The Current State of the Union: Chaotic Girl Summer

If you were a cool girl who read in middle school, you most certainly read the Clique books. I was such Clique fan that my AIM screen name was ADMItsSarah because Alicia used to say ADM instead of OMG - for ay dios mio. And if you were a Clique fan you know where I'm …

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Stop Saying Brands Offer Plus Sizes When They Don’t

Wow, there are few things that can break my writer's block quite like brands and influencers claiming that certain clothing brands fit plus sizes and have plus size offerings. The brand in question today? Abercrombie. Abercrombie, a hater of fat people and plus sizes for all known time. Has now "expanded" some of their sizing …

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The Issue with MidSize and The Body Positivity Movement: An Essay

I've wanted to write this blog forever, or tweet about it, or even just make a tik tok about it. But I haven't been able to accurately find the words that I've wanted. The emergence of the term midsize has bothered me since the first time I heard it. Honestly I already hate the terms …

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There Are No Exceptions To Body Positivity – Calling Out Aerie

https://twitter.com/biracial_booty/status/1369462216588722176?s=20 https://twitter.com/biracial_booty/status/1369692294962688004?s=20 If you're unfamiliar, Aerie is a massive women's clothing brand that puts a whole hell of a lot of their marketing efforts into preaching body positivity. They don't edit images of their models, they use models of varying shapes, sizes, and abilities. They're known for their leggings, underwear and bras, and bathing suits. …

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A Fat Girl’s Guide To Swimsuit Season (but also any body’s guide to swimsuit season)

I have selfdeclared myself the queen of bathing suits. I have give or take a million, and I buy new ones every single year. I think I'm overcompensating for the fact that when I was younger my mom would buy me one (1) new tankini (ew) every like three years. Now I'm out here buying …

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Biracial Booty Book Club: Get A Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

Fat woman rom com. FAT WOMAN ROM COM!! I saw this on the shelf at Barnes and Noble on a table that said "one day reads," saw the fat black girl on the cover and bought it without even reading what it was about. That's a lie. I did read the back to find out …

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The Vogue Challenge but ~Different~

There's been this INCREDIBLE trend on Tik Tok and Instagram where people take photos and turn them into Vogue covers and it's fucking stellar. The beauty of some people is truly unmatched. But I'm not particularly high fashion. And while I would love to be on the cover of Vogue, there's a different magazine that …

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Do Yourself a Favor and Unfollow People On Insta That You Compare Yourself To

Coming atcha with another "how to be confident" blog because my brain is mush and I can't help but repeat myself a million times over. Sorry for being a broken record, but honestly this shit is important. Let me say it louder for the people in the back: UNFOLLOW ANYONE ON INSTAGRAM THAT YOU COMPARE …

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Stop Telling Fat Girls You Admire Their Confidence

I'm not sure what got me so riled up about this right now, but I just started thinking about all the people in my life that tell me how much they love my confidence, or how they wish they could be as confident as me. And you know what, it's such a backhanded compliment. Do …

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How to Be Confident In a Swimsuit: A Basic Guide

The weather is getting warmer, spring break is here, summer is around the corner, which means it's fucking SWIMSUIT SEASON. *airhorn noises* This might be the best gif I've ever found ever? Anyways. Swimsuit season has been inducing fear and anxiety for women across the world since, oh I don't know, the invention of bathing …

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