This week on Heartbeats: Jackie and Berlin! <3
Even though Jackie and me grew up in the same city, I became aware of her awesomeness on the internet after we both had moved away (thank u, tumblr). She has definitely been an inspiration for me as a fat woman of colour navigating whiteness and fat phobia, not just through solidarity, but also because she is unapologetically who she is which has been my biggest struggle, hence this blog project. Jackie is also a co-founder of It Gets Fatter, “a body positivity project started by fat queer people of colour, for fat people of colour!” I would highly recommend checking out their videos on Vimeo.
Joining Jackie on this crush-worthy post is her boyfriend, Berlin Reed. He is a chef who just published a really great book called The Ethical Butcher: How Thoughtful Eating Can Change Your World (it’s on Amazon if you can’t access a local shop.) His bio describes him as “a food warrior and radical food theorist bent on decolonizing cuisine.” SWOON. Catch him on tour right now!
On a very personal note: I can’t even tell you how special it was to photograph these two. I have never witnessed brown love like this, queer brown love. The experience made me want to keep searching for brown bodies to project out into the world. This is how we heal.
YOU GUYZZZZZZZZ LOOK AT THE PHOTOS THAT KAREN TOOK OF BERLIN AND I OH MY GOD I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!
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It took so much for me to wear this sleeveless. Progress!
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pink and purple my old childhood passions, perfect for spring
http://morchenswelt.blogspot.de/2013/04/ootd-pinklilaner-fruhling-mit-hse.html
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FREE BREEZE
Dress (worn as a top, of course): Dorothy Perkins
Skirt, Belt: Thifted @ Goodwill
Tights: Simply Be
Mocs: Minnetonka
Sunnies: Ebay
Earrings: Theater Department Sale
I’m gonna take on the whole damn world, and I’m gonna do it in this skirt.
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Fat and Free.
Oh, hey… its me.
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Shelly, 18, NY
OOTD: I wear short skirts!!
Last summer it was nothing but maxi dresses because I was so insecure about my legs. I have learned to love them so much now that I wear mini skirts whenever I feel like it. I walked around the grocery store in my tiny, backwoods home town, and when people stared (and oh how they did), I felt bad-ass instead of self-conscious. Hell yes, give me attention! I deserve it. :)
Plaid skirt: Donald Seneca (Amazon)—with Velcro closure so you can wear it higher or lower. Look at the size chart and take the measurements literally. This skirt is 3 sizes bigger than I wear in everything else. It is freaking fabulous in every way.
Tank: Hot Topic
Vest: Deb
Knee socks: Asos
Earrings and my favorite necklace: Domino Dollhouse
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i think this was my fave.
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Fat bitches in bikinis. Fuck yeah.
Fat girls can do a 5K too. This one was called “It’s Glow Time”. It was a nighttime fun run.
Rocking my Domino Dollhouse galaxy leggings and my unicorn shirt!
More details at my blog: http://ccurves.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/unicorns-and-galaxies.html
Pearls of Meganesia, a Fa’afafine & Akavaine (Samoan and Cook Islands Māori trans women) dance troupe
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I’ve finally accepted that these people get what true happiness and love are.
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