stupid" and "poor". Because there is this perception among liberals, I don't know exactly how widespread it is, but I do know it's there, that most liberals are middle-class, educated, young, and, since I am being <strong>painfully </strong>honest, white. And fat people are more likely than slender people to be working-class, less educated, older, and people of color. That's not just something I think by the way, it's true, although I don't know if the last part is true outside of the U.S. So dismissing fat people becomes easy, because they're not likely to be on your side anyway, and you have the socially acceptable excuse of health to hide behind.<br />
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But it's not about my health, and telling fat people we need to change for you to accept us is just abhorrent behavior, and we are <u>better than that</u>! At least that's what I want to believe. Which is why I'm writing this to you, my fellow liberals, hoping with all my heart that you will start proving me right.<br />
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<em><span class="hps">Noen</span> på venstresiden <span class="hps">har adoptert</span> <span class="hps">ideen om at</span> <span class="hps atn">å "ha fedme</span><span>" er</span> <span class="hps">en sykdom.</span> </em><span class="hps"><em>Men i motsetning til... la meg se... å jo, </em>alle<em> andre sykdommer, er det forventet at </em></span><em><span class="hps">vi</span> <span class="hps">skal kure</span><span class="hps">re</span> <span class="hps">oss selv.</span> Med <span class="hps">denne</span> <span class="hps">tankegangen</span> blir <span class="hps">kommentarene</span> tjukkaser <span class="hps">er </span><span class="hps">mottakere av</span> <span class="hps">enda mer</span> <span class="hps">opprørende.</span> <span class="hps">La oss</span> ta<span class="hps"> en klassiker: </span><span class="hps">"Du er</span> motbydelig<span>! Gå på slanker'n!</span></em><em><span>"</span> <span class="hps">Tenk deg</span> <span class="hps">å si</span> <span class="hps">dette</span> <span class="hps">til noen med</span> <span class="hps">kreft:</span> <span class="hps">"Du er motbydelig</span><span>!</span> <span class="hps">Få kurert den kreften</span><span class="hps">!</span><span>"</span> <span class="hps">I</span> <span class="hps">all rettferdighet bør det nevnes at</span><span> folk</span> <span class="hps">som tror</span> <span class="hps">fedme</span> <span class="hps">er en sykdom</span> <span class="hps">ikke er</span> <span class="hps">de som kommer med</span> <span class="hps">disse kommentarene</span> <span class="hps atn">(</span><span>håper jeg</span><span>)</span><span>.</span> Allikevel <span>er det ikke</span> <span class="hps">som om de</span> <span class="hps">spør oss hvordan</span> <span class="hps">vi føler oss</span> <span class="hps">i dag</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">eller om det er</span> <span class="hps">noe de kan</span> <span class="hps">gjøre for oss</span><span>, eller</span> engang<span class="hps"> forteller oss</span> at vi må <span class="hps">tenke positivt</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Nei,</span> <span class="hps">fedme er</span> <span class="hps">ikke er en</span> <span class="hps">sykdom</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">og hvis du</span> <span class="hps">vil at jeg skal</span> <span class="hps">tro noe annet</span> <span class="hps">må du</span> <span class="hps">starte med å</span> <span class="hps">faktisk</span> <span class="hps">behandle meg</span> <span class="hps">som om jeg er</span> <span class="hps">syk.</span> <span class="hps">Men det kommer ikke til å skje</span><span class="hps">,</span> <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">det handler ikke egentlig om helsa mi.</span></em><br />
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<em><span class="hps"></span></em><span class="hps"><em><span class="hps">Det</span> gjør <span class="hps">virkelig ikke det</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">For den gruppen</span><span class="hps"> jeg</span> <span class="hps">nettopp snakket om</span><span>, er det mulig det</span> <span class="hps">dreier seg om</span> <span class="hps">"kostnaden</span> <span class="hps">for samfunnet</span><span>".</span> Men for det meste<span> handler det om</span><span class="hps"> utseendet mitt</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Det handler om</span> <span class="hps">at du ikke</span> synes <span class="hps">feite mennesker</span> er tiltalende <span class="hps">å se på,</span> <span class="hps">men</span> <span class="hps">ikke kan s</span><span class="hps">i</span> <span class="hps">det, fordi</span> <span class="hps">du er en god</span> <span class="hps">person, så</span> <span class="hps">du snakker om hvor</span> <span class="hps">usunt det er å</span> <span class="hps">være feit</span> <span class="hps">er</span> <span class="hps">stedet.</span> <span class="hps">Å være</span> <span class="hps">en profesjonell</span> <span class="hps">idrettsutøver</span> <span class="hps">er grusomt for</span><span class="hps"> kroppen,</span> <span class="hps">men</span> folk på venstresida insisterer ikke på at de skal endre<span class="hps"> sin</span> <span class="hps">atferd.</span> <span class="hps">Delvis</span> <span class="hps">fordi dere sannsynligvis ikke</span><span class="hps"> egentlig har</span> tenkt noe videre over <span class="hps">det</span> <span class="hps">før,</span> <span class="hps">men</span> <span class="hps">mest fordi</span> <span class="hps">profesjonelle idrettsutøvere</span> <span class="hps">er sexy.</span> (<span class="hps">Sagt på en</span> <span class="hps">mer spesifikk</span> <span class="hps">måte</span> <span class="hps">passer de vanligvis</span> <span class="hps">inn i kategorien</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span><span>konvensjonelt</span> <span class="hps">attraktive"</span><span>.)</span> <span class="hps">Så vær så snille</span><span>, la oss prøve</span> <span class="hps">å unngå å se</span> <span class="hps">ut som</span> <span class="hps">hyklere</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">akseptere at,</span> selv om vi kanskje kunne ønske det fra tid til annen, <span class="hps">er</span> <span class="hps">det</span> <span class="hps">faktisk ikke</span> <span class="hps">jobben til</span> <span class="hps">menneskene rundt oss</span> <span class="hps">å være estetisk tiltalende for oss, </span><span class="hps">og</span> <span class="hps">komme over det.</span></em></span><br />
<span class="hps"><em><span class="hps"></span></em></span><span class="hps"><span class="hps"><em><span class="hps">Jeg skulle faktisk</span> <span class="hps">ønske </span><span class="hps">det endte</span> <span class="hps">der,</span> <span class="hps">men</span> <span class="hps">det er noe annet</span> <span class="hps">i spill</span> <span class="hps">her også</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Det handler om</span> <span class="hps">det faktum at når</span> <span class="hps">mange mennesker</span> <span class="hps">hører</span> <span class="hps">"<a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.blogspot.no/2012/07/ja-jeg-sa-feit.html" target="_blank">feit</a>"</span> tenker de <span class="hps">"lat</span><span class="atn">", "</span><span>dum",</span> <span class="hps">"stygg</span><span class="atn">", "</span><span>fattig".</span> <span class="hps">Jeg</span> <span class="hps">kunne fortsatt,</span> <span class="hps">og det varierer</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">men</span> <span class="hps">de viktige ordene</span> <span class="hps">her er</span> <span class="hps">"dum"</span> <span class="hps atn">og "fattig</span><span>"</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">For det</span> <span class="hps">finnes en </span><span class="hps">oppfatning</span> <span class="hps">blant</span> folk på venstresiden<span>,</span> <span class="hps">jeg vet ikke</span> <span class="hps">nøyaktig</span> <span class="hps">hvor utbredt</span> <span class="hps">den er,</span> <span class="hps">men</span> <span class="hps">jeg</span> <span class="hps">vet</span> <span class="hps">den er der</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">at de fleste</span> av oss på denne siden er en del av <span class="hps">middelklassen</span><span>, at vi er utdannede,</span> <span class="hps">unge,</span> <span class="hps">og, siden</span> <span class="hps">jeg er</span> <span class="hps"><strong>smertelig</strong></span> <span class="hps">ærlig</span><span>, hvite</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Og det er større sannsynlighet blant </span><span class="hps">feite mennesker</span> enn blant slanke mennesker <span class="hps">for å</span> <span class="hps">være en del av</span> <span class="hps">arbeiderklassen,</span> <span class="hps">mindre utdannet</span><span>, eldre</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">og</span> farget<span>.</span> <span class="hps">Det er ikke</span> <span class="hps">bare</span> <span class="hps">noe jeg tror</span> <span class="hps">forresten</span><span>, det er sant</span><span>, selv om jeg</span> <span class="hps">ikke vet om</span> <span class="hps">den siste delen</span> <span class="hps">er sann</span> <span class="hps">utenfor</span> <span class="hps">USA. Så</span> å avfeie <span class="hps">feite mennesker</span> <span class="hps">blir enkelt</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">for det er ikke</span> <span class="hps">sannsynlig at de er på samme side som deg uansett</span><span class="hps">,</span> <span class="hps">og</span> <span class="hps">du har</span> den <span class="hps">sosialt</span> <span class="hps">akseptable unnskyldningen</span><span class="hps"> helse</span> <span class="hps">å gjemme seg bak</span><span>.</span></em></span></span><br />
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<span class="hps"><span class="hps"><em><span></span></em></span></span><span class="hps"><span class="hps"><span><em><span class="hps">Men det</span> <span class="hps">handler ikke egentlig om</span><span class="hps"> helsa mi</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">og å fortelle</span> <span class="hps">feite folk at</span> <span class="hps">vi</span> <span class="hps">må forandre oss</span> <span class="hps">for at dere skal akseptere</span> <span class="hps">oss er</span> <span class="hps">bare</span> <span class="hps">forkastelig</span> <span class="hps">oppførsel</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">og vi er</span> <u><span class="hps">bedre</span> </u><span class="hps"><u>enn det</u>!</span> Det er i hvert fall det jeg ønsker <span class="hps">å tro.</span> <span class="hps">Som</span> <span class="hps">er</span> <span class="hps">grunnen til at jeg</span> <span class="hps">skriver dette</span> <span class="hps">til dere,</span> <span class="hps">mine med-ræddiser</span><span>, mens jeg håper</span> <span class="hps">av hele mitt hjerte</span> <span class="hps">at dere vil</span><span class="hps"> bevise at jeg har rett</span><span class="hps">.</span></em></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*We actually spend quite a lot of time talking about Good Fatties and Bad Fatties in Fat Acceptance. Basically Good Fatties are fatties who eat "right" and exercise, and who have clean bills of health. The reason we talk about them a lot, is that it's terribly tempting for these Good Fatties to use themselves as examples whenever someone pulls out the health card, and yet we don't want them to do that, because not being treated like you're less-than really shouldn't be health dependent. // <em>Vi tilbringer faktisk ganske my tid på å diskutere "Good Fatties" og "Bad Fatties" i Kroppsakseptbevegelsen. I et nøtteskall er "Good Fatties" tjukkaser som spiser "riktig" og trener jevnlig, og som har perfekt helse. Grunnen til at vi snakker ganske mye om dem, er at det er fryktelig fristende for disse "Good Fatties" å bruke seg selv som eksempel når noen trekker frem helse argumentet, men vi ønsker allikevel ikke at de skal gjøre dette, fordi å slippe å bli behandlet som om man er mindreverdig burde virkelig ikke være avhengig av god helse.</em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">**Jeg prøvde å finne den norske versjonen av dette ordet/begrepet, men lyktes ikke. Hvis du skulle vite hva det er, blir jeg veldig takknemlig om du forteller meg det!</span>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-83409847033073294332012-10-04T18:42:00.001+02:002012-10-04T19:03:19.065+02:00In Celebration of Fat MenI posted this on <a href="http://www.frodig.no/profil/blogg/8tall/3007/tanker_og_andre_uanstendigheter/" target="_blank">my blog</a> on Norwegian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Beautiful_Woman" target="_blank">BBW</a> dating site <a href="http://frodig.no/">frodig.no,</a> but I've decided I like it so much that I want it on here as well.<br />
I, as well as a large number of other people in the Fatosphere, focus a lot on positive depictions of fat women. Visual representations of fat people are important, of course. To quote myself: <br />
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"There's a reason fat activists keep insisting it's a radical act just to be fat in public. Fat people are constantly pushed to make themselves less visible. We're told we're hard to look at, and if we insist on joining the world outside our front door, we should at least have the decency to wear something that will make it easier to not notice us."</blockquote>
In addition to this we're mostly ignored, when we're not used as <a href="http://www.charlottecooper.net/docs/fat/headless_fatties.htm" target="_blank">headless representations</a> of the OBESITY EPIDEMIC, by the media, so it's important to put depictions of fat people out there! But, as I mentioned before, I/we focus a lot on positive depictions of fat <em>women</em>, leaving the fat men somewhat overlooked in my opinion. So this is me trying to take a step in a better direction.<br />
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<em>Jeg publiserte dette på <a href="http://www.frodig.no/profil/blogg/8tall/3007/tanker_og_andre_uanstendigheter/" target="_blank">bloggen min</a> på den norske <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Beautiful_Woman" target="_blank">BBW</a> dating siden <a href="http://frodig.no/">frodig.no,</a> men jeg har bestemt meg for at jeg likte det så godt at jeg vil ha det her også.</em><br />
<em>Jeg, sammen med et stort antall andre personer i Fett-o-sfæren, fokuserer mye på positive fremstillinger av feite kvinner. Visuelle representasjoner av feite mennesker er selvfølgelig viktig, fordi (og jeg siterer meg selv):</em><em></em><br />
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"Det er en grunn til at fete aktivister (Fat Activists) insisterer på at det er
en radikal handlig å være feit ute i offentligheten. Feite mennesker blir
kontinuerlig presset til å gjøre seg selv mindre synlige. Vi blir fortalt at det
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utenfor ytterdøren vår, burde vi i hvert fall ha anstendighet nok til å kle oss
i noe som gjør det enklere å overse oss."</blockquote>
</em><em>I tillegg til dette er vi for det meste oversett, når vi ikke blir brukt som </em><a href="http://www.charlottecooper.net/docs/fat/headless_fatties.htm" target="_blank"><em>hodeløse representasjoner</em></a><em> for FEDME EPIDEMIEN, av media, så det er viktig å få frem positive fremtillinger av feite mennesker! Men som jeg nevnte tidligere, fokuserer jeg/vi mye på positive fremstillinger av feite </em>kvinner<em>, og etterlater feite menn noe oversett etter min mening. Så dette er meg som prøver å ta et steg i en riktigere retning.</em><br />
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Substantia Jones's <a href="http://adipositivity.com/" target="_blank">Adipositivity
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If you care about style <a href="http://chubstr.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">chubstr.tumblr.com</a> might be the place for you. According to themselves, this tumblr is where they share things that inspire them with the rest of us. // <em>Hvis du er opptatt av stil er </em><a href="http://chubstr.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><em>chubstr.tumblr.com</em></a><em> kanskje stedet for deg. I følge dem selv, er denne tumblr bloggen stedet hvor de deler med oss andre ting som inspirerer dem.</em></div>
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If you want to enjoy the generous form of fat men in art and experience, <a href="http://men-in-full.livejournal.com/" target="_blank">Men in Full</a> is the place for you. // <em>Hvis du vil nyte feite menns generøse form i kunst og det virkelige liv, er </em><a href="http://men-in-full.livejournal.com/" target="_blank"><em>Men in Full</em></a><em> stedet for deg.</em><br />
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I first learned about him as the vocalist in Gnarles Barkely, singing <em>Crazy</em>. // <em>Jeg hørte først om han som vokalisten i Gnarles Barkely, der han sang "Crazy".</em><br />
