Comments on: I’ll Have What She’s Wearing: Bevin is a Fancy Muppet on a Mission

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Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:59:07 +0000

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By: B$

B$ — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:52:08 +0000

I encourage you to read Lessons From the Fatosphere about dieting and health risks around “obesity”. http://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Fat-o-sphere-Dieting-Declare-Truce/dp/0399534970

Also read Bodies by susie orbach which has some interesting facts of the body Mass Index. http://www.amazon.com/Bodies-Big-Ideas-Small-Books/dp/0312427204

For instance the BMI has changed a few times since the FDA approved one brand of diet pill. The politics of the body and “health industry” are real and go deeper than “you’re fat deal with it”

fat is feminist issue I and II are also great reads by susie orbach

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:09:08 +0000

It sucks to be different. And no one should be treated poorly for being bigger.

However, she claimed that the desks in college were “engineered specifically that if you’re above a size 16 it won’t fit across your belly”… I confess I am just in awe of how she thinks that is funny. Being that overweight is unhealthy and she is risking diabetes, heart problems, breathing problems, blindness, death, etc. It might be tougher and more of a challenge to lose weight when she is that big but everyone is dealt with things in life that are obstacles and we have to deal with what hands we are dealt.

By: Tiara the Merch Girl

Tiara the Merch Girl — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:20:58 +0000

You are awesomesauce!

By: moose

moose — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:29:32 +0000

YAY my favorite column is back! more style PLEEZE!

By: origamic_heart

origamic_heart — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:38:50 +0000

Awesome interview!
Interesting comparison between femme and straight femininity… I agree… there’s something very powerful about femmes.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:00:06 +0000

i love bevin’s life mission. also i feel like she has a really healthy attitude towards life and she has wonderful hair. sweet interview laura!

By: Carmen

Carmen — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:57:20 +0000

“There’s no wrong way to have a body”… THANK YOU. I’m not a femme, I do not consider myself fat, yet I feel like if I was a teenager sometimes with all my insecurities. I’m not even attracted to ‘perfect’ girls, why should I feel the need to be that way?

I’ll not say anything else as I’ve had a few beers but this is a great interview!!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:15:40 +0000

i love that gold sequined dress so much! i’m so glad this feature still exists! i want to hang out with Bevin!

By: laura

laura — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:49:46 +0000

thanks for clarifying. $20 per bra is still a pretty sweet deal, though!

By: Bevin

Bevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:22:30 +0000

That quote should read that I know how to get 6 bras for $20 *each* but you have to buy them all at once. It’s all about knowing how to work the Lane Bryant sales. I swear by the Plunge Bra. I wear it all the time except when I do yoga.

Thanks for interviewing me, Autostraddle!!

By: Suzanna

Suzanna — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:19:00 +0000

Met Bevin at a burlesque show she put on this past Halloween. She is fantastic. Great job with the interview, auto-ladies!