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Comment by Kisha on November 11, 2008 at 4:19pm

Krissy -

I was under the impression that fat is beautiful was the result of the author's project for a class with the sole intent of presenting a summation of resources out there for those who are not necessarily familiar with the zine world. I agree that it was not exactly clear that it was essentially a reprint of other zines, but I definitely value it's existence.

Comment by KellyRose-Pulse Zine on November 11, 2008 at 11:07am

i like what chantel g. said. i feel the same way..my zine isn't all about body image or sizeism, but it does influence a lot of what i write and i have included articles on fat/body image/size acceptance in almost every issue.

Comment by Krissy PonyBoy Press on November 1, 2008 at 2:48am

I got Fat is Beautiful and just read through it. 90% of it is other peoples work, some copied directly from the book. She doesn't state this on the pages, but I recognized them. Did the other people who read it know this?

It is important to get this info out and I totally see how zines can work as a funnel for people by doing these kind of reprints, but it seemed really weird to me that it wasn't shown on the page that this is actually a copy from a book and not something I wrote. There was a list at the back of sources, but it doesn't show which of these sources were used, it only lists them with many others.

How do you all feel about this? How do you think the authors would feel. I personally feel ripped off a bit that I went out of my way to buy this zine from a distro thinking I was getting some original content and just got reprints of stuff I already own. However, I may not be the average reader.

Comment by AndiePants on October 3, 2008 at 2:47pm

Ah, man. I'm so happy this exists.

That's all, right now.

Comment by erin on September 26, 2008 at 4:28pm

kisha--my zine dirty love deals a lot with body image/fat +, and i'm sending it to you! hurray :)

Comment by Kisha on September 16, 2008 at 5:50pm

Fat is beautiful is done by Crystal Hartman crystal_hartman@hotmail.com

Other Fat/Body Acceptance zines I own:
Girlzilla: A zine for fat girls by fat girls girlzilla at zomblasta.com
Rock Star With Purses #1 - connie at zomblasta.com
Figure 8 - Krissy!
From Here to There and Back Again #1 & 3 - Shannon anticapitalistqueer at hotmail.com
Already Too Much; Never Enought #1-2 - andie.lyons at gmail.com
Take It - Its My Body!: A zine about fighting fat hatred in life; in the world - Chelsea queensizervolution at yahoo.com
Fatty Fatty 2x4: Social Commentary by a queer fat chick #1-2 - dynamicfatgirl at hotmail.com
Rawton Cherry: Fat - zine collab, Yinka ynola at mac.com or Jennafur jlparks at nec.edu
fat grrlz - Brandi fatgrrlz at gmail.com
so what #6 - gina ginasiciliano at hotmail.com
not sorry - jenny trackthirteen at gmail.com
fat girl - Nicci ikeepmyshoes at gmail.com
FatGirl – a zine for fat dykes and the women who want them - from the 90s. it’s discontinued, but you can catch a set on Etsy or ebay.

Eating Disorders:
noncompliant #1 - Katherine Hodges
this diary belongs to - Jen jtwigg at gmail.com

If there’s anything missing let me know how to get in touch with the zinester!

Comment by Amazing Sunflower on September 16, 2008 at 8:43am

I don't do an zine explicitly about being a fat girl (grrrl gal lady woman etc.), but I joined this group because I think being a fat gal influences what I write and what I read. (And if folks think that's not enough for me to stay in this group, I will totally understand and leave graciously.)

I think size/body positivity is important and I really appreciate everyone who is putting those ideas out there as a way to comfort ourselves and each other and as a way to inform and educate the rest of the world (or at least the world that reads zines).

Comment by Krissy PonyBoy Press on September 15, 2008 at 6:50pm

I don't know if I have read it. Who does Fat is beautiful?

Comment by Kisha on September 15, 2008 at 9:21am

yeah, Fat is Beautiful is a fantastic zine. I'll post a list of the fat girl zines that I own at some point this week. I'd be open for trades as well.

Comment by Samantha Trees on September 14, 2008 at 4:22pm

Has anyone on here read Fat Is Beautiful? That zine really rocks! I would love to trade a copy of it for any other fat girl zines. I can also throw in your very own cheer card for all the fat positive cheers I do with the Radical Cheerleaders!

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