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Now I know him as Cee Lo Green, and he sings <em>FUCK YOU</em>. // <em>Nå kjenner jeg han som Cee Lo Green, og han synger "FUCK YOU".</em><br />
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If you would like to see more of the adorable Harvey Guillen, he was one of the main characters in the extraordinary TV series <a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.blogspot.no/2010/07/psa-huge.html" target="_blank"><em>HUGE</em></a><em>. // Hvis du har lyst til å se mer av den skjønne Harvey Guillen hadde han en av hovedrollene i den enestående TV-serien </em><a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.blogspot.no/2010/07/psa-huge.html" target="_blank"><em>"HUGE"</em></a><em>.</em><br />
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Big Dee Irwin is happy being fat in this song which was written for him. // <em>Big Dee Irwin er lykkelig som feit i denne sangen som ble skrevet til ham.</em><br />
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One of my absolute favorites, <em>Somewhere over the Rainbow</em> sung by Israel
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<em>En av mine absolutte yndlinger, "Somewhere over the Rainbow " sunget av Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole.</em><br />
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That's it from me for now. I hope you have enjoyed this celebration of fat men! Do feel free to let it carry on in the comments by sharing whatever resources you may have! // <em>Det var alt fra meg for denne gangen. Jeg håper du har likt denne feiringen av feite menn! Fortsett den gjerne i kommentarene ved å dele evt. ressurser du selv måtte ha!</em>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-46120432664979052212012-09-11T14:09:00.000+02:002012-09-11T14:14:24.414+02:00The Random Edition: Alyssa D'Anna<div style="text-align: center;">
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<em>Kilde </em>// Source: <a href="http://www.alyssadanna.com/body-paintings" target="_blank">alyssadanna.com</a></div>
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Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-9768210871535619492012-07-30T15:29:00.001+02:002012-07-30T15:29:09.591+02:00Ja, jeg sa "feit".Som noen av dere sikkert la merke til, brukte jeg ordet "feit" i overskriften i mitt seneste innlegg. Min bruk av ordet "feit" er veldig bevisst, og jeg vil gjerne få dele noen av tankene mine rundt dette valget, men jeg tror først det er på sin plass med en liten oppfrisking av gammel kunnskap: Ordene "feit" og "tjukk" er adjektiver, beskrivende ord uten noen form for moralsk vedheng, på samme måte som "slank", "høy" og "lav" er det.<br />
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Fra <a href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kroppsaksept#Historie" target="_blank">kroppsakseptbevegelsens begynnelse</a> har det engelske ordet "fat", på norsk "tjukk" eller "feit", blitt aktivt brukt. Dette var et bevisst valg, for å ta tilbake et ord som de aller fleste hadde negative konnotasjoner til, men som i sin egentlige form kun er en beskrivelse, og som for mange av oss er det eneste ordet som faktisk passer. Å ta tilbake ordet "feit" har også den konsekvensen at dette breiale lille ordet ikke lenger kan brukes til å såre. Bare tenk på det, hvis "feit" inne i hodet ditt ikke lenger er et annet ord for "lat," "dum," "stygg" og "ekkel", men i stedet kun betyr "<a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.blogspot.no/2010/06/definition.html" target="_blank">feit</a>", er det vanskelig å føle seg såret når noen kaller deg feit. Misforstå meg rett, det er meget enkelt å merke forskjellen på en person som bruker ordet "feit" som en beskrivelse og en som bruker det som en fornærmelse, men det er likevel sånn at "tjukkas" mister mye av slagkraften når man ikke ser på det å være feit som noe negativt. Personlig har jeg kommet såpass langt på veien mot kroppsaksept at jeg her om dagen leste en kommentar ei dame hadde kommet med til ei anna dame, hvor hun kalte henne ei "feit tispe" (engelsk: "fat bitch"), hvorpå jeg fullstendig glemte at ordet "feit" var ment som en del av fornærmelsen, og kun tenkte: ""Tispe" var ikke en hyggelig ting å kalle noen!" <br />
Dette er grunnen til at jeg gikk fra å bruke "tjukk" til å beskrive meg selv, til å begynne å bruke "feit". Hvis målet mitt er å ta fra ordene "feit" og "tjukk" kraften til å såre, er det viktig at jeg forsøker å "frigjøre" det ordet som blir sett på som det mest fornærmende. Kan du forestille deg hvor mye bedre vi kunne gjort livene til, f.eks, feite barn, hvis vi som samfunn sluttet å se på det å være feit som noe negativt? For all del, hvis du er på begynnerstadiet av din reise mot kroppsaksept kan det være et stort steg å bruke "tjukk" for å beskrive deg selv, så bruk gjerne det ordet som "støttehjul" en stund. Personlig håper jeg allikevel du vil ende opp med å bruke "feit," tro meg når jeg sier at det både er utrolig deilig å ikke være redd for dette ordet, og at det fører til mange morsomme situasjoner i møte med andre mennesker.<br />
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En tanke som ikke er så utbredt i dagens samfunn, er at individer skal ha den hele og fulle retten til å definere hvem de selv er, selvfølgelig inkludert hvilke ord det er greit å bruke for å definere dem. Jeg tror kroppsakseptbevegelsen har hentet dette prinsippet fra den skeive frigjøringsbevegelsen, hvor dette, forståelig nok, er er en viktig rettighet. Når man begynner å tenke på denne <span class="st">idéen virker den ganske åpenlys; <em>selvfølgelig </em>har du selv rett til å definere hvem du selv er. Det er for meg naturlig å tro at den eneste grunnen til at mange folk ikke tenker slik, er at de aldri har tenkt aktivt over det før.</span> Det er p.g.a. dette prinsippet at du aldri kommer til å se meg definere andre privatpersoner som feite, med mindre de selv ønsker at dette ordet blir brukt om dem.<br />
Selv bruker jeg som sagt ordet "feit" når jeg beskriver meg selv, selv om jeg også godtar "tjukk." Det velbrukte ordet "overvektig" er jeg derimot en sterk motstander av (Over <em>hvilken</em> vekt, om jeg tør spørre?), da det helt klart indikerer at det er en korrekt vekt å være på. Du bør også unngå "fyldig" og andre liknende ord. Disse ordene er kodeord for "feit" eller "lubben," som regel brukt av folk som føler det nødvendig å pakke inn at jeg er feit (og siden vi nå vet at det ikke er negativt å være feit, er jo ikke dét nødvendig).<br />
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Som <a href="http://no.harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Hermine_Grang" target="_blank">Hermine Grang</a> ville sagt: "Frykten for navnet øker frykten for tingen selv."<br />
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<br /><span style="color: black;">As I'm sure some of you noticed, I used the word "fat" in the headline of my latest post. My use of the word "fat" is very deliberate, and I would like to share some of my thoughts surrounding this choice, but first I think a small refresher of old knowledge is in order: The word "fat" is a descriptor, an adjective completely free of moral attachments, just like "slender," "tall," and "short" is.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Since the dawn of the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_acceptance_movement#History" target="_blank">Fat Acceptance movement</a>, <span style="color: black;">the word "fat" has been used actively. This was a conscious choice, to reclaim a word that most people associated with something bad, but that in its true form is simply a descriptor, and that for many of us is the only word that really fits. Reclaiming the word "fat" also removes the power to hurt from this funny, little word. Just think about it, if "fat" is no longer is another word for "lazy," "stupid," "ugly," and "disgusting" in your head, but instead simply means</span> "<a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.blogspot.no/2010/06/definition.html" target="_blank">fat</a>," <span style="color: black;">it's difficult to feel hurt when someone calls you fat. Don't get me wrong, it is very easy to notice the difference between someone using the word "fat" as a descriptor and someone using it as an insult, still it's true that "fatty" loses much of its punch when one no longer views being fat as a negative thing. Personally I've traveled far along down the road to Fat Acceptance that, when I the other day read a comment one woman had made to another woman, calling her a "fat bitch," I completely forgot that the word "fat" was meant to be part of the insult, and only thought, ""Bitch" really isn't a nice thing to call someone!"</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">A thought that isn't widely spread in today's society, is that individuals should have complete power to define who they themselves are, including, of course, which words it is okay to use to describe them. I think the Fat Acceptance movement has taken this principle from the queer liberation movement, where this, quite understandably, is an important right. When you start thinking about this idea though, it seems pretty obvious; <em>of course </em>you have the right to define who you are. I find it natural to believe that the only reason why many people don't think this way, is that they've never actively thought about it before. It is because of this principle that you'll never see me define another private individual as fat, unless they want this word to be used about them.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">I clearly use the word "fat" when describing myself. The well-worn word "overweight" on the other hand, I am a strong opponent of (Over <em>which</em> weight, if I may ask?), as it clearly indicates that there's a correct weight to be at. And don't even get me started on "obese"! American media has taken to describing fat people as "the obese," not even bothering to mention that we're fat <em>people</em>, not just fat bodies. "Obesity" is of course a medical term first, and as I refuse to be pathologized for simply having a body that doesn't look like the current ideal, this is absolutely not a word with which I choose to define myself. You should also avoid words like "plump," "curvy," and, dear god, "juicy." Words like that are code-words for "fat" or "chubby," usually used by people who find it necessary to tiptoe around the word "fat" (and since we now know being fat isn't a negative thing, that certainly isn't something one needs to do).</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">In the words of </span><a href="http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/granger.html" target="_blank">Hermione Granger</a>: <span style="color: black;">"Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself."</span>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-16949912684806979612012-07-26T23:01:00.000+02:002012-07-26T23:01:50.777+02:00Feit i Frankrike<br />
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Mitt første fortelling er fra en tre dagers helg i Paris.</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Turen var en gave til meg, min bror og hans forlovede, fra våre foreldre i julen.</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Dette var min første tur til Paris, og jeg må si at hvis du aldri har vært der</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">bør du virkelig sette denne byen på listen din! Paris var en ny storby-opplevelse for meg.</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Overalt hvor jeg gikk var det så vakkert!</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Nesten alle bygningene, som hovedsakelig var svært godt bevart, hadde vakre dekorasjoner.</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Det var kunstneriske statuer overalt.</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Og... vel, du vet de maleriene du har sett?</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Med brosteinsgater, trange passasjer, og romantiske fortausrestauranter?</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Sånn var det. Husk at jeg aldri hadde vært i Paris før, så jeg tilbrakte mye av tiden min med å gjøre veldig "turistete" ting i veldig "turistete" områder, men det var nå sånn det var for meg.</span> <span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Pluss at </span></span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">der var croissanter, og deilig rødvin, og escargot med masse hvitløk (som jeg spiste), og froskelår (som jeg <em>ikke</em> spiste).</span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Siden dette er det første innlegget i denne nye serien begynner jeg med flyplassen. Jeg reiser fra Oslo Lufthavn Gardermoen, og vi var der en time før avgang.</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Noen mennesker tåler ikke tanken på å ikke være på flyplassen uten et hav av tid før avreise, men en time er egentlig alt du trenger på Gardermoen. </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Hvis du reiser internasjonalt fra USA er det min erfaring at du må være på flyplassen to timer før avgang, hvor som helst ellers og det bør holde med halvannen time. Jeg har aldri blitt stoppet i tollen, derimot blir jeg stoppet i sikkerhetskontrollen nesten hver gang jeg reiser, og siden jeg har funnet ut at historier om å bli stoppet i sikkerhetskontrollen gir farge til fortellingene mine, vil du sannsynligvis lese mange stanset-i-sikkerhetskontrollen historier fremover.</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Denne gangen var det på Charles De Gaulle i Paris.</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jeg hadde klart å glemme at jeg hadde tre beholdere med ulike væsker i vesken min, og hadde derfor ikke fjernet dem fra vesken min og puttet dem i de små plastposene man skal bruke.</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Kvinnen som sjekket veska mi, etter at jeg hadde sendt den gjennom screeningen, satte den rolig og upåvirket på et lite område for å gå gjennom den, og fulgte opp dette med å fullstendig overse min forlegenhet og unnskyldninger mens hun trakk ut den ene beholderen etter den andre, puttet dem i en liten plastpose, og ga alt tilbake til meg.</span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jeg elsker flyplasser!</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Dette er et sted du, etter at du har sjekket inn og gått gjennom sikkerhetskontrollen, er helt fri for ting du "bør" gjøre - OK, så er ikke det 100% sant hele tiden, og hvis man reiser i forretningsøyemed kan jeg forstå at man må jobbe på flyplassen, men hvis du reiser for fornøyelsens skyld, og du</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">fortsatt må jobbe på flyplassen, erklærer jeg deg offisielt for for opptatt!</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Uansett, flyplasser,</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">ja... ingenting å gjøre, bortsett fra å se frem til den fine turen du skal ha, eller </span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">til</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">å reise hjem, og kanskje</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span> <span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">shoppe </span></span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">i de overprisede butikkene, eller spise eller drikke overpriset mat eller drikke.</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Og det er ikke noe poeng i å bli irritert over prisene, fordi den ene restauranten er like dyr som den neste.</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Og ingen ser rart på deg hvis du drikker vin klokka tolv på formiddagen, fordi du er på <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;" xml:lang="EN-US">ferie.</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Alt er så lyst og rent på flyplasser.</span> <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Til og med menneskene ser bedre ut, fordi de er glade, og fordi noen av oss fortsatt synes det er passende å pynte seg litt når man er ute og flyr. Merker du at jeg liker flyplasser?</span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jeg har ikke det samme forholdet til å faktisk være på flyet som jeg har til å være på flyplasser, men det vil ikke si at det plager meg.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Siden dette er er den første gangen jeg skriver om å reise som tjukkas er det noen ting jeg bør nevne igjen.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Mange av dere er bekymret for ikke å passe i setene, så her er noen nyttige tips jeg har plukket opp underveis: For det første er det <a href="http://www.seatguru.com/" target="_blank">Seatguru</a>, jeg bruker ikke denne siden mye selv, men jeg vet mange tjukkaser elsker den mer enn de elsker sjokolade (som vi vet at alle tjukkaser elsker mer enn livet selv). For det andre, noen generelle regler: Ikke velg seter på første rad, eller ved nødutgangene.