My dog got a bad haircut. Trying to remind her beauty standards are a construct.
06.03.2026 12:01
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My dog got a bad haircut. Trying to remind her beauty standards are a construct.
We’ve got Savala Nolan on the podcast today, talking about how to take up space, despite the Ozempic-fueled backlash we’re surviving right now.
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Savala Nolan is on the pod tomorrow! Join our free list so you don’t miss this incredible conversation about fatness, Blackness and body liberation:
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A deeply underreported story. I know so many people struggling to pay their electric bills
Real talk: Skinny Virginia could never. 💪
Read all about my descent into strength training and regular exercise here:
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How much do you spend on groceries and/or meal delivery apps? We get into the ethical conundrums and the very real privilege involved in doing something different, on the pod today.
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Gabriella Lascano might have been a body positivity influencer. But she was never a fat activist, and it shows.
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If you listen to @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social's Burnt Toast podcast, there's a fun surprise for you today.
Love it!!
Screenshot of an email that reads “If you put as much energy in walking, therapy and trying to be a kind person - you may be able to help yourself On your last day, the way you spent you life spreading your anger about how fat people are treated instead of preaching hope and empowerment with the voice you have created But I suspect you have no self awareness. Addicts are narcissists and do not ever apologize or take personal responsibility You are fat because you choose to be fat.”
When we talk about the ~ozempic discourse~ it's easy to think about that as a kind of broad social or marketing pressure that's applied equally to everyone with a body.
It's worth noting that it shows up in more acute & targeted ways, too. I'm getting more emails like this one than I have in years.
To be clear, my 8 year old has not read it/is responding on vibes and plot summary only (but has also correctly clocked how little invisible labor Mr B does).
Listening to my daughters debate whether Mrs Bennet or Mr Bennet is the bigger villain in Pride & Prejudice and nobody told me parenting could be this. 💕
We’re figuring it out! 😂
Why is "staying on medication for the rest of your life" considered some kind of failure — especially for fat people? @corinnefay.bsky.social and I get into the latest round of #GLP1 discourse on the pod today:
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New Yorkers, when you make these calls, it’s nice to remind @schumer.senate.gov that he’s in the files bc he took campaign donations from Epstein and wow is this a great opportunity for him to prioritize justice and the safety of children above his own toxic ambitions.
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I do not shame anyone who's still on Substack and I am still impatient with Patreon's newsletter features but here's a good reminder of why so many of us are putting up with the various difficulties of *not* using Substack
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Valentine’s Day is looming! I want all of these.
Yup, wtaf- I still feel so creeped out about this but, I am a proud fudgey American #owningit @virginiasolesmith.bsky.social
Wrote about Martha Stewart's delightfully bad Instagram—and far less delightful Epstein connections.
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The first episode of season 4 Bridgerton is…pretty meh? Here for queer Benedict. Not here for “a relentless jerk to Violet Bridgerton” Benedict.
Why did this government hire a convicted rapist and registered sex offender also famous for eating a man's ear to yell at us about "real food?"
Truly. Who else were they gonna get?
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Some back story on the “eat real food” campaign Mike Tyson was creepily schilling last night:
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Did…Mike Tyson just call me fat because RFK Jr paid him to? WTF
Proud to be a fudgy American tonight.
So great to chat with @drmuhlheim.bsky.social about getting fatphobia out of eating disorder treatment, GLP-1s for eating disorders and what to do if your teen is sneaking food.
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Bath Mat Cat, in case you need one.
Random information prob no one else needs, but rubbing alcohol will get melted chocolate chips, burrito stains AND thinking putty out of a velvet couch.
I need spring. My kids are furiously negotiating for mental health days and who am I to argue when today’s 17 degrees sounds…warm?
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It’s almost like being rich and pretty doesn’t make you…good at stuff?
