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Kathy Barron
  • Grosse Pointe, MI
  • United States
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"Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me." --Audre Lorde

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Abundia is Coming! Abundia is Coming!

Hi All!

So, last year, I had my first wonderful experience at Abundia. I'm so excited to be going back!

The deadline for early registration is August 17th. What is Abundia? you ask? Please check it out at www.abundia.org. In short, it is a weekend gathering for fat women. But words can't even begin to tell you how fun and inspiring and uplifting this weekend is! One must experience this great community of beautiful, talented, funny, illuminating, warm, supportive women for oneself. It is a dif… Continue

Posted on August 11, 2009 at 5:17pm — 5 Comments

Kathy Barron

Why Come Out?

There are people who ask, "well, why do they have to 'come out'?" "Why do they have to talk about it?" "Why can't they just keep that stuff private?" (Yes, there are people who ask these questions, often angrily, more often as though they are preaching rather than hoping for an answer. I've heard them many times. They sit back in their privilege and their righteous indignation and haughtily judge everyone who isn't like them. They act like they are the voice of reason as they spew their venom. I… Continue

Posted on June 14, 2009 at 5:58pm — 3 Comments

Kathy Barron

Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation and Other Fun Stuff to Play With

This week on the radio, I heard Gene Simmons say that Adam Lambert’s career will probably be over before it even starts because of his admission that he is gay. Which is total crap. Who cares what Adam’s sexual orientation is? I love and adore that boy – and any sexuality that he wants to be! I also want to see a world in which sexual orientation does not limit the possibilities of anything that anyone could choose or strive to be, whether a rock star or President of the United States or a profe… Continue

Posted on June 14, 2009 at 5:57pm — 2 Comments

Kathy Barron

Book Recommendations

Vivienne just asked me what 2-4 books that I would recommend for someone wanting to expand their library about the fat world. Happily, that's kind of a tough question since there are so many good books out there now. So, here is my response -- and if anybody has any other suggestions, please do post them in the comments!

(Vivienne, I'm not copying the part where I wrote for you to "specify" "specifically" about six different times, LOL! -- obviously didn't proofread very well before sending. Ug… Continue

Posted on June 3, 2009 at 3:30pm — 8 Comments

Kathy Barron

Why Are People So Invested in Being Cruel?

So, I was interested in a link that someone shared over on the Fat Studies Board to an Australian ad that was promoting the idea that "shape discrimination" was as bad as racism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, etc. The ad itself was a series of terrible, offensive "jokes" that were supposed to convince people that fat "jokes" were just as bad. It didn't really make sense because the first three jokes were all basically genocidal, whereas the fat joke was about the lack of sexual attractiveness of fa… Continue

Posted on May 24, 2009 at 10:06pm — 11 Comments

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Hello Kathy! Still thinking about why people are cruel. My husband tells me that I have been over-estimating people (from the individual to humanity in general :) my entire life and then being disappointed. I think people are cruel for a number o...
yesterday
Nina -- exactly! That is my favorite thing to do -- float naked under the stars. There are all kinds of nudist resorts all over the world. You can find some of them at http://aanr.com/. Glad you got your Y membership. Hope you enjoy it!
October 1
Hey Nina ~ I've been loving swimming lately too. (And I've also struggled with plantar fascitis, which is finally getting better after over a year of bodywork -- for me, it was a result of a misalignment of the pelvis). Re: changing into/out of yo...
September 30
LOL Thanks, Lynne. I can totally relate to that. I've had three usernames in Hank's Gab Cafe on the FAT!SO? website -- because I kept misplacing the password. I'm improving slightly .... :)) I appreciate your finding me in all of these places. Th...
September 26
Hi Kathy (I keep wandering around the internet running into people I know from other parts of the internet!) I loved the "headless fatties" video, then I realized you're on Live Journal too and in the Fat Poets Speak anthology, which makes you a f...
September 26
The way I feel about it, is that I appreciate anything that my body can do, whether it is more or less than I used to be able to do. For example, I used to be able to run really fast ... and I can't do that now. But I appreciate that I can walk re...
September 19
Hi Vivienne! Sorry about your internet troubles ... I know how aggravating that can be! Ugh! Hope it gets better soon! I've always been athletic and loved sports. My very favorite thing as a kid was new tennis shoes -- I would even wear them to b...
September 19
I can't find where Vivienne asked about our plans for the coming autumn and winter ... so I'm just going to reply here. I'm very excited to have just joined a fitness center/spa with a big pool. I love it! I work out on the elliptical trainer (whi...
September 16

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At 3:33am on August 7, 2009, Vivienne said…
Kathy, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your friendship and your courage. Your compassion and thoughtfulness shine through everything you say! I want to come to Abundia but I believe that my husband has bought tickets for FL at the same time. GRRRR

I have a huge conflict in my life that only gets worse with age. My DH and DD are very high maintainance folks! My husband wants to go on about 6 visits to FL a year and we have all of the obligations with a college age daughter--moving her in and out, parent weekend, having her home for the holidays, etc.

This means that I have a great deal of trouble establishing or maintaining a social life because we are gone so often and miss so many events. We have no time to do my things!

BooHoo. BTW, I hate my friends because they maintain that I am lucky that my husband wants to go anywhere and I shouldn't whine about always going where he wants to. WOW, I am in a bad mood tonight! TTYS!
At 11:59pm on August 2, 2009, Vivienne said…
Kathy, I hope that you have had a blast at NAAFA! WHY didn't I go?
At 1:33pm on April 8, 2009, Mychii said…
Hey there! Please join me in a dialogue about "What is a fat ally?" on the front page: http://fatactivistnetwork.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-fat-ally

I really want to hear from as many people as possible.
*GOOD VIBES*
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