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">De setene har som regel brettene lagret i armlenene, noe som gir din nedre halvdel mindre plass til å spre seg under armlenene hvis du trenger det. Velg seter ved midtgangen.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Her har du muligheten til å bruke plassen i midtgangen til armene og skuldrene dine, og du unngår også å ha begge hoftene presset mot folk som sitter ved siden av deg.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Noen sverger til vindusetene, siden man teoretisk sett skal kunne løfte armlenene og gi deg selv mer plass der.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Men i min erfaring er disse armlenene låst i nedre posisjon oftere enn de ikke er det (husk her at jeg flyr mest i Europa). </span></span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Faktisk har det vært sånn på et par av de flyene jeg har vært på i det siste, at ingen av armlenene ville gå hele veien opp, så det var mer behagelig å holde dem nede.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Kanskje vil du trenge en setebelte forlenger</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> for å kunne feste setebeltet.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jeg personlig har ikke hatt behov for en, så jeg har ikke noen erfaring med dette, men jeg har blitt fortalt (for det meste av amerikanerne) at de er lett tilgjengelig på alle flygninger om du spør en i abinbesetningen.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Hvis du ikke ønsker å måtte spørre en i kabinbesetningen etter det, kan du <a href="http://store.moreofmetolove.com/seat-belt-extenders/airplane-belt-extenders" target="_blank">kjøpe en</a> (dette er bare et av stedene som selger dem) og ta den med deg. </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jeg personlig var 168cm, veide 121kg, og målte 129-112-137 da jeg dro til Paris.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> Å s</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">i at jeg var komfortabel i setet ville vært en løgn, men jeg fikk plass. Enten vi passer i setet eller ikke, er mange av oss bekymret for å bli fortalt av besetningen at vi må kjøpe et ekstra sete.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jeg har noen tips angående dette også, men min eneste kvalifikasjonen for å gi dem er egentlig</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">at jeg aldri har blitt bedt om å kjøpe et ekstra sete selv.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Først, </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">og la oss bare få det ut av veien, det hjelper hvis du reiser med en som er slank.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Da har du noen hvis plass du kan "stjele" uten at de blir plaget av det. Men ikke la dette stoppe deg fra å reise alene! Jeg har absolutt gjort det. Mitt andre tips er å kle deg fint. Du trenger ikke å dra frem perlene, men absolutt ingen jobbedresser (uansett hvor behagelige de er)!</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">De fleste av dere bør bare kunne forestille dere hvordan dere kler dere i hverdagen, og ta det opp et lite hakk. Mitt tredje tips er ikke tiltrekke deg oppmerksomhet.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jeg sier ikke at du ikke kan stille spørsmål hvis du har dem, eller at du bør prøve å unngå kabinpersonalet, men kanskje du ikke bør ha en piknik på gulvet foran boarding disken, eller bestemme deg for å underholde dine medreisende ved å synge høyt køddeversjonen av nasjonalsangen mens du sitter i boarding området.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Som tjukkaser glir vi ikke egentlig inn, men det jeg prøver å si </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">her er ikke</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;" xml:lang="EN-US">tving</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">dem til å måtte gjøre et valg her. 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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Nå som vi har <span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">dekket den delen av reisen hvor jeg faktisk reiste, har jeg endelig kommet til Paris selv.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Folk i Paris ser for det meste slik ut som jeg har begynt å forvente at folk i Vest-Europa skal se ut; mange av dem er slanke og mange av dem er lubbne, og noen av dem er feite.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Bortsett fra denne normaliteten, er det å være feit i Paris en interessant opplevelse. Du skjønner, det ser ut til at byens embetsfolk har hatt mennesker av en viss størrelse i tankene da de utstyrte det offentlige rom, inkludert de typiske turistfellene, </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">men privatpersonene synes ikke å ha fulgt det samme tankemønsteret.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">De stedene som er eiet av individer er ikke større enn de må være, bordene er små, og det samme er stolene (selv om stolene for det meste ikke har armlener). Jeg nevnte brosteinsgatene.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Hvis du har nedsatt bevegelighet høres dette kanskje ikke så bra ut for deg, men den gode tingen er at alle fortauene jeg så som fulgte med disse gatene var flate, og mer eller mindre rette.</span></span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Vi brukte omtrent en halv dag på en av sightseeing bussene.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Disse er utstyrt med de typiske to plast setene med lett oppsvingede kanter, på begge sider av en midtgang.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">De oppsvingede kantene kan dessverre føre til ubehag for noen Superfeite tjukkaser, men jeg la merke til at min Dødsfeite rumpe var god og komfortabel. </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Et annet interessant eksempel på at parisiske embetsfolk har hatt feite mennesker i tankene, er noen stoler vi fant plassert rundt en fontene ved</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Musée du Louvre.</span></span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jeg hadde enkeltrom der vi bodde på <a href="http://www.hoteleurope.net/" target="_blank">Hotel Europe Saint Severin***</a></span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Sengen var en queen size dobbeltseng</span><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, </span></span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">så det var en hyggelig overraskelse.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Også var ikke rommet så trangt at jeg knapt hadde plass til å stå, som jeg har lært å forvente fra enkeltrom, så det var en annen hyggelig overraskelse.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Soverommet i seg selv var ikke mye å skrive hjem om, men badet var nylig renovert, og så rent at det skinte. Som jeg nettopp nevnte har jeg lært å forvente at enkeltrom er ordentlig trange, og dette var sant om badet her.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Plassbesparende tiltak hadde gitt det resultat at toalettet var plassert i en liten nisje.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Min Dødsfeite form hadde ikke mye plass, men det var alright.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Men hvis du er Superfeit kan det bli problematisk, så ta enten med noe <a href="http://store.moreofmetolove.com/independence-aids/toilet-aids" target="_blank">utstyr</a>, eller bestill et dobbeltrom.</span></span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Som vi alle vet er det ansett som uhøflig å stirre i Norge.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Det finnes uhøflige mennesker overalt selvfølgelig, og, etter å ha reist en del, har jeg selvfølgelig vært i land hvor de ikke har det samme kulturelle synet på det å stirre.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Til tross for dette har jeg opplevd svært lite negativ oppmerksomhet av denne typen.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Så lite, at jeg faktisk trodde at jeg bare var usedvanlig uobservant i tilfeller som dette.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Det er fortsatt et faktum at jeg tilbringer mye tid i mitt eget hode, og at jeg bare ikke egentlig bryr meg om folk ser på meg eller ikke, så det er ikke det at jeg ikke fortsatt tror at jeg går glipp av mye, men Paris har lært meg at det er noen ting jeg legger merke til<span style="background-color: white;">.</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Og dette er tingen med Paris som ikke er så flott.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="EOP SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: white;">Som den typiske nordmannen jeg er på dette punktet, hadde jeg forventet</span> at den hvite middelaldrende mannen som jeg så på fredag sakte lot blikket gli over meg, fra skoene og oppover, kom til å se fort bort da han nådde ansiktet mitt og skjønte at jeg hadde sett ham.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jeg hadde på meg solbriller, så kanskje han ikke visste at jeg så ham inn i øynene, men jeg sto vendt rett mot han.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> J</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">eg så i hvert fall på ham, og han fortsatte å se på meg, etter noen sekunder hevet jeg et øyebryn, han stirret et sekund til, og så deretter bort.</span></span></div>
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<span class="EOP SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Vi bodde i Latinerkvarteret i Paris, som er denne kjempeflotte delen av byen full av liv, små butikker, massevis av steder å spise og drikke, og på toppen av dette ligger omtrent så sentralt som man kan få det i en by så stor som Paris.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Ifølge Wikipedia er Latinerkvarteret "kjent for sitt studentliv, livlige atmosfære og bistroer [...]".</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Studentlivet og den livlige atmosfæren var i full effekt da vi spaserte rundt lørdag kveld, på jakt etter et sted å ta oss en drink. Fulle folk på ens egen alder utgjør alltid en feit person risiko.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Vil reduksjonen i hemninger føre til at folk sier eller gjør ting de normalt ikke ville gjort?</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> Og s</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">å er det selvfølgelig det faktum at mange av de menneskene som går ut og drikker er single og på utkikk (eller opptatt og på utkikk), og er derfor mer opptatt av eget og andre mennesker utseende enn de normalt ville vært.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Og ja, jeg ble stirret på.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Det er vanskelig å vite hvor mye av det var fordi jeg var en kvinne som muligens var tilgjengelig, hvor mye var på grunn av antrekket jeg hadde på meg (som, hvis jeg tør si det selv, var ganske så fint, og også ordentlig grønt), og hvor mye var fordi jeg var feit.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jeg la merke det at en gruppe unge menn plutselig ble veldig høylydte og ropte noe til hverandre (på fransk, som jeg ikke snakker) idet vi kom inn i synsfeltet deres, dette mens jeg hadde den følelsen man har når man er klar over at man blir stirret på. Senere var det en kvinne som snudde seg og rett og slett glodde på meg der jeg sto utenfor en bar og snakket med de jeg var sammen med, på oppfordring, sånn det så iallfall ut, fra mannen som satt ovenfor henne<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span></span></span></div>
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font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Den tredje gangen jeg måtte gå</span><span class="TextRun SCX101032989" style="font-family: "Segoe UI",Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX101032989" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">forbi bordet så jeg mot dem så snart jeg var innenfor synsfeltet deres, og riktig nok, der satt datteren og stirret på meg.</span><span class="TextRun SCX101032989" style="font-family: "Segoe UI",Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX101032989" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Jeg så inn i ansiktet hennes hele tiden mens jeg gikk forbi dem, men hun bare fortsatte å stirre.</span><span class="TextRun SCX101032989" style="font-family: "Segoe UI",Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX101032989" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Til slutt</span><span class="TextRun SCX101032989" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; 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<span class="EOP SCX101032989" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span><span class="EOP SCX101032989" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Jeg elsker å ha klær ikke alle andre har, så jeg setter alltid av litt penger i budsjettet mitt for shopping når jeg reiser utenlands.</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: "Segoe UI",Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Min shopping-prosess har endret seg etter at jeg har blitt en tjukkas; nå undersøker jeg hvilke butikker som selger klær i mine størrelser før jeg drar, og skriver ned/skriver ut informasjon om hvor jeg kan finne dem.</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: "Segoe UI",Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Paris er muligens "motehimmelen" for slanke folk, men dette er ikke tilfellet for de feite, så det var egentlig bare én butikk jeg ønsket å besøke når jeg var der, nemlig <a href="http://www.jeanmarcphilippe.com/" target="_blank">Jean Marc Philippe</a>. </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Jeg hadde beundret klærne deres i lang tid, men med de ekstra kostnadene for frakt, moms, og importavgifter, har jeg bare ikke råd til dem.</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: "Segoe UI",Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">I Paris unngikk jeg selvfølgelig disse kostnadene, og jeg fikk dem til og med ”</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">taxfree</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; 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font-size: 8pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Hvis jeg </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">må </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">si </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">é</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">n dårlig ting om stedet, må det bli at </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">det blir lagt </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">mye vekt på</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; 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<span class="EOP SCX101032989" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="EOP SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Parisernes uhøflighet mot </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">alle</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> som ikke snakker fransk er selvsagt</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">legendarisk</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">,</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: "Segoe UI",Sans-Serif; 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font-size: 8pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Det</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> finnes</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> imidlertid et</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">t</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> unntak, og det er drosjesjåførene.</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: "Segoe UI",Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Man </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">forvente</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; 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font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">med å kjøre </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">turister rundt, men</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> da ville man tatt feil</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">.</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> Dette er egentlig ikke uhøflig</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> selvfølgelig, bare rart.</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: "Segoe UI",Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Men når du kan vise </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; 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font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">å tro at hun ikke ønsker å forstå.</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: "Segoe UI",Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">Og når en taxisjåfør tar deg direkte til stedet du ønsket å </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">dra</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">, uten å nøle, etter faktisk aldri</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> å ha</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> bekreftet at han forsto deg når du forsøkte å forklare hvor du ønsket å </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">dra</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">, ja det ser </span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">heller ikke så vennlig ut</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO">.</span><span class="TextRun SCX52290383" style="font-family: "Segoe UI",Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt;" xml:lang="NB-NO"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">I love to travel, and I do it as often as I can on a student’s budget. I f</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">ind traveling exciting,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> fun, sometimes </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">relaxing, </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">and I think it broadens the mind.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">W</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">hich is why I </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">think it’s</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> heartbreaking when I see many fatties say they’re afraid to travel; that they’re putting it off until they’re thinner; or that they’ve just put it out of their minds altogether. </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">With this in mind I am starting a new post series on the blog, tellin</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">g you all about my </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Fat</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Travels™</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="EOP SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><br />
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">My first tale is of a three </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">day weekend in Paris. The trip</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> was a gift to me</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and my brother and his fiancée, from </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">our parents at Christmas. This was my first time in Paris, and I have to say that if you’ve never been there, you really</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">should </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">put it on the list! I’ve never bee</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">n to a city quite like Paris</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. Everywhere I went was so beautiful! The buildings</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, which were mostly very well preserved,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> all had these beautiful decorations</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. There were artistic statues everywhere. And </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">… well, you know those paintings you’ve seen? With the cobblestone streets, the narrow passages, and the </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">sidewalk restaurants? Yeah, it was like that. </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Keep in mind that I’d never been to Paris before, so I spent a lot of my time doing very tourist-y things in very tou</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">rist-y areas, but it was still like that for me. Plus, there were croissants, and delicious red wine, and escargot with lots of garlic (which I ate), and frog legs (which I didn’t).</span><span class="EOP SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><br />
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Since this is the first post in this new series I’m starting with the airport.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> I travel from </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Oslo Lufthavn </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Gardermoen, and we were there an hour before departure. Some people can’t stand the thought of not being at the airport without oceans of time before departure, but one hour is really all you need at Gardermoen.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">If you’re travelling internationally from the U.S. it’s my experience that you need to be at the airport two hours before departure. </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Any</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">where else,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> an hour and a half should do.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> I’ve never been stopped at customs, I do, however, get stopped at security almost every time I travel</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, and since I’ve decided writing about being stopped at security adds color to my narrative you’ll probably be reading a lot of stopped-at-security stories</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. This time it was at </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Charles De Gaulle</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> in Paris. I’d managed to forget that I had three containers of different liquids in my handbag, and so didn’t</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> remove them</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> from my bag</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> put them in the little plastic bags</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> you’re supposed to use</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. The woman who checked my</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> bag</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> after I’d sent it through the screening</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> calmly</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and aloofly</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> put it on a little area to go through it, </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">and </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">c</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">ompletely ignored my embarrassment and</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> apologies as she pulled out</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> one item after the other</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, put them in a little plastic bag, and gave it all back to me.</span><span class="EOP SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><br />
<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">I love airports! This is a place, where, once you’ve checked in and gotten through security, </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">you’re completely free of things you “should” do. </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">- </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Okay, so that’s not 100% true all the time, and if you’re traveling for business I guess I can see working </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">at</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> the airport, but if you’re traveling for pleasure and you</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">still </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">have to work </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">at the airport</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, I’m off</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">icially declaring you </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">too busy! Anyway, airports,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">yes … </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">nothing to do but </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">look forward to the nice</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> trip you’re going to have, or</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">to </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">going home, and </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">maybe</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">shop in the overpriced stores, or eat or drink overpriced food or drink. And there’s no use being annoyed by the prices, because one restaurant is just as expensive as the next. And nobody looks strangely at you if you’re drinking wine at twelve o’ clock, because you’re on </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;" xml:lang="EN-US">holiday</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. Everything is so bright and clean in airports. Even the people look better, because they’re happy, and because some of us still think it’s appropriate to dress up a little to fly.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Can you tell I like airports?</span><br />
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">I don’t have the same relationship w</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">ith actually being on the plane</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> as I have with being in airports, but </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">that isn’t to say </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">I mind it at all. Since this is my first time writing about traveling while fat there are some things I should mention again. A lot of you are worried</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> about not fitting into the seats, so here are some handy hints that I’ve picked up along the way: Firstly there’s</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.seatguru.com/" target="_blank">Seatguru</a></span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, I don’t use this site much myself, but I know a lot of fatties love it more than they love donuts (which, as we know, all fatties love more than life itself)</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Secondly, s</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">ome general rules: Do not choose seats in the first row, or by the emergency exits. Th</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">ose</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> seats usually have the trays stored in the armrests, giving your bottom half less space to expand under the armrests if you need it.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Do try to choose aisle seats. Here you have the opportunity to utilize some of the aisle space for your arms and shoulders, and you also avoid having both hips pressed against the people sitting next to you. Some people swear by the window seats, since theoretically you should be able to lift the armrests and give yourself more space there. However, in my experience these armrests are locked in the down position more often than not (remember here that I fly mostly in Europe). In fact, on a couple of the planes I've been on recently, none of the armrests would go all the way up, so it was more comfortable to keep them down. You might need a seat belt extender to be able to fasten the seat belt. I personally have never needed one, so I don’t have any experience with this, but I am told</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> (mostly by Americans) that</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> they are readily available on all flights if you ask a flight attendant. If you would prefer not to have to ask a flight attendant </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">for it, you can <a href="http://store.moreofmetolove.com/seat-belt-extenders/airplane-belt-extenders" target="_blank">purchase one</a></span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> (this is just one of the places they're sold) for yourself and bring it with you.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">I personally was 5’6”, weighed </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">269lbs, and measured 51-44-54 when I went to Paris. Saying I fit comfortably in the seat would have been a lie, but I did fit. </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Whether we fit into the seat or not, a lot of us worry about being told by the flight crew that we need to purchase a</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> second seat</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. I have some tips on this issue as well, although my only qualification for giving them is really</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">that I’ve never been asked to buy a second seat myself. First</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">ly,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">and </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">let’s</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> just</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> get it out of the </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">way,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> it helps if you’re traveling with someone</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> slender</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. Then </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">you have someone whose space you can “</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">encroach</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">” on without them being bothered by it.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Don’t let this stop you from traveling solo though</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">!</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> I certainly have</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> My second tip is to dress well; you don’t have to pull out your pearls, but</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> definitely</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> no tracksuits (really, no matter how comfortable they are). Most of you should be able to just picture how you dress in everyday life, and </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">take it up a small notch</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">My third tip is don’t draw attention to yourself. I’m not saying you can’t ask questions if you have them, or that you should try to avoid the flight attendants, </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">but</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> maybe don’t have a picnic on the floor in front of the boarding counter, or decide to entertain your fellow travelers by singing aloud a joke version of the national anthem</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> while seated in the boarding area</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. As fatties we don’t actually blend in, but </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">what I’m </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">trying to </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">say</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">here is don’t </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;" xml:lang="EN-US">force</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> them in</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">to having to make a decision on </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">the subject</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">On a related note, the first post I ever wrote on this blog was titled </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.blogspot.no/2010/04/why-charging-fat-passengers-double-is.html" target="_blank">Why charging fat passengers double is a horrible idea</a></span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> if you haven’t read it I would love for you to check it out!</span><span class="EOP SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><br />
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Having covered the part wherein I actually traveled, I've finally arrived at Paris itself. People in Paris mostly look the way I’ve come to expect people in Western Europe to look; lots of them are slender and</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> lots of them are chubby</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, and a few of them are fat. Apart from this normalcy, being fat in Paris is an interesting experience. </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">T</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">he city officials</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, you see,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> seem to have had people of a certain size in mind when they equipped the public</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">spaces</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, and the tourist-y ones</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">but the private individuals don’t seem to have followed the same thought patterns. The spaces owned by individuals are no bigger than they have to be, the tables are small, and so are the chairs (though the chairs mostly don’t have armrests). </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">I mentioned the cobblestone streets. If your movement is impaired this may not sound so great to you, but the good thing is that all the sidewalks I saw accompanying the streets were </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">made to be flat, and more or less smooth</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. </span><br />
<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">We spent about half a day on one of the sightseeing buses. These are equipped with the typical</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> two plastic seats</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> with slightly upturned </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">edges</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> on both sides of an aisle. The upturned edges </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">might unfortunately cause discomfort for some super fats, but I did notice that my death fat arse was quite comfortable.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Another </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">interesting example of</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Parisian city officials having had fat people in </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">mind,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> are some chairs </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">that we found placed around a fountain by</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Musée du Louvre</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. </span><span class="EOP SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">I had a single room where we stayed at </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hoteleurope.net/" target="_blank">Hotel Europe Saint Severin***</a></span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. The bed was a queen sized double</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">bed, so that was a nice surprise. Also the room wasn’t so cramped I barely had room to stand, which I’ve come to expect from single rooms, so that was another nice surprise. The bedroom itself wasn’t much to write home about, but the bathroom was recently </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">renovated</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, and so clean it </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">was gleaming</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> As I just mentioned I’ve come to expect single rooms to be cramped, and this was true of the bathroom here. Space saving had yielded the result that the toilet was placed in </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">a</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> little niche. My deathfat form didn’t have a lot of room, </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">but it was alright. However, if you are </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">a super fat</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> it might be problematic</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, so either bring some <a href="http://store.moreofmetolove.com/independence-aids/toilet-aids" target="_blank">equipment</a> along</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, or book a double room</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">As I’ve mentioned on here once before, it’s considered impolite to stare in Norway. This doesn’t mean we don’t look; just that it’s considered very rude to be caught in a stare, so you automatically limit the time you look at someone so it isn’t long enough to be called a stare, and if someone should see you looking at them you look away immediately. There are rude people everywhere of course, and, having traveled quite a bit, I have of course been to countries where they don’t have the same cultural view on staring. Despite this, I have experienced very little negative attention of this kind. So little, in fact, that </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">I believed that I was just exceptionally unobservant in cases like these. It</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> i</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">s still a fact that I spend a lot of time in my head, and that I just don’t really care if people look at me or not, so I’m not saying I don’t still believe I miss a lot, but Paris taught me I do notice some things. And this is the thing about Paris that isn’t so great. </span><br />
<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">As you now know, I hail from a country where you feel embarrassed if you’re caught staring, so when on Friday I noticed a white, middle aged man slowly looking me over, starting with my shoes and working his way up, I expected him to look quickly away when he reached my face and realized I had seen him. I was wearing sunglasses, so maybe he didn’t realize I was looking him in the eye, but I was facing him straight on. Anyway, I looked at him, and he continued to look at me, after a few seconds I raised an eyebrow, he stared a second longer, and then looked away.</span><span class="EOP SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><br />
<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">We stayed in the Latin Quarter</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> in Paris, which is this really great part of </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">the city</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> teeming with life, little shops, lots of places to eat and drink, and on top of this is about as central as you can get in a city as big as Paris. According to Wikipedia the Latin Quarter is “</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Known for its student life, lively atmosphere and bistros […]”. The student life and lively atmosphere was in full effect as we were walking around Saturday night, looking for a place to get a drink. </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Drunken</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> people your own age do always constitute a fat person risk. Will the </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">reduction in inhibitions cause people to say or do things they wouldn’t normally do? Then of course there’s the fact that a lot of the people who go out drinking are single </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">and</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> looking (or taken and looking), and are therefore paying more attentio</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">n to their own and other people</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">s looks than they normally mig</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">ht. And yeah, I was stared at. It’s </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">hard to know how much of that was</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> because I’m a woman who might be available, how much </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">wa</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">s becau</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">se of the outfit I was wearing (which, if I do say so myself, was fetching, and a</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">lso quite green), and how much wa</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">s because I’m fat. I did notice</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> that, just as we came into their line of vision, a group of young men suddenly got very loud (in French, which I don’t speak), shouting something to each other,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> this</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> while I was having that feeling you have when you’re aware of being watched. Later a woman </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">quite blatantly </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">turned to stare at me while I was standing outside</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> a bar talking to my companions, apparently prompted by the man who was sitting across from her.</span><span class="EOP SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><br />
<span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">The last, and worst, case of the stares I was on the receiving end of while I was in Paris was at Charles De Gaulle Ai</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">rport. I had to walk by a table</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> where three people</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> who looked like a father and his daughter and son</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">,</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> were sitting, three times. Now, </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">I was wearing some noisy heels. I was also wearing capri pants, showing my ankles, which had, for reasons known and unknown, swollen </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">til they were wider than my </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">feet. That being said, </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;" xml:lang="EN-US">wow</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, did the dad stare at me, mostly, it seemed, in the direction of my feet. I saw him staring the first time I went by the table. I saw him looking and looking the second time I went by the table. The third time I had to </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">walk</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">past</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> the table, I looked towards them as soon as I was in the line of sight, and, sure enough, there was the daughter staring at me. I looked into her face the whole time I was walking past them, but she</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> just kept staring</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">. Finally, just after I’d passed the table, I turned around, and, finding them all looking at me, smiled widely (okay, mayb</span><span class="TextRun SCX102080805" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">e a little manically) and waved energetically. </span><br />
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</div>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-17368528343129554162012-06-21T09:36:00.001+02:002012-06-21T09:36:33.286+02:00Gone fishin'So sorry all, for my continued absence! I needed to focus on school work for a while - unfortunately those exams don't take themselves - and now that I finally have time my computer has drawn it's last breath. I won't be able to buy a new one until the middle of July, but do please look for my return around that time!<br />
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<br />Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-29371904674594509172012-03-27T13:48:00.000+02:002012-03-27T13:48:19.137+02:00The Random Edition: Dan GluibizziEasing back into regular blogging with another addition to my Random Edition series. // <em>Gir meg selv en myk overgang til regelmessig blogging med et nytt innslag i "Random Edition" serien min.</em><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A painting of twelve women in various stages of undress. Most of the women are chubby or fat, but all of them have different bodies. The painting is done in faded colors. // <em>Et maleri av tolv kvinner som alle er delvis avkledde. De fleste av kvinnene er lubne eller feite, men alle har de forskjellige kropper. Maleriet er malt i blasse farger.</em></td></tr>
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x-posted to my <a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a> // <em>x-postet til min <a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a>.</em><br />
Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-72406285986060747512011-09-26T10:54:00.001+02:002011-09-26T10:54:20.017+02:00The Random Edition: Celebrate DiversityNSFW // <em>Bør kanskje ikke åpnes på jobb.</em><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A black-and-white drawn picture of 30 different vaginas seen from the front, numbered, and all in their own little frames. Below the vaginas "CELEBRATE DIVERSITY" is written.<br />
<em>Et svarthvitt bilde av 30 forskjellige, tegnede vaginaer sett forfra, numrert, og med rammer rundt hver enkel. Under vaginaene står det skrevet "CELEBRATE DIVERSITY" (feir forskjeller).</em></td></tr>
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Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-50475432088722938902011-09-24T19:12:00.001+02:002011-09-24T19:13:01.034+02:00etsy<a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> is a wonderful and confusing place, filled with treasures and absolute junk. I am by no means the most experienced etsy traveler out there, but as the time has passed I have gathered a few reasources I thought I'd share. If you have any tips to share yourself, please do so in the comments!<br />
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<em><a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> er et vidunderlig og forvirrende sted, fylt med både skatter og skrot. Jeg er på ingen måte den mest erfarne reisende i etsy der ute, men ettersom tiden har gått har jeg samlet meg noen ressurser som jeg tenkte jeg skulle dele med dere. Hvis du har noen tips du kunne tenke deg å dele, gjør det gjerne i kommentarene.</em><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/hissyfitoly">Hissyfit</a> - Like their tagline says, "'cus it's not your body, it's your clothes that suck". // <em>Som mottoet deres sier: "'cus it's not your body, it's your clothes that suck".</em><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/suchmoonshiners">such moonshiners</a> - Vintage clothes in larger sizes, with occasional smaller items available. // <em>Vintage klær i større størrelser, med noen mindre størrelser sporadisk tilgjengelig.</em><br />
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Now, you may have really poor eyesight, or be deaf in one ear, or need a wheelchair to get from one room to the other. Some of you will see it as flaws, and some of you will not. But no matter how much fat your body consists of, your fat does not make your body wrong. Just as there is <b><i><u>no</u></i></b><i><u></u></i><u></u> <b><i><u>right</u></i></b><i><u></u></i><u></u> <b><i><u>body</u></i></b><i><u></u></i><u></u>, there is <b><i><u>no</u></i></b><i><u></u></i><u></u> <b><i><u>wrong</u></i></b><i><u></u></i><u></u> <b><i><u>body</u></i></b><i><u></u></i><u></u>. <a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.blogspot.com/2011/06/diets-dont-work.html">Diets don't work</a>, so the size your body is right now, is exactly the size it is supposed to be.<br />
Knowing this, you have two choices: You can choose to spend the rest of your life fighting your body, despising it for not complying with your wish to be smaller, and still almost certainly either grow larger or remain the size you are now. Your other choice is to stop fighting, and to start loving yourself. You can say FU to society when it tells you your thighs are too large, or your wobbly bits are disgusting, and you can take the "if you can't fight 'em - join 'em" approach. You can look around, and see the beauty in yourself and others, in stead of seeing the imperfections according to whomever taught you what is acceptable and what isn't.<br />
That is what I want from you, and for you. I want you to love your body. I want you to feel comfortable in swimwear at the beach, and in formalwear at a ball, and in workout clothes at the gym. I want you to be comfortable with yourself naked, and maybe even be comfortable naked with someone else. I want you to feel good about your body, because when you feel bad about it, it can be so much harder to take good care of it. I want you to pick clothes because you like them, and not because they hide whatever feature you've been told is too large or strange. I want you to love your body, because then you'll feel how amazing going swimming, dancing, or skiing can feel, in stead of how bad it feels to be ashamed of how you look doing these things. And I want you to love your body for the things it can do for you, for the wonderful places and people it's brought you to.<br />
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Ofte, når jeg klatrer opp på Kroppsaksept såpekassa mi, føler jeg at folk ser skrått på meg. De undres: "Hvorfor forteller hun meg dette? Sier hun dette kun fordi hun ønsker seg en unnskyldning til ikke å slanke seg? Hva er det hun vil meg?" Svaret er enkelt: Jeg vil at du skal elske kroppe din. Jeg vil at du skal vite at det ikke er noe galt med deg.<br />
Det kan hende at du har skikkelig dårlig syn, eller er døv på et øre, eller trenger rullestol for å komme deg fra et rom til et annet. Noen av dere vil se disse tingene som feil, andre ikke. Men uansett hvor mye fett kroppen din består av, gjør ikke fettet ditt kroppen din feil. Akkurat som det <b><i><u>ikke</u></i></b><i><u></u></i><u></u> finnes en <b><i><u>riktig</u></i></b><i><u></u></i><u></u> <b><i><u>kropp</u></i></b><i><u></u></i><u></u>, finnes det <b><i><u>ikke</u></i></b><i><u></u></i><u></u> en <b><i><u>feil</u></i></b><i><u></u></i><u></u> <b><i><u>kropp</u></i></b><i><u></u></i><u></u>. <a href="http://musingsfromthesoapbox.blogspot.com/2011/06/diets-dont-work.html">Slankekurer funker ikke</a>, så strørrelsen kroppen din er akkurat nå, er akkurat den størrelsen den er ment å være.<br />
Når du vet dette, har du to valg: Du kan velge å bruke resten av livet ditt på å slåss mot kroppen din, avsky den for at den ikke føyer seg etter ditt ønske om å være mindre, og allikevel nesten helt sikkert enten bli større eller forbli den størrelsen du er nå. Det andre valget ditt er å slutte å slåss, og å begynne å elske deg selv. Du kan gi samfunnet finger'n når det forteller deg at lårene dine er for store, eller at delene dine som disser er ekle, og du kan kan gå "hvis du ikke kan bekjempe dem - slutt deg til dem" veien. Du kan se deg rundt og se det vakre i deg selv og andre, i stedet for å se skavankene ifølge hvem det enn var som lærte deg hva som er akseptabelt og hva som ikke er det.<br />
Det er det jeg vil deg, og det er det jeg ønsker for deg. Jeg vil at du skal elske kroppen din. Jeg vil at du skal føle deg komfortabel i badetøy på stranda, og i kveldsantrekk på ball, og i treningsklær på treningsstudioet. Jeg vil at du skal være komfortabel med deg selv naken, og kanskje til og med komfortabel naken med andre. Jeg vil at du skal trives med kroppen din, fordi når du ikke trives med kroppen din kan det være så mye vanskeligere å ta godt vare på den. Jeg vil at du skal velge klær fordi du liker dem, og ikke fordi de skjuler trekket du har blitt fortalt er for stort eller rart. Jeg vil at du skal elske kroppen din, fordi da vil du føle hvor utrolig deilig svømming, dansing og skigåing kan føles, i stedet for hvor fælt det kan føles å skamme seg over hvordan man ser ut når man gjør disse tingene. Og jeg vil at du skal elske kroppen din for tingene den kan gjøre for deg, for de fantastiske stedene og menneskene den har brakt deg til.<br />
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Så fortell meg, hvordan har du det med kroppen din i dag?</span>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-61367049306580993022011-09-13T01:46:00.000+02:002011-09-15T15:56:31.807+02:00Et annerledes Norge<em>Kommentar fra forfatteren: Dette innlegget ble skrevet den 29. juli, men har av forskjellige grunner ikke blitt publisert før nå.</em><br />
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<span lang="">Jeg har ikke skrevet her på en liten stund, og jeg føler det som umulig å komme tilbake hit uten å nevne tragedien vi har vært igjennom her i landet. Den 22. juli 2011 satte Anders Behring Breivik av en bombe i Oslo sentrum. Han fulgte opp denne sjokkerende handlingen ved å reise til Utøya og myrde 69 mennesker, de fleste av dem ungdommer. Mens jeg sitter og skriver dette, er ondskapen og hatet bak en slik handling umulig for meg å fatte. Med disse handlingene har Behring Breivik stått for det første voldelige angrepet på landet vårt på norsk jord siden andre verdenskrig. Det virker i dag åpenbart for meg at det som skjedde den fredagen har endret landet mitt for alltid. Forhåpentligvis har det, og vil det, endre seg til det bedre.</span><br />
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<span lang="">Anders Behring Breivik's intense hat av Arbeiderpartiet er i dag alt for tydelig. Å hate Anders Behring Breivik for det han har gjort er ikke unaturlig, og jeg har ikke noe ønske om å fortelle noen at de ikke skal føle det de føler. Allikevel bekymrer det meg at det er Facebook grupper dedikert til hatet av denne personen. Å oppmuntre hverandre i en slik følelse, og å skape grobunn for mer hat enn det som allerede eksisterer, kan ikke være en god ting. Å bli hatet kan selvfølelig være fælt, men å føle hat er ikke en positiv opplevelse det heller. Tanken på hvordan det norske samfunnet som jeg er en del av, ville sett ut i dag om dette angrepet hadde blitt utført av Al-Qaida eller en annen liknende isalm-basert terrororganisasjon gir meg frysninger på ryggen. </span><br />
<span lang="">Anders Behring Breivik ser mennesker med kulturer som er fremmede for han og hater dem, han ser mennesker som aktivt arbeider imot hans uttalte politiske mål og hater dem. Anders Behring Breivik ser mennesker som hater vår vestlige kultur, og føler at hans hat er rettferdiggjort. </span><br />
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<span lang=""><span lang=""><u>An Altered Norway</u><br />
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I haven't written on here for a little while, and it feels impossible to return without mentioning the tragedy this country has suffered through. 22 July 2011 Anders Behring Breivik detonated a bomb in downtown Oslo. He followed this shocking act by traveling to Utøya and murdering 69 people, most of them youths. Sitting here writing this, the evil and hatred behind acts like these seem impossible for me to understand. With these acts Behring Breivik have committed the first violent attack on our country on Norwegian soil since WWII. Today, it is obvious to me that what happened that Friday has changed my country forever.<br />
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Without any illusions that my thoughts on this subject are particularly relevant or interesting to anyone other than myself, I wish to share something I bring with me from this event. Hatred is a dangerous and terrifying emotion. Any glance at all on the history of humantiy will show us that hatred is a feeling we humans have probably always felt, it will also show us that this feeling can have consequences more horrific than any of us could have imagined.<br />
The intense hatred of Anders Behring Breivik towards the Labor Party is all too clear today. Hating Anders Behring Breivik for what he's done is not unnatural, and I harbor no wish to tell anyone not to feel what they're feeling. Still it worries me that there are Facebook Groups dedicated to the hatred of this person. Encouraging eachother in such a feeling, and creating an environment that fosters further growth of this feeling, cannot be a good thing. Being hated, is, of course, usually aweful, but feeling hatred is no positive experience either. The thought of how the Norwegian society which I am a part of would look like today if this attack had been the work of Al-Qaeda or another similar Islam-based terror organization quite frankly gives me chills.<br />
Anders Behring Breivik sees people of different cultures and hates them, he sees people who are actively working against his political goals and hates them. Anders Behring Breivik sees people who hate our Western society, and feels that his hatred is justified.<br />
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The smoke has settled after the attack on our country; on our city;, and on the values the dead and the living alike have cared so much about, and I am left with a fervent wish: Let the altered Norway be a country of more love, more understanding, and more openness, and a country of less fear, less exclusion, and, above all, of less hatred.</span></span>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-11784170683457849992011-06-23T23:18:00.000+02:002011-06-23T23:18:52.017+02:00Diets don't workDiets don't work. A controversial statement if ever I wrote one. Yet, as one of the backbones of Fat/Size Acceptance, it is touted all over the Fatosphere. And just to be clear, we're not just talking about Atkins, or a cabbage diet, or stuff like that. No, we mean <strong>all</strong><em> </em>diets, including 'lifestyle changes'. There is a small exception of 10-20 pounds that one can lose and probably not gain it back, but that's it. Around the Fatosphere the most quoted numbers I see, is 95-98% of all dieters gain the weight back within five years. Personally, I like to err on the conservative side, and usually say 95%. So I thought I'd ... well, back that s**t up. I've tried to use sources that neither encourage weight loss, nor Fat Acceptance.<br />
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As Rachel of <a href="http://the-f-word.org/blog/index.php/2010/01/06/young-adults-swallow-weight-loss-spam-claims/">The-F-Word.org</a> puts it:<br />
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<blockquote><span style="color: #666666;">"Trust me. If some virtuoso discovers that enchanted unicorn horn dust will magically whittle our waistlines, he/she would be hailed as a global fat-fighting hero, invited to the White House for a few cold ones (all lite, of course), awarded the Nobel Prize amidst international fanfare and be secretly masturbated to by MeMe Roth. Insurance companies everywhere would cover these miracle pills in full without reserve; they’d be added to the water supply with fluoride and the government would pass them out like candy. But as the old adage cautions us, if it’s too good to be true — and it’s peddled by spam-mongers — it probably is."</span></blockquote>We're so indoctrinated to <em>believe</em> we can change our weight if only we do the right things, that something like this can be very diffiult to take in. I didn't believe it. Sure, I read it, and I didn't exactly think these people were lying to me, it was just such a foreign concept to me that my brain sort of rejected it. Until I read <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Every-Size-Surprising-Weight/dp/1933771585"><em>Health At Every Size</em></a><em> </em>by <a href="http://www.lindabacon.org/about.html">Linda Bacon, PhD.</a> This is The Book, people. The book that explains weight gain and loss; the book that encourages you to develop a healthy relationship with your body, food, and movement. No matter what size you are.<br />
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I'll end this post how I opened it, by telling you this: Diets don't work.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Do a word search (Ctrl+f) for 'Effectiveness of Obesity Treatment'.</span><br />
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Slankekurer funker ikke. En kontroversiell uttallelse om jeg noen gang har skrevet en. Allikevel, som en av grunnstenene i kroppsaksept, blir det gjentatt og gjentatt utover hele fett-o-sfæren. Og bare så det er klart, vi snakker ikke bare om Fedon, eller kåldietten, eller andre av den typen dietter. Nei, vi mener <strong>alle </strong>slankekurer, inkludert "livsstilsendringer"'. Det er et lite unntak på 4,5-9kg som man kan gå ned og mest sannsynlig ikke gå opp igjen, men det er det. De numrene jeg ser mest sitert rundt omkring i fett-o-særen, er 95-98% av alle slankere har gått opp like mange kilo som de gikk ned etter fem år. Personlig liker jeg å være litt konservativ, og sier som regel 95%. Så jeg tenkte jeg skulle backe opp uttalelsene mine med fakta. Jeg har prøvd å bruke kilder som ikke oppmuntrer til hverken vekttap, eller kroppsakept.<br />
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<a href="http://helpforeatingdisorder.org/"><strong>Slankekurer</strong></a><br />
<a href="http://www.snac.ucla.edu/WeightManagement.html"><strong>Funker</strong></a><br />
<a href="http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/obesity/wtob.txt"><strong>Ikke</strong></a>*<br />
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Som Rachel av <a href="http://the-f-word.org/blog/index.php/2010/01/06/young-adults-swallow-weight-loss-spam-claims/">The-F-Word.org</a> uttrykker det:<br />
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<blockquote><span style="color: #666666;">"Tro meg. Om et eller annet geni oppdager at fortryllet støv fra enhjørning horn på magisk vis kutter ned midjemålene våre, vil han/hun bli hyllet som en global fett-kjempende helt, bli invitert på et par øl (light selvfølgelig) i det Hvite Hus, bli tildelt en Nobelpris blant internasjonal fanfare, og i hemmelighet bli masturbert til av MeMe Roth. Overalt vil forsikringsselskaper dekke disse mirakel pillene uten egenandel, de hadde blitt tilført vannlagrene sammen med fluor, og myndighetene hadde delt dem ut som godteri. Men som det gamle ordtaket advarer oss; om det virker for godt til å være sant - og det pushes av junkmail salgsfolk - er det mest sannsynlig det."</span></blockquote>Vi er så indoktrinert til å <em>tro </em>at vi kan forandre på vekta vår om vi bare gjør de riktige tingene<em></em>, at informasjon som dette kan være vanskelig å ta til seg. Jeg trodde ikke på det. Joda, jeg leste det, og jeg trodde jo ikke akkurat at disse menneskene løy til meg, det var bare det at det var et så utrolig fremmed konsept for meg at hjernen min på en måte avviste det. Til jeg leste <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Every-Size-Surprising-Weight/dp/1933771585">"Health At Every Size"</a> av <a href="http://www.lindabacon.org/about.html">Linda Bacon, PhD</a> (jeg vet, bacon, hvor morsomt er det?) Dette er Boka med stor B, folkens. Boka som forklarer vektøkning og -tap, boka som oppmuntrer deg til å utvikle et sunt forhold til din egen kropp, og til mat og bevegelse. Uansett hvilken størrelse du er.<br />
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Jeg avslutter dette innlegget som jeg startet det, med å fortelle deg dette: Slankekurer funker ikke.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Gjør et ord søk (Ctrl+f eller Ctrl+b) etter "Effectiveness of Obesity Treatment".</span>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-17587811909324552912011-06-21T10:38:00.001+02:002011-06-21T10:52:50.807+02:00What happened while I wore a green skirtI want to tell you a little story about something that happened to me while I was wearing the outfit displayed below. I don't know if it was the fatness, or the really green skirt, or the really red hair that did it, but on that day I was very visible. Here in Norway it is considered impolite to stare at someone, or even to look for more than a couple of seconds, which makes it that much more of a big deal when you do get stared at. Now, part of why I dress the way I do is because I want to stand out, but because of this norm I am still not used to actually being stared at.<br />
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<em>Jeg vil fortelle deg en liten historie om noe som hendte meg da jeg hadde på meg antrekket som er vist under. Jeg vet ikke om det var feitheten, eller det veldig grønne skjørtet, eller det veldig røde håret, men den dagen var jeg veldig synlig. Deler av grunnen til at jeg kler meg som jeg gjør er at jeg ønsker å skille meg ut, men selv om jeg er vant med at folk ser er jeg allikevel ikke vant til ordentlig stirring.</em><br />
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I was sitting on the tram on my way to my parents' house, and pretty much as soon as I stepped off in downtown Oslo I knew it was going to be a high visibility day. I walked into the nearby train station, and as I was walking along one of the platforms I saw two boys of around 14-15 sitting on a bench up ahead. If there is any one group that is collectiviely known for making fat girls and women (and fat people of other genders?) feel bad about themselves it is teenage boys, so when they caught sight of me in a very obvious way I wasn't really surprised. As I walked past them one of the boys nudged the other, and said, "Look at that ...". Here I should explain that 'that' or 'det' in Norwegian does not refer to people (unless you're calling a person 'it'), but apart from that, since I didn't hear the end of the sentence, I don't know what it was he wanted his friend to see. At any rate, in a country where staring is considered impolite, I'm sure you realize that commenting on someone's appearance loudly enough for them to hear it, is very uncommon.<br />
Passing a small group of people that had been obstructing my view, I suddenly realized that these boys were not alone, as what looked like half their junior high class was just ahead of me. Walking past these 'youngsters' the staring was pretty obvious. I walked a little further down the platform to an empty bench, sat down and contemplated my feelings. I wasn't feeling all that good to be honest with you. For a moment the joy of dressing in clothes I like and feel good in, without any thought to what others might think when they see me, just didn't seem worth it. Then I glanced back the way I'd come, and saw a fellow fatty standing on the platform. She was probably around 20, and wearing a cute outfit. This may have been the most confident young woman in the world, but she did not look it. In fact, from my limited perspective, she seemed to radiate insecurity. And then I thought, "Well, at least I passed those kids first." And then ... all the bad feelings went away. Because maybe, by the time she passed by, they had gotten it out of their system, and I would <em>much rather</em> they stared and talked about me, than someone who didn't seem all that confident to begin with. This is part of what I'm trying to do after all, normalizing fat bodies so that maybe one day a fat person won't be something to be stared at, but a person like anyone else.<br />
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<em>Jeg satt på trikken på vei hjem til foreldrene mine, og nesten med en gang jeg gikk av på holdeplassen ved Oslo S visste jeg at det kom til å være en høy synlighetsdag. Jeg gikk inn på togstasjonen, og mens jeg gikk langs en av platformene så jeg to gutter på rundt 14-15 som satt på en benk litt foran meg. Om det finnes en gruppe som kollektivt er kjent for å få feite jenter og kvinner (og feite folk av andre kjønn?) til ikke å ha det godt med seg selv er det tenåringsgutter, så da de fikk øye på meg på en veldig åpenbar måte var jeg ikke akkurat overrasket. I det jeg går forbi dem dytter den ene gutten borti den andre, og sier: "Se på det..." Jeg hørte ikke slutten på setningen, så jeg vet ikke hva det var han ville kompisen skulle se, men bare det at han kommenterte høyt nok til at jeg kunne høre det er en spesiell opplevlse for meg.</em><br />
<em>Jeg gikk videre, og idet jeg, en meter eller to lenger fremme, passerte en liten gruppe mennesker som hadde blokkert utsynet mitt, gikk det opp for meg at disse gutta ikke var alene, nei det så faktisk ut til at halve ungdomsskole klassen deres satt bare noen meter foran meg. Da jeg gikk forbi disse ungdommene var stirringen ganske åpenbar.</em> <em>Jeg gikk litt videre ned platformen til en ledig benk, satte meg ned, og tenkte over følelsene mine. For å være ærlig følte jeg meg ikke så spesielt bra. I det øyeblikket føltes ikke egentlig gleden ved å kle meg i klær jeg liker og føler meg bra i, uten tanke for hva andre kan kommer til å tenke når de ser meg, verdt det. Men så kastet jeg et blikk tilbake den veien jeg hadde kommet, og så en med-tjukkas på platformen</em>. <em>Hun var rundt 20, og kledd i et søtt antrekk. Nå er det mulig at denne unge kvinnen har bøttevis med selvtillit, men det var ikke sånn hun så ut. Fra mitt begrensede perspektiv, så hun ut til å utstråle usikkerhet. Og så tenkte jeg: "Vel, jeg passerte ihvertfall de ungdommene først</em>." <em>Og så... ble alle de negative følelsene borte. Fordi det kan hende at de hadde fått det verste ut av systemet før hun gikk forbi dem, og jeg vil </em>mye heller <em>at de stirret og snakket om meg, enn noen som ikke virket som hun hadde noe særlig selvtillit i første omgang. Dette er jo tross alt en del av det jeg jobber for, å normalisere feite kropper, slik at en dag en dag en feit person ikke vil være noe å stirre på, men en person som alle andre.</em><br />
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So this is Auntie Veronica's tip of the day, kids: If you're having a bad day, and the temptation to stop living FA and just blend in is tearing at you, remember that you're not just doing it for yourself, and maybe then you'll find the strength to carry on.<br />
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<em>Så dette er dagens tips fra Tante Veronica: Om du har en dårlig dag, og fristelsen til å slutte å leve kroppsaksepterende og bare skli inn i mengden sliter i deg, husk at du ikke bare gjør det for deg selv, og kanskje du da vil finne styrken til å fortsette å kjempe.</em>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-1833488071173550472011-05-28T17:59:00.000+02:002011-05-28T17:59:54.175+02:00OOTD: Green-eyed gypsy girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRBTYYqIx9uF7J-7I9dtBp7m_oN3bPxxEyPBnpJ3CaAfta0Vk3rflBpUJ6IQjx2yQZmM9O4FjVXRBuLr-rAQMHhuFctZN6SsnBvtpFzj_vQ0mLpeqCCTmOK7yfpwXk-IiwFCNsrwzTg0/s1600/IMG_1660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRBTYYqIx9uF7J-7I9dtBp7m_oN3bPxxEyPBnpJ3CaAfta0Vk3rflBpUJ6IQjx2yQZmM9O4FjVXRBuLr-rAQMHhuFctZN6SsnBvtpFzj_vQ0mLpeqCCTmOK7yfpwXk-IiwFCNsrwzTg0/s400/IMG_1660.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to my parents for taking the pictures, and for putting up with me blaming them for my unphotogenic-ness!<br />
<em>Takk til foreldrene mine for at de tok bildene, og for at de holdt ut med meg da jeg ga dem skylda for min ufotogenhet!</em></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Outfit details:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Cropped jeans jacket: <a href="http://www.zizzi.no/">Zizzi</a> EU46/48</div><div style="text-align: center;">White tank top: <a href="http://www.evans.co.uk/">evans</a> UK18</div><div style="text-align: center;">Belt: <a href="http://www.zizzi.no/">Zizzi</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ljuser ljuser-name_" lj:user="dearrose" style="white-space: nowrap;">Wedges: Økonomisko</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">'fat' necklace: <a href="http://www.fancyladyindustries.com/products">definatalie</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Glasses: Oliver Peoples via Ses Optikk</div><div style="text-align: center;">Skirt: Bought from the lovely <span class="ljuser ljuser-name_" lj:user="dearrose" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://dearrose.livejournal.com/profile"><img alt="[info]" class=" ContextualPopup" height="17" src="http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=3" style="border: 0px currentColor; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;" title="" width="17" /></a><a href="http://dearrose.livejournal.com/"><b><span style="color: #0000cc;">dearrose</span></b></a> via a <a href="http://fatshionxchange.livejournal.com/">Fatshionista! sales post</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Antrekket består av:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Olajake: <a href="http://www.zizzi.no/">Zizzi</a> EU46/48</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hvit topp: <a href="http://www.evans.co.uk/">evans</a> UK18</div><div style="text-align: center;">Belte: <a href="http://www.zizzi.no/">Zizzi</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ljuser ljuser-name_" lj:user="dearrose" style="white-space: nowrap;">Kilehæler: Økonomisko</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ljuser ljuser-name_" lj:user="dearrose" style="white-space: nowrap;">"fat" kjede: <a href="http://www.fancyladyindustries.com/products">definatalie</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ljuser ljuser-name_" lj:user="dearrose" style="white-space: nowrap;">Briller: Oliver Peoples via <a href="http://www.sesoptikk.no/">Ses Optikk</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ljuser ljuser-name_" lj:user="dearrose" style="white-space: nowrap;">Skjørt: Kjøpt fra den kjempesøte <span class="ljuser ljuser-name_" lj:user="dearrose" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://dearrose.livejournal.com/profile"><img alt="[info]" class=" ContextualPopup" height="17" src="http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=3" style="border: 0px currentColor; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;" title="" width="17" /></a><a href="http://dearrose.livejournal.com/"><b><span style="color: #0000cc;">dearrose</span></b></a> via en <a href="http://fatshionxchange.livejournal.com/">Fatshionista! sales post</a></span></span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonus picture! Because apparently this is what I do when a camera is pointed at me.<br />
<em>Bonus bilde! Fordi dette tydeligvis er det jeg gjør når noen peker på meg med et kamera.</em></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-31331093870290181172011-05-21T17:20:00.000+02:002011-05-21T17:20:49.843+02:00Thin privilege checklist<h3> </h3><ul><li>I can be sure that people aren’t embarrassed to be seen with me because of the size of my body.</li>
<li>If I pick up a magazine or watch T.V. I will see bodies that look like mine that aren’t being lampooned, desexualized, or used to signify laziness, ignorance, or lack of self-control.</li>
<li>When I talk about the size of my body I can be certain that few other people will hope they are never the same size.</li>
<li>I do not have to be afraid that when I talk to my friends or family they will mention the size of my body in a critical manner, or suggest unsolicited diet products and exercise programs.</li>
<li>I will not be accused of being emotionally troubled or in psychological denial because of the size of my body.</li>
<li>I can go home from meetings, classes, and conversations and not feel excluded, fearful, attacked, isolated, outnumbered, unheard, held at a distance, stereotyped, or feared because of the size of my body.</li>
<li>I never have to speak for size acceptance as a movement. My thoughts about my body can be my own with no need for political alliance relative to size.</li>
<li>I can be sure that when I go to a class, or movie, or restaurant that I will find a place to sit in which I am relatively comfortable.</li>
<li>I don’t have to worry that if I am talking about feeling of sexual attraction people are repelled or disgusted by the size of my body. People can imagine me in sexual circumstances.</li>
<li>People won’t ask me why I don’t change the size of my body.</li>
<li>My masculinity or femininity will not be challenged because of the size of my body.</li>
<li>I can be sure that if I need medical or legal help my size will not work against me.</li>
<li>I am not identified by the size of my body.</li>
<li>I can walk in public with my significant other and not have people double take or stare.</li>
<li>I can go for months without thinking about or being spoken to about the size of my body.</li>
<li>I am not grouped because of the size of my body.</li>
<li>I will never have to sit quietly and listen while other people talk about the ways in which they avoid being my size.</li>
<li>I don’t have to worry that won’t be hired for a job that I can do because of the size of my body.</li>
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<h3>Privileier man nyter som ikke-feit person</h3><br />
<ul><li>Jeg kan være sikker på at folk ikke er flaue over å bli sett sammen med meg på grunn av størrelsen min.</li>
<li>Om jeg leser et blad eller ser på TV kommer jeg til å se kropper som ser ut som min, som ikke er gjort om til en spøk, fratatt seksualiteten, eller brukt som et tegn på latskap, uvitenhet, eller manglende selvkontroll.</li>
<li>Når jeg snakker om størrelsen på kroppen min kan jeg være sikker på at få andre mennesker håper de aldri blir like store.</li>
<li>Når jeg snakker med dem, trenger jeg ikke å være redd for at venner eller familie kommer til å nevne kroppsstørrelsen min på en kritisk måte, eller uoppfordret foreslå slankeprodukter og treningsprogrammer.</li>
<li>Jeg kommer ikke til å bli anklaget for å ha følelsesmessige problemer, eller å drive med psykologisk fornektelse på grunn av kroppsstørrelsen min.</li>
<li>Jeg kan gå hjem fra møter, skoletimer, og samtaler og ikke føle meg ekskludert, engstelig, angrepet, isolert, i undertall, at jeg ikke ble hørt, holdt på avstand, tildelt stereotype egenskaper, eller fryktet på grunn av kropsstørrelsen min.</li>
<li>Jeg trenger aldri å snakke for kroppsaksept bevegelsen. Mine tanker om min egen kropp kan forbli mine egne uten noe behov for å alliere meg sosialpolitisk angående størrelse.</li>
<li>Jeg kan være siker på at når jeg går til en time, eller på kino eller restaurat kommer jeg alltid til å finne et sted å sitte hvor jeg er realtivt komfortabel.</li>
<li>Om jeg snakker om følelser av seksuell tiltrekning trenger jeg ikke å bekymre meg for at størrelsen på kroppen min gjør at folk føler seg kvalme eller støtt. Folk klarer å se meg for seg i seksuelle situasjoner.</li>
<li>Folk kommer ikke til å spørre meg om hvorfor jeg ikke forandrer kroppsstørrelsen min.</li>
<li>Maskuliniteten eller femininiteten min blir ikke utfordret på grunn av kroppsstørrelsen min.</li>
<li>Jeg kan være sikker på at størrelsen min ikke kommer til å motarbeide meg om jeg trenger medisink eller rettslig hjelp.</li>
<li>Jeg blir ikke identifisert ved kroppsstørrelsen min.</li>
<li>Jeg kan bevege meg i det offentlige rom med partneren min uten at folk må titte en ekstra gang eller stirrer.</li>
<li>Jeg kan gå i månedsvis uten å tenke på, eller bli snakket til om, kroppsstørrelsen min.</li>
<li>Jeg blir ikke satt i bås på grunn av kroppsstørrelsen min.</li>
<li>Jeg kommer aldri til å måtte sitte stille å høre på mens andre mennesker snakker om måtene de unngår å bli min størrelse på.</li>
<li>Jeg trenger ikke å bekymre meg for at jeg ikke kommer til å bli ansatt i en jobb jeg er kvalifisert til på grunn av størrelsen på kroppen min.</li>
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<div align="center"><a href="http://www.fatshadow.com/October2003.htm#e412">Kilde: fatshadow.com</a></div>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-20354527747000627092011-05-21T17:12:00.000+02:002011-05-21T17:12:48.766+02:00Dagens Antrekk: Global oppvarming, du behandler meg så pent!Jeg har gått igjennom dette om og om igjen i hodet mitt, har jeg lyst til å begynne med Dagens Antrekk, eller "Outfit Of The Day", innlegg? Gjør jeg meg ikke sårbar når jeg setter et ansikt til navnet? Jeg er ikke egentlig så veldig opptatt av klær, så hvorfor tror jeg at noen er interessert i hva jg kler meg i? Til slutt var det dette som avgjorde det for meg: Det er en grunn til at fete aktivister (Fat Activists) insisterer på at det er en radikal handlig å være feit ute i offentligheten. Feite mennesker blir kontinuerlig presset til å gjøre seg selv mindre synlige. Vi blir fortalt at det er ubehagelig å se på oss, og at om vi insisterer på å være medlemmer av verden utenfor ytterdøren vår, burde vi i hvert fall ha anstendighet nok til å kle oss i noe som gjør det enklere å overse oss. Jeg vil være med å kjempe mot dette! Og hvis det er sånn at jeg vil være med i kampen for økt synlighet for feite mennesker, må jeg jo være synlig (feit har jeg kontroll på). I tillegg til dette synes jeg bare ikke det er nok bilder av feite nordmenn og -kvinner der ute.<br />
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Jeg presenterer herved, mitt første antrekk for dagen:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meg som viser frem dobbel, eh, tripplhaka, og vinker søtt/merkelig hallo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Later som om jeg soler meg, og prøver å ikke le av poseringen min.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Myser mot fotografen min, som bestemte seg for at han var proff og tok bilder nedenifra.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonus bilde! Modell posering!<br />
Alle bilder tatt av D.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Antrekket består av:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Topp: <a href="http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=faith%5Fwoventops&product%5Fid=2000013782&Page=all&pgcount=20">Forever21+</a></div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeggings: <a href="http://www.asos.com/Women/Asos-Curve/Cat/pgecategory.aspx?cid=9577">ASOS Curve</a></div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">Solbriller: RayBan</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">Kilehæler: Økonomisko</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">Stroppeløs BH (som gnager): <a href="http://www.bravissimo.com/products/lingerie/strapless-bras/ava-bra/ivory/fae6iv/?show=16&sort=1&brand=fantasie">Bravissimo</a></div><br />
Det er et par grunner til at jeg elsker dette antrekket. For det første så elsker jeg mønsteret, fargene <em>og</em> den gjennomsiktige blondedetaljen til denne toppen! Så mye liker jeg den, at jeg kjøpte den til tross for at jeg vanligvis skyr disse toppene som henger rett ned fra puppene som om de skulle ha prøvd å selge meg den siste Fedon boka. Inne i hodet mitt var det alltid meningen at denne toppen skulle kombineres med disse <u>fantastiske</u> ASOS Curve jeggingsene fra i fjor. Noe som bringer meg til hovedgrunnen til at jeg elsker dette antrekket; det bryter så mange regler! Bortsett fra min egen regel om denne typen topper, bryter det "feite jenter burde ikke bruke topper uten ermer" regelen, "feite jenter burde aldri bruke j/leggings" regelen, og "jeggings er ikke bukser (spesielt ikke om det er feite jenter bruker dem)!" regelen. I'm a rebel, people! Men alvorlig talt, det er fantastisk for meg å tenke på at på denne tiden i fjor hadde det ikke engang slått meg å kombinere en ermeløs topp og jeggings på denne måten, og til tross for dette var dette antrekket ansvarlig for en god del sprading i dag.<br />
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Så her har du mitt aller første Dagens Antrekk. Hva syntes du?Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-72710341258830832692011-05-16T10:29:00.001+02:002011-06-23T14:07:17.362+02:00OOTD: Climate change, you treat me so well!I've gone over and over this; do I want to do Outfit Of The Day posts? Won't putting a picture to my name open me up to scary people? I'm not really that into clothes, so why would anyone care what I wear? In the end it comes down to this: There's a reason fat activists keep insisting it's a radical act just to be fat in public. Fat people are constantly pushed to make themselves less visible. We're told we're hard to look at, and if we insist on joining the world outside our front door, we should at least have the decency to wear something that will make it easier to not notice us. I want to fight against this! And, if I want to join the fight for fat visibility, I have to actually be visible (I've got fat down). In addition to this, I just don't think there are enough pictures of Norwegian fatties out there.<br />
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I present to you, my first OOTD:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, sporting the double, er, triple chin, and goofily/coyly waving hello.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretending to be sunbathing, and trying not to laugh at my posing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squinting at my photographer, who decided to go pro and take my picture from below.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonus picture! Model pose!<br />
All photographs taken by D.</td></tr>
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Height: 5'6"<br />
Weight: Ca 255lbs<br />
Size: 16/18 top, 18/20 bottom<br />
Age: 25<br />
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<strong>What I'm wearing:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Top: <a href="http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=faith%5Fwoventops&product%5Fid=2000013782&Page=all&pgcount=20">Forever21+</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jeggings: <a href="http://www.asos.com/Women/Asos-Curve/Cat/pgecategory.aspx?cid=9577">Asos Curve</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunglasses: RayBan</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wedge heels: Økonomisko</div><div style="text-align: center;">Strapless bra (that pinches): <a href="http://www.bravissimo.com/products/lingerie/strapless-bras/ava-bra/ivory/fae6iv/?show=16&sort=1&brand=fantasie">Bravissimo</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">There's a couple of reasons why I love this outfit. Firstly, I love the pattern, colors, and lace yoke on this top! So much, that I bought it despite the fact that I usually avoid trapeze tops like they're trying to sell me the latest fad diet book. And this top, in my mind, was meant to be paired with these <em>amazing </em>Asos Curve jeggings from last season. Which brings me to the main reason why I love this outift; it breaks so many rules! Apart from my own no trapeze tops rule, it breaks the 'fat girls shouldn't wear sleeveless tops' rule; the 'fat girls shouldn't wear j/leggings' rule; <em>and</em> the 'jeggings aren't pants (especially not on fat girls)!' rule. I'm a rebel, people! Seriously though, it's amazing to me to think that, this time last year, combining a sleeveless top and jeggings in an outfit like this wouldn't even have crossed my mind, and despite of this, today this outfit had me walking around just strutting my stuff.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So, that was my first OOTD. What did you think?</div>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-4664087289310757332011-05-10T21:17:00.001+02:002011-06-24T16:09:50.505+02:00Internet shopping<em>Da jeg var yngre, og fortsatt passet inn i størrelsene de fleste butikker selger, hadde jeg en dyp skepsis overfor netthandel (eller katalog handel, som jo var det vi holdt på med da). Det var vanskelig nok å finne underdeler som satt fint over sprettrumpa mi når jeg kunne prøve ting på, og de få gangene jeg eller Mamma handlet noe fra en katalog føltes det som om det i beste fall var 50/50 sjanse for at ting passet. Da jeg ble eldre og tyngre var jeg derfor helt overbevist om at netthandel ikke var noe for meg. Det var blitt rimelig mye vanskeligere å finne klær som passet fint i butikkene, så å kjøpe ting uten å ha prøvd dem på først hørtes ut som en skikkelig dårlig idé.</em><br />
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When I was younger, and still fit the sizes sold in most clothing stores, I felt deeply skeptical of online shopping (or catalogue shopping, which is what we actually did then). It was difficult enough finding bottoms that fit my bootylicious behind well when I could try stuff on, and the few times I or my mother bought something from a catalogue it felt like it was a 50/50 chance, at best, that things would fit well. So when I grew older and heavier I was completely convinced that online shopping wasn't for me. It had become markedly more difficult to find clothing that fit well in the stores; buying things without having tried them on first felt like a really bad idea.<br />
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<em>Jeg husker ikke hva som foregikk oppe i hodet på meg den dagen jeg satte meg ned og gjorde et nettsøk etter klær i "plus sizes", men jeg husker sjokket jeg følte da jeg så hva som finnes der ute. Plutselig sto jeg overfor, noe som føltes som, et hav av muligheter! Vakre, kule, og edgy klær - i min størrelse! Jeg unner alle mine med-tjukkaser den lykken jeg følte, da det gikk opp for meg at jeg ikke lenger måtte ta til takke med den ene tingen butikken hadde som passet meg, og anledningen, som jeg ikke aktivt mislikte. </em><br />
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I don't recall what was going on in my head the day I sat down with my computer and did a seach for plus sized clothing, but I do remember the shock I felt when I saw what is out there. Suddenly I was standing in front of what felt like a sea of possibilities. Beautiful, trendy, and edgy clothing - in my size! The happiness I felt when I realized that I no longer would have to make due with the one thing the store carried that fit me, the occasion, and that I didn't actively dislike? I wish that feeling on <u>all</u> my fellow fatties! <br />
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<em>Så dette innlegget er ment som både en inspirasjon, og en guide til de av dere som ikke har turt å ta steget. Inspirasjonen er i denne omgangen begrenset til de av dere som bruker kvinneklær, men tipsene gjelder alle. Først, inspirasjon:</em><br />
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So this post is meant as both an inspiration, and as a bit of a guide for those of you who have yet to take the plunge. The inspiration is limited to those of you who wear women's clothing this time, but the tips are for everyone. First, inspiration:<br />
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<div style="padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; width: 524px;"><small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/nettshopping/collection?.mid=embed-find-2019714&id=910801" target="_blank">Nettshopping</a></small></div><br />
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<em>Så, tips:</em><br />
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<em>Ekstra kostnader som legges til av det norske tollvesenet (betales når man henter pakker på posten):</em><br />
<em>Når varene tilsammen koster mindre enn 200NOK:</em><br />
<em>Ingen ekstra kostnader.</em><br />
<em>Når varene tilsammen koster mindre enn 1000NOK:</em><br />
<em>25% moms + Ca kr 150 i gebyr.</em><br />
<em>Når varene tilsammen koster 1000NOK eller mer:</em><br />
<em>25% moms + Ca kr 315 i gebyr.</em><br />
<a href="http://tux.aftenposten.no/calcFrame/start.htm?id=16"><em>Link</em></a><em> til valutakalkulator.</em><br />
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<em>Pengebesparingstips:</em><br />
<em>De fleste nettbutikker gir deg rabattkupong i gave i løpet av en dag eller to om du skriver deg på mailinglista deres.</em><br />
<em>Om du handler fra USA og fraktkostnaden blir på $40 eller mer, lønner det seg å bruke <a href="http://www.jetcarrier.com/default.asp">JetCarrier</a> (eller et liknende fraktselskap). To tips her: 1) Du trenger ikke forsikringen de tilbyr deg. 2) Bruk flyfrakt.</em><br />
<em><a href="http://www.retailmenot.com/">Link</a> til en side hvor du kan finne rabattkuponger til mange, mange nettbutikker</em><em>.</em><br />
<em><a href="http://fatshionista.livejournal.com/1066829.html">Her</a> deler medlemmene av LiveJournal samfunnet Fatshionista tips om salg og rabattkuponger (gå til den siste kommentar siden).</em><br />
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Now, some money saving tips:<br />
Most online stores will gift you a coupon within a day or two, if you sign up for their newsletter.<br />
Here is a <a href="http://www.retailmenot.com/">link</a> to a site with coupons for many, many stores.<br />
<a href="http://fatshionista.livejournal.com/1066829.html">Here</a> the members of the LiveJournal community Fatshionista share tips on sales and coupons (go to the last comment page).<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">Happy shopping!</span></div>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-44577430740538324012011-03-09T02:52:00.000+01:002011-03-09T02:52:07.638+01:00I ♥ Nemi!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u9rXaYP4mNYct_nfA6vezHvgxMD1smCffUuMn1sGzFZD0PHr1KnI9meK6LCR9H_Fk2Yd4wBKVewGUU9Izlv_8dfZulxw8FXkTD-nscADjfzdxmhHHSOb-EPcBSCYvlAWUgaFCzq3f88/s1600/Nemi+-+Slanke+av+deg+et+par+kilo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u9rXaYP4mNYct_nfA6vezHvgxMD1smCffUuMn1sGzFZD0PHr1KnI9meK6LCR9H_Fk2Yd4wBKVewGUU9Izlv_8dfZulxw8FXkTD-nscADjfzdxmhHHSOb-EPcBSCYvlAWUgaFCzq3f88/s640/Nemi+-+Slanke+av+deg+et+par+kilo.gif" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVyycvODhjUJmCN9yKGuKprqaJgp-qLDrXSI26bJvfqZ4DMXJf6MMzTJ4xu7AhPF4jjEmk6hH0Xu9AZ7Y1Wtqgx0KvOmHqKq0j_kM9-Otm5yrzczXDGOZCcRYh91L-DWgKSIQmazFEpA/s1600/Nemi+-+Slanke+av+deg+et+par+kilo+-+Eng..gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVyycvODhjUJmCN9yKGuKprqaJgp-qLDrXSI26bJvfqZ4DMXJf6MMzTJ4xu7AhPF4jjEmk6hH0Xu9AZ7Y1Wtqgx0KvOmHqKq0j_kM9-Otm5yrzczXDGOZCcRYh91L-DWgKSIQmazFEpA/s640/Nemi+-+Slanke+av+deg+et+par+kilo+-+Eng..gif" width="640" /></a>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-13159825395039314952011-02-13T02:23:00.000+01:002011-02-13T02:23:41.969+01:00PSA: hey, fat chick!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIqWwsS8c91yPyh3pEkH0I9dn74LcK6buq-lmwbLLOvOyKHntVuTh6ImzRRwVBrKUSSbtxJB5ydh-28H3E-ON9UxzS33urMDJENJh1KpKNZUrzeJajGDJTAUADMOhxDKqwgX95SUHDdY/s1600/Definatalie.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIqWwsS8c91yPyh3pEkH0I9dn74LcK6buq-lmwbLLOvOyKHntVuTh6ImzRRwVBrKUSSbtxJB5ydh-28H3E-ON9UxzS33urMDJENJh1KpKNZUrzeJajGDJTAUADMOhxDKqwgX95SUHDdY/s320/Definatalie.bmp" width="213" /></a></div>Det er en blogg på tumblr som heter <a href="http://heyfatchick.tumblr.com/">hey, fat chick!</a> og du bare <u>må</u> følge med på den!! Jeg tilbragte over en time med å gå igjennom den her om dagen, og mens jeg satt der kunne jeg <em>føle</em> hjernen min skrede et steg videre på Fat Acceptance veien. <br />
Jeg har på en måte blitt vant til bilder av dagens antrekk på tjukkaser gjennom <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/fatshionista/">Fatshionista LJ samfunnet</a> og <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/50392831@N00/">Fatshionista gruppen på flickr</a>, og det skal sies at det er noe av det samme på hey, fat chick! Det er allikevel et klart hakk over på radikal-skalaen, og det hakket er et utrolig kult hakk! Inne i hjernen min gikk FA utfordringene mine fra: Jeg synes det er vanskelig å vise frem overarmene og knærne mine. Til: Jeg sliter med tanken på å bruke bikini. Et klart steg i riktig retning, er dere ikke enig? <img alt="Smile" height="19" src="http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w4/pr04/ltr/emo/smile.gif" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; vertical-align: text-bottom;" title="Smile" width="19" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.definatalie.com/2011/02/12/fatshion-february-maxi-skirt-edition/">definatalie's</a> description: Outfit photo of me, fat and pale skinned, wearing a dark blouse with a pussy bow in a small floral print with hints of red, white and orange tucked into a black maxi skirt. I'm wearing some black cage sandals and carrying a black bag.</span><br />
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<em>There is a blog on tumblr called </em><a href="http://heyfatchick.tumblr.com/"><em>hey, fat chick!</em></a><em> and you just <u>have</u> to follow it!! I spent over an hour browsing through it the other day, and while I was sitting there I could </em>feel <em>my brain take a step further down the road to Fat Acceptance.</em><br />
<em>I've kind of gotten used to Outfit Of The Day pictures with fat folks in them, through the <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/fatshionista/">Fatshionista LJ comm</a> and the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/50392831@N00/">Fatshionista group on flickr</a>, and hey, fat chick! does have some of the same content. It is still a clear step up on the radical ladder, and that step is a really cool step! Inside my brain my FA challenges went from: It's difficult for me to show my upper arms and knees. To: I struggle with the thought of wearing a bikini. A definite move in the right direction, wouldn't you agree? <img alt="Smile" height="19" src="http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w4/pr04/ltr/emo/smile.gif" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; vertical-align: text-bottom;" title="Smile" width="19" /></em>Veronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232884583313373162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711747312651350819.post-19061315615730705152011-02-02T01:59:00.000+01:002011-02-02T01:59:21.276+01:00Weight loss secret.It took me a good long while to figure this out, so there's a chance what I'm about to tell you will be a new thought. If that is the case, try not to focus on how you didn't put it together before, but instead try to focus on the amazing job that has been done in repackaging this truth. The secret nobody tells you about all diets that actually result in (temporary) weight loss, is that what they all boil down to is ... starvation. That's it. If you want to lose weight, what you have to do is starve yourself.<br />
You might look at this truth, and still want to diet. Starving oneself seems pretty drastic, but I know the desperation that can accompany fatness. You might look at your fat thighs, or your fat stomach, and feel disgusted. You might think<em> no one</em> should look like that. This, however, is where I have to stop you. Because, yes, it is quite possible you are okay with starving yourself. Maybe you're even okay with starving yourself while knowing that diets only work 5%-3% of the time, and that 50%-67% of the people who diet gain back more than they lost. But are you <em>really</em> okay with all the fat and chubby people in your life doing the same thing? Is it really okay for your friends and family to starve themselves? That's what you're saying, you see, when you say that <em>no one </em>should look like that. If you ask me, it's not okay. I especially don't think it's okay for children and teenagers to grow up thinking that starvation is their only choice. Now, watch this clip of the weigh-in from <em>Huge </em>(6:27-7:26), and tell me you don't feel the same.<br />
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<em>Det tok meg ordentlig lang tid å finne ut av dette, så det er en viss mulighet for at det jeg er i ferd med å fortelle deg vil være en ny tanke for deg. Hvis dét er tilfellet bør du prøve å ikke fokusere på det at du ikke har kommet på denne tanken før, men heller fokusere på den fantastiske jobben som har blitt gjort for å kamuflere denne sannheten. Hemmeligheten ingen forteller deg om alle slankekurer som resulterer i (midlertidig) vekttap, er at det de faktisk består av er frivillig sulting. Intet mer og intet mindre. Hvis du ønsker å gå ned i vekt må du sulte deg for å oppnå det.</em><br />
<em>Du kan se på denne sannheten, og fortsatt ønske å slanke deg. Å sulte seg selv er ganske drastisk, men jeg kjenner til desperasjonen som kan følge med tjukkhet. Kanskje du ser på de feite lårene dine, eller den feite magen din, og føler avsky. Kanskje tenker du at </em>ingen <em>burde se sånn ut. Her er det jeg må stoppe deg. For det kan hende at du synes det er greit å sulte deg. Det kan til og med hende at du synes det er greit, mens du vet at slankekurer bare funker 3%-5% av tiden,</em><em> og at 50%-67% av menneskene som slanker seg ender med å gå opp igjen mer enn de gikk ned. Men synes du virkelig det er greit at alle de feite og lubne menneskene i livet ditt gjør det samme? Er det virkelig greit for deg at familien og vennene dine sulter seg? For det er det du sier, skjønner du, når du sier at ingen burde se sånn ut. Spør du meg er det ikke greit. Spesielt synes jeg ikke det er greit om barn og unge vokser opp overbevist om at å sulte seg er deres eneste valg. </em><br />
<em>Se nå på dette klippet av innveiingen fra "Huge" (spesifikt 6:27-7:26), og fortell meg at du ikke føler det samme.</em><br />